Rivers of India
Rivers of India is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018, 2022). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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योग्य जोडी शोधा : धरने/योजना नद्या राज्ये Find the correct pair : Dams/Projects Rivers States
(a)टिहरी धरण / Tehri Dam (i) कावेरी / Kaveri (I) जम्मू-कश्मीर / Jammu & Kashmir
(b)दुलहस्ती योजना / Dulhasti Project (ii) भागीरथी / Bhagirathi (II) राजस्थान / Rajasthan
(c)शिवसमुद्र धरण / Shivasamudra Dam (iii) चंबळ / Chambal (III) उत्तराखंड / Uttarakhand
(d)राणा प्रताप सागर योजना / Rana Pratap Sagar Project (iv) चिनाब / Chenab (IV) कर्नाटक / Karnataka
Shivasamudra Dam is built on the Kaveri River in Karnataka, making option 1 the correct matching pair.
खालील विधानांची सत्यता तपासा आणि योग्य पर्याय निवडा : विधान 'अ' : हिमालयीन नद्या या हिमालयाच्या अनेक रांगा व शिवालीक टेकड्या पार करून मैदानी प्रदेशात प्रवेश करतात. विधान 'ब' : प्रायद्वीपीय नद्या प्रस्तरभंगामुळे निर्माण झालेल्या खचदण्यातून वाहतात. Examine the following statements and select the correct option. : Statement 'A': Himalayan rivers cross many Himalayan ranges and the Shivalik Hills and enter into the plain area. Statement 'B': Peninsular rivers flow through the rift valleys created by faults.
(a)हिमालयीन नद्या या हिमालयाच्या अनेक रांगा व शिवालीक टेकड्या पार करून मैदानी प्रदेशात प्रवेश करतात. / Himalayan rivers cross many Himalayan ranges and the Shivalik Hills and enter into the plain area.
(b)प्रायद्वीपीय नद्या प्रस्तरभंगामुळे निर्माण झालेल्या खचदण्यातून वाहतात. / Peninsular rivers flow through the rift valleys created by faults.
Statement A is correct as Himalayan rivers are antecedent rivers crossing multiple ranges including Shivaliks. Statement B is also correct as major Peninsular rivers like Narmada and Tapti flow through rift valleys created by faults.