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Indian Geography UPPSC 2023 GS-I
Question

Make the pairs of chief rivers of their place of origin -
Rivers - Place of origin

(A) Yamuna - (1) Sihawa
(B) Krishna - (2) Nasik
(C) Godavari - (3) Mahabaleshwar
(D) Mahanadi - (4) Yamunotri

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)”.
Here are the correct pairs of chief rivers and their place of origin:

River Origin
Yamuna Yamunotri, Uttarakhand
Godavari Nasik, Maharashtra
Krishna Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
Mahanadi Sihawa, Chhattisgarh

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