UPSC Prelims 2019 · Question 63 of 99
UPSC Prelims 2019 question on Pandharpur Tiruchirappalli Hampi Rivers
- ExamUPSC CSE
- Year2019
- PaperGeneral Studies Paper I
- SubjectGeography
- TopicIndian Geography
- DifficultyMedium
- TypeMatch
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?
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Answer: A. 1 and 2 only
Verdict
Correctly matched pairs: 1 and 2 → Option (a).
Statement by statement
Pair 1 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: Pandharpur is a well known pilgrimage town on the banks of Chandrabhaga River in Solpur district, Maharashtra, India.
Pair 2 – CORRECTLY MATCHED: Tiruchirappalli District is located along the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India.
Pair 3 – INCORRECTLY MATCHED: Hampi is a city near the Tungabhadra River, with numerous temples, farms and trading markets. It is NOT on the Malaprabha river.