The South Indian Rivers Part II

The South Indian Rivers Part II

Total Questions: 16

1. Purna river is a tributary of which of the following rivers? [M.P.P.C.S.(PRE) 2023]

Correct Answer: (b) Tapti
Solution:River Purna is one of the largest tributary of Tapi. Significantly Tapi originates from the Multai hills of Satpura range in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh and flows from east to west. Tapi is the second largest westward flowing river in India. It travels through three states, viz. Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujrat.

2. Which of the following rivers falls into Arabian Sea? [U.P.P.S.C.(PRE) 1992]

Correct Answer: (b) Tapti
Solution:Tapi or Tapti river rises from Satpura Hills near Multai in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. Its length is about 754 km and the drainage area is 65145 sq. km. It drains through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea. Mahanadi, Krishna, and Godavari empty into the Bay of Bengal

3. Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles further on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapatanam, Sivasamudram, and Srirangam? [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 1996]

Correct Answer: (a) Cauvery
Solution:Cauvery river rises in Brahmagiri hills (Talakaveri) of Kodagu district in Karnataka and flows 800 km in the drainage area of 81,155 sq. km. It empties into the Bay of Bengal near Poom Puhar (Tamil Nadu) and Union Territory of Puducherry.

It flows through Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry. This river forms islands of Srirangpatnam, Shivasamudram, and Srirangam in the Deccan Plateau.

4. The source of Cauvery River lies in- [U.P.R.O./A.R.O.(MAINS) 2013, U.P.P.C.S.(MAINS) 2011]

Correct Answer: (b) Brahmagiri Hills
Solution:Cauvery river rises in Brahmagiri hills (Talakaveri) of Kodagu district in Karnataka and flows 800 km in the drainage area of 81,155 sq. km. It empties into the Bay of Bengal near Poom Puhar (Tamil Nadu) and Union Territory of Puducherry.

It flows through Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry. This river forms islands of Srirangapatna, Shivasamudram, and Srirangam in the Deccan Plateau.

5. River Cauvery flows through- [42nd B.P.S.C.(Pre)1997]

Correct Answer: (b) Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh
Solution:Cauvery river rises in Brahmagiri hills (Talakaveri) of Kodagu district in Karnataka and flows 800 km in the drainage area of 81,155 sq. km. It empties into the Bay of Bengal near Poom Puhar (Tamil Nadu) and Union Territory of Puducherry.

It flows through Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry. This river forms islands of Srirangpatnam, Shivasamudram, and Srirangam in the Deccan Plateau.

6. Which one of the following rivers is called the Ganga of the South? [U.P.P.C.S.(Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) Cauvery
Solution:Cauvery river is Known as the Ganga of the south. Cauvery emerges from Brahmagiri hills (TalaKaveri) in the Western Ghat mountain range. The Godavari is called Vriddha (old) Ganga' or Dakshin Ganga.

7. The Krishna River dispute exists between – [U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]

Correct Answer: (b) Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh
Solution:Krishna river water dispute is between Andhra Pradesh (Now- Andhra Pradesh and Telangana), Karnataka and Maharashtra since 1957. Besides many committees, two separate tribunals were set up under the chairmanship of Justice R.S. Bachhawat and Brijesh Kumar. The commission held option (b) as the correct answer in its initial answer key however omitted it from evaluation later.

8. What is the correct sequence of the rivers - Godavari, Mahanadi, Narmada and Tapi in the descending order of their lengths? [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2003]

Correct Answer: (b) Godavari-Narmada-Mahanadi-Tapi
Solution:The correct sequence of the rivers given in the option in descending order of their length is Godavari (1465 km), Narmada (1312 km), Mahanadi (851 km) and Tapi/Tapti (724 km).

9. Four rivers have been mentioned below. What will be the decreasing order of these rivers in length (starting from the longest to the shortest)? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S.(Pre) 2020]

(i) Mahanadi
(ii) Krishna
(iii) Godavari
(iv) Narmada

ABCD
(a)(iv)(i)(ii)(iii)
(b)(ii)(iii)(i)(iv)
(c)(i)(ii)(iv)(iii)
(d)(iii)(ii)(iv)(i)

 

Correct Answer: (d)
Solution:Decreasing order of given rivers is:

Godavari(1465 km)>Krishna(1400)>Narmada(1312 km)>Mahanadi(851 km)

10. Recently, linking of which of the following rivers was undertaken? [U.P.S.C.(Pre) 2016]

Correct Answer: (b) Godavari and Krishna
Solution:The project to link Godavari and Krishna rivers was completed on 16th September, 2015. Notably, 16 links for peninsular rivers and 14 links for Himalayan rivers are proposed under River Linking Project.