UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2019

Consider the following pairs: Famous place : River 1. Pandharpur : Chandrabhaga 2. Tiruchirappalli : Cauvery 3. Hampi : Malaprabha Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

Correct Answer

1 and 2 only

Explanation

Pandharpur lies on the Chandrabhaga (Bhima) and Tiruchirappalli on the Cauvery. Hampi lies on the Tungabhadra, not the Malaprabha.

Topics: geography, indian geography, places on river banks, rivers