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Q23·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2019

Famous places and river associations

GeographyIndian rivers and landmarksMatching pairsMediumStatic

Question

Consider the following pairs:

Famous place : River

1Pandharpur : Chandrabhaga
2Tiruchirappalli : Cauvery
3Hampi : Malaprabha

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Options

a

1 and 2 only

Answer
b

2 and 3 only

c

1 and 3 only

d

1, 2 and 3

Explanation

Pair 1 is correct: Pandharpur is a famous pilgrimage site in Maharashtra located on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river. Pair 2 is correct: Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) in Tamil Nadu is situated on the Cauvery river and is famous for the Ranganathaswamy temple. Pair 3 is incorrect: Hampi is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra river, not the Malaprabha river. The Malaprabha is a tributary of the Krishna river in Karnataka but not the river associated with Hampi. > Pandharpur-Chandrabhaga (correct); Tiruchirappalli-Cauvery (correct); Hampi-Tungabhadra (not Malaprabha). Answer: (a).

Question details

Year

2019

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q23

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Indian rivers and landmarks

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography - Indian Rivers and Temples

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