River basins
River basins is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 5 past MPSC questions across 5 exam years between 2017 and 2023. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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जोड्या लावा : नद्या अ. पेनगंगा ब. कृष्णा क. तुंगभद्रा ड. कावेरी उगम I. गोमंतक शिखर II. बुधना रांग III. ब्रह्मगिरी IV. महाबळेश्वर Match the following : River a. Penganga b. Krishna c. Tungabhadra d. Cauvery Source I. Gomantak Peak II. Budhana range III. Brahmgiri IV. Mahabaleshwar
(a)पेनगंगा / Penganga
(b)कृष्णा / Krishna
(c)तुंगभद्रा / Tungabhadra
(d)कावेरी / Cauvery
Matching the rivers with their respective sources: Penganga originates in the Budhana range, Krishna in Mahabaleshwar, Tungabhadra in Gomantak Peak, and Cauvery in Brahmagiri.
नदीकाठावरील शहरे व नदी यांच्या जोड्या जुळवून योग्य पर्याय निवडा.
(a)पांझरा / Panzara
(b)धाम / Dham
(c)प्रवरा / Pravara
(d)तापी / Tapi
(I)संगमनेर / Sangamner
(II)भुसावळ / Bhusawal
(III)धुळे / Dhule
(IV)पवनार / Pawnar
Matching the rivers with their respective towns/cities based on Maharashtra geography gives the correct pairing sequence as III IV I II.
जोड्या लावा : स्तंभ - I (शहर) / Column - I (Cities) स्तंभ - II (नदीच्या काठावर) / Column - II (On River Bank) (a) पॅरिस / Paris (b) जिनेव्हा / Geneva (c) बॉन / Bon (d) किव्ह / Kiev
(a)पॅरिस / Paris - (i) हॉईन / Rhine
(b)जिनेव्हा / Geneva - (ii) व्होन / Rhone
(c)बॉन / Bon - (iii) निपर / Dneper
(d)किव्ह / Kiev - (iv) सिन (Seine) / Seine
Paris is on the Seine river, Geneva on the Rhone, Bonn on the Rhine, and Kiev on the Dnieper river.
खालीलपैकी कोणते/कोणती विधान/ने बरोबर आहेत ? महाराष्ट्रात उत्तरेकडून क्रमाने पठारावरील प्रमुख डोंगररांगा व त्यांच्या दक्षिणेकडील नद्यांची खोरी खालीलप्रमाणे आहेत : / Which of the following is/are correct statements ? In Maharashtra, in order from north, the major hill ranges on the plateau and the river basins to their south are as follows :
(a)सातपुडा पर्वत रांगेच्या दक्षिणेकडे तापी-पूर्णा खोरे. / Tapi Purna basin to the south of the Satpura mountain range.
(b)सातमाळा अजिंठा डोंगरराच्या दक्षिणेस गोदावरी नदीचे खोरे. / Godavari river valley to the south of Satmala Ajintha hills.
(c)हरिश्चंद्र बालाघाट डोंगर व त्याच्या दक्षिणेस भिमा नदीचे खोरे. / Harishchandra Balaghat hill and Bhima river basin to its south.
(d)शंभू महादेवाचे डोंगर व त्याच्या दक्षिणेस कृष्णा नदीचे खोरे. / Shambhu Mahadeva hills and Krishna river basin to its south.
In Maharashtra, from north to south, the major ranges and their corresponding southern river basins are correctly matched: Satpura with Tapi-Purna, Satmala-Ajintha with Godavari, Harishchandra-Balaghat with Bhima, and Shambhu Mahadeva with Krishna.
भारतातील नद्या व त्यांच्यानावरील धबधबे यांच्या योग्य जोड्या लावा : / Match the pairs of Indian rivers and waterfalls on it :
(a)शरावती (Sharawati) - (i) शिबसमुद्रम (Shibsamudram)
(b)नर्मडा (Narmada) - (ii) गोकाक (Gokak)
(c)कावेरी (Kaveri) - (iii) जोग (Jog)
(d)घटप्रभा (Ghatprabha) - (iv) कपिलधारा (Kapildhara)
Sharawati river has Jog waterfall, Narmada has Kapildhara, Kaveri has Shibsamudram, and Ghatprabha has Gokak. Matching these gives option 3.