Which of the following pairs of ancient and modern names of rivers is/are correctly matched ?

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Answer: (c) 3 only

Pair 1 is incorrectly matched: The Vitasta is the ancient Rigvedic name for the Jhelum river (known to the Greeks as the Hydaspes).
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The Asikni is the ancient Rigvedic name for the Chenab river (known to the Greeks as Acesines).
Pair 3 is correctly matched: The Parushni is the ancient name for the Ravi river. This is a critical prelims landmark as it was the site of the famous Battle of Ten Kings (Dasaraja Yuddha) recorded in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda.
Pair 4 is incorrectly matched: The Rigvedic name for the Beas is Vipasa (the Greeks called it Hyphasis). Yavyavati is an ancient river mentioned in the Rigveda that historians generally associate with either a tributary of the Ghaggar-Hakra system or the Zhob river in modern Pakistan.

The Sapta-Sindhu Region: The early Vedic civilization was centered around the “Land of Seven Rivers” (Sapta-Sindhu), spanning modern-day Punjab, Haryana, and eastern Pakistan.
The Rigvedic Identity: The Nadi-Sukta hymn lists these rivers in sequence.

Ancient Rigvedic Name	Modern Name	Crucial Geographic / Historical Pointer
Sindhu	Indus	The lifeline of the Vedic people; most frequently mentioned river.
Vitasta	Jhelum	Scene of the Battle of the Hydaspes (326 BCE) between Alexander and Porus.
Asikni	Chenab	Largest tributary of the Indus by volume of water.
Parushni / Iravati	Ravi	Site of the historic Battle of Ten Kings (Dasaraja Yuddha).
Vipasa	Beas	Marked the easternmost border of Alexander the Great’s conquests.
Sutudri	Sutlej	Originates outside India from Lake Rakshastal (Tibet) near Mount Kailash.
Sarasvati	Ghaggar-Hakra	Extolled as Nditarna (best of all rivers); highly sacred in early Mandalas.

Location: Fought on the banks of the Parushni (Ravi) River.
The Conflict: King Sudas of the Bharata clan (Tritsu family) fought against a confederacy of ten prominent tribes (five Aryan tribes like Puru, Yadu, Turvasa, Anu, Druhyu, and five non-Aryan tribes).
The Outcome: King Sudas won a decisive victory. This established the political supremacy of the Bharatas, eventually giving the subcontinent its name: Bharatavarsha.
Key Priest Figures: Vashistha supported King Sudas, while Viswamitra led the confederacy of the ten opposing kings after being dismissed by Sudas.