Famous places and river associations
Question
Consider the following pairs:
Famous place : River
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Options
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
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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