Cities Located on the Bank of Rivers

Cities Located on the

Total Questions: 14

1. Match the following-

	List-I	List-II
(A)	Cuttack	1. Godavari
(B)	Ludhiana	2. Kshipra
(C)	Nashik	3. Mahanadi
(D)	Ujjain	4. Satluj

	A	B	C	D
(a)	3	4	1	2
(b)	3	2	1	4
(c)	4	1	3	2
(d)	1	2	3	4

Correct Answer: (a)

Solution:The lists of cities with corresponding rivers on the bank of which they are located is as follows:

List-I	List-II
Cuttack (Odisha)	Mahanadi
Ludhiana (Punjab)	Satluj (Satlej) river
Nashik (Maharashtra)	Godavari river
Ujjain (Madhya pradesh)	Kshipra river

2. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched: [U.P.P.S.C.(GIC) 2010]

	List-I	List-II
(A)	Ahmedabad	Sabarmati
(B)	Lucknow	Gomti
(C)	Bhubaneswar	Mahanadi
(D)	Ujjain	Kshipra

Correct Answer: (c)

Solution:Ahmedabad is located on the bank of Sabarmati river, Luckow-Gomti river, and Ujjain- Kshipra river. Whereas Bhubaneswar is not located on the bank of Mahanadi. It is located southwest of the Mahanadi river.

3. Ujjain is located [U.P. Lower Sub. (Pre) 2008]

(a) On the bank of River Chambal.
(b) On the bank of River Kshipra.
(c) On the bank of River Godavari
(d) On the bank of River Narmada.

Correct Answer: (b) On the bank of River Kshipra.

4. Match list I with II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: [I.A.S. (PRE) 2007]

	List-I	List-II
	(Town)	(River nearby)
A.	Betul	1. Indravati
B.	Jagdaipur	2. Narmada
C.	Jubalpur	3. Kshipa
D.	Ujjain	4. Tapti

	A	B	C	D
(a)	1	4	2	3
(b)	4	1	2	3
(c)	4	1	3	2
(d)	1	4	3	2

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:Betul is a district of Madhya Pradesh. Tapti (Tapi) river originates in the Betul district from a place called Multai.It flows from east to west direction same as river Narmada and Mahi. Its total length is 724km.

Jagdalpur: It is a city in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. It is located on the southern bank of Indravati River.

Jabalpur: It is a district of Madhya Pradesh. It is located near the Narmada river.

Ujjain: Ujjain is the oldest city of Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh. It is located on the eastern bank of "Kshipra" river.

5. Which one of the following is not located along the Mandakini river ? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]

(a) Gaurikund
(b) Rambara
(c) Govindghat
(d) Guptakashi

Correct Answer: (c) Govindghat

Solution:Gaurikund, Rambara and Guptakashi are located along the Mandakini river, whereas Govindghat is located at the confluence of Alaknanda and Lakshman Ganga.

6. Consider the following pairs : [I.A.S. (Pre) 2019]

	Famous place	River
1.	Pandharpur	Chandrabhaga
2.	Tiruchirappalli	Cauvery
3.	Hampi	Malaprabha

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only

Solution:Located on the bank of the Tungabhadra River, Hampi was the Vijayanagar's capital. It is famous for many temples like Vinipaksha temple, Vithala temple, and Nandi Statue. Pandharpur is a well-known pilgrimage town on the banks of Chandrabhaga River in Maharashtra. Tiruchirappalli is situated on the banks of the Cauvery River. It was a Citadel of the early Cholas which later fell to the Pallavas.

7. Pahalgam in Kashmir is located on the bank of river: [66th B.P.C.S. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2020]

(a) Shyok
(b) Jhelum
(c) Lidder
(d) Chenab
(e) None of the above / More than one of the above

Correct Answer: (c) Lidder

Solution:Pahalgam is located on the bank of river Lidder. It is situated at an altitude of 2,130 m. It is also one of the starting point of the annual Amarnath Yatra.

8. The largest city located on the bank of river ganga is- [44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]

(a) Varanasi
(b) Patna
(c) Kanpur
(d) Allahabad

Correct Answer: (c) Kanpur

Solution:According to the final data of Census- 2011, the population of urban areas mentioned in the question is given below

Part-I	Part-I
Kanpur (U A)	2, 920, 067
Patna (U A)	2, 046, 652
Varanasi (U A)	1, 435, 113
Allahabad (Now Prayagrai) (U A)	1, 216, 719

9. Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga? [53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]

(a) Fatehpur
(b) Bhagalpur
(c) Uttarkashi
(d) Kanpur

Correct Answer: (c) Uttarkashi

Solution:The prime tributary of Ganga river is Bhagirathi which originates from Gomukh, Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand. The confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi at Devprayag forms river Ganga. Thus, Uttarkashi is related to Bhagirathi not Ganga. Fatehpur, Bhagalpur, and Kanpur are located on the bank of river Ganga.

10. Leh is located on the- [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

(a) Right bank of River Jhelum.
(b) Left bank of River Jhelum.
(c) Right bank of River Indus (Sindhu)
(d) Left bank of River Indus (Sindhu)

Correct Answer: (c) Right bank of River Indus (Sindhu)

Solution:"Leh" is located on the right bank of Indus river in the State of Jammu and Kashmir (when the question asked). At present it is located in the UT of Ladakh, (since 31 October, 2019)

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