MPSC Rajyaseva 2022 GS Paper 1 — Question 8

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Physical Geography of Maharashtra Hill Ranges

खालील विधाने पहा : (a) प्रवरा व कुकडी या नद्यादरम्यान स्थित डोंगरांना हरिश्चंद्र डोंगर म्हणतात. (b) बालाघाट पठारावरून मांजरा नदी वाहते. (c) तापी व गोदावरी नदी खोऱ्यादरम्यान सातमाळा आणि अजिंठा डोंगर रांगा आहेत. Observe the following statements : (a) Mountain located between Pravara and Kukadi river is Harishchandra mountain. (b) River Manjira flows on Balaghat Plateau. (c) Satmala and Ajantha mountain ranges are between Tapi and Godavari river valleys.

(a)प्रवरा व कुकडी या नद्यादरम्यान स्थित डोंगरांना हरिश्चंद्र डोंगर म्हणतात. / Mountain located between Pravara and Kukadi river is Harishchandra mountain.

(b)बालाघाट पठारावरून मांजरा नदी वाहते. / River Manjira flows on Balaghat Plateau.

(c)तापी व गोदावरी नदी खोऱ्यादरम्यान सातमाळा आणि अजिंठा डोंगर रांगा आहेत. / Satmala and Ajantha mountain ranges are between Tapi and Godavari river valleys.

1)विधान (a) आणि (b) बरोबर आहेत / Statements (a) and (b) are correct

2)विधान (b) आणि (c) बरोबर आहेत / Statements (b) and (c) are correct

3)विधान (a) आणि (c) बरोबर आहेत / Statements (a) and (c) are correct

4)वरील सर्व विधाने बरोबर आहेत / All the above statements are correct✓ Correct

All given statements regarding Maharashtra's physical geography—Harishchandra range between Pravara and Kukadi, Manjira on Balaghat plateau, and Satmala-Ajanta between Tapi and Godavari—are correct.

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