{"id":1080,"date":"2023-06-20T13:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T08:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1080"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:08:12","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:38:12","slug":"q-consider-the-following-rivers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-rivers-2","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following rivers:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Vamsadhara<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indravati<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pranahita<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pennar<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2, 3 and 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) 2 and 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>River Godavari\u200b<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/godavari-river-system-upsc\/\">Godavari river<\/a>&nbsp;is the largest river of Peninsular India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is also called&nbsp;<strong>Dakshin Ganga.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It covers the state of Maharastra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,&nbsp;Odisha and parts of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Union Territory of Puducherry (Yanam) having a total area of ~ 3 lakh Sq.km.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Godavari River rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Left Bank Tributaries<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita, Pench, Kanhan, Sabari, Indravati etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Right Bank Tributaries:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pravara, Mula, Manjra, Peddavagu, Maner etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Vamshadhara<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/important-rivers-in-india-upsc\/\">River Banshadhara<\/a>&nbsp;is an important east-flowing river between Rushikulya and Godavari, in&nbsp;<strong>Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The river originates in the border of&nbsp;<strong>Thuamul Rampur in the Kalahandi district and Kalyansinghpur<\/strong>&nbsp;in Rayagada district of Odisha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It runs for a distance of about<strong>&nbsp;254 kilometres<\/strong>, where it joins the Bay of Bengal at Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pennar<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/east-flowing-rivers-in-india-upsc\/\">Pennar<\/a>&nbsp;rises in the Chenna Kasava hill of the Nandidurg range, in Chikkaballapura district of&nbsp;<strong>Karnataka&nbsp;<\/strong>and flows towards east eventually draining into the Bay of Bengal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The total length of the river from origin to its outfall in the Bay of Bengal is<strong>&nbsp;597 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Pennar basin extends over states of&nbsp;<strong>Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka<\/strong>&nbsp;having an area of ~55 thousand Sq.km.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_9401be-a3 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_9401be-a3 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_9401be-a3\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari? 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