{"id":2969,"date":"2026-05-24T17:19:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2026-05-24T17:19:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T11:49:32","slug":"which-of-the-following-pairs-of-ancient-and-modern-names-of-rivers-is-are-correctly-matched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/prelims\/which-of-the-following-pairs-of-ancient-and-modern-names-of-rivers-is-are-correctly-matched","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following pairs of ancient and modern names of rivers is\/are correctly matched ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vitasta \u2014 Chenab<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asikni \u2014 Jhelum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parushni \u2014 Ravi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yavyavati \u2014 Beas<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the answer using the code given below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list mcq\">\n<li>1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 and 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 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\">Answer: (c) 3 only<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pair 1 is incorrectly matched:<\/strong> The <strong>Vitasta<\/strong> is the ancient Rigvedic name for the <strong>Jhelum<\/strong> river (known to the Greeks as the <em>Hydaspes<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pair 2 is incorrectly matched:<\/strong> The <strong>Asikni<\/strong> is the ancient Rigvedic name for the <strong>Chenab<\/strong> river (known to the Greeks as <em>Acesines<\/em>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pair 3 is correctly matched:<\/strong> The <strong>Parushni<\/strong> is the ancient name for the <strong>Ravi<\/strong> river. This is a critical prelims landmark as it was the site of the famous <strong>Battle of Ten Kings<\/strong> (<em>Dasaraja Yuddha<\/em>) recorded in the 7th Mandala of the Rigveda.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pair 4 is incorrectly matched:<\/strong> The Rigvedic name for the <strong>Beas<\/strong> is <strong>Vipasa<\/strong> (the Greeks called it <em>Hyphasis<\/em>). <em>Yavyavati<\/em> 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rigvedic Hydronyms (Ancient Names of Rivers)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Sapta-Sindhu Region:<\/strong> The early Vedic civilization was centered around the &#8220;Land of Seven Rivers&#8221; (Sapta-Sindhu), spanning modern-day Punjab, Haryana, and eastern Pakistan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Rigvedic Identity:<\/strong> The <em>Nadi-Sukta<\/em> hymn lists these rivers in sequence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Ancient Rigvedic Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Modern Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Crucial Geographic \/ Historical Pointer<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Sindhu<\/strong><\/td><td>Indus<\/td><td>The lifeline of the Vedic people; most frequently mentioned river.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Vitasta<\/strong><\/td><td>Jhelum<\/td><td>Scene of the <em>Battle of the Hydaspes<\/em> (326 BCE) between Alexander and Porus.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Asikni<\/strong><\/td><td>Chenab<\/td><td>Largest tributary of the Indus by volume of water.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Parushni<\/strong> \/ <strong>Iravati<\/strong><\/td><td>Ravi<\/td><td>Site of the historic <strong>Battle of Ten Kings<\/strong> (<em>Dasaraja Yuddha<\/em>).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Vipasa<\/strong><\/td><td>Beas<\/td><td>Marked the easternmost border of Alexander the Great&#8217;s conquests.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sutudri<\/strong><\/td><td>Sutlej<\/td><td>Originates outside India from Lake Rakshastal (Tibet) near Mount Kailash.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Sarasvati<\/strong><\/td><td>Ghaggar-Hakra<\/td><td>Extolled as <em>Nditarna<\/em> (best of all rivers); highly sacred in early Mandalas.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Battle of the Ten Kings (<em>Dasaraja Yuddha<\/em>)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Fought on the banks of the <strong>Parushni (Ravi) River<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Conflict:<\/strong> <strong>King Sudas<\/strong> 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).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Outcome:<\/strong> King Sudas won a decisive victory. This established the political supremacy of the Bharatas, eventually giving the subcontinent its name: <em>Bharatavarsha<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key Priest Figures:<\/strong> <strong>Vashistha<\/strong> supported King Sudas, while <strong>Viswamitra<\/strong> led the confederacy of the ten opposing kings after being dismissed by Sudas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Western Tributaries of the Indus (The Afghan Rivers)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Kubha:<\/strong> Modern <strong>Kabul River<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Krumu:<\/strong> Modern <strong>Kurram River<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gomati:<\/strong> Modern <strong>Gumal River<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Suvastu:<\/strong> Modern <strong>Swat River<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the answer using the code given below: Answer: (c) 3 only Rigvedic Hydronyms (Ancient Names of Rivers) Ancient Rigvedic Name Modern Name Crucial Geographic \/ Historical Pointer Sindhu Indus The lifeline of the Vedic people; most frequently mentioned river. 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