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Where rivers rise

The source of sixteen major rivers, from the Indus to the Kaveri.

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Example 1 · level 1

Where is the source of the Kaveri river?

  1. Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district, Maharashtra
  2. the Yamunotri glacier on the Bandarpunch range, Uttarakhand
  3. the Amarkantak plateau, Madhya Pradesh
  4. Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills, Kodagu district, Karnataka
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  1. Kaveri: Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills, Kodagu district, Karnataka.
  2. Godavari: Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district, Maharashtra (the largest peninsular river, called the Dakshin Ganga).
  3. Narmada: the Amarkantak plateau, Madhya Pradesh (flows west through a rift valley).
  4. Yamuna: the Yamunotri glacier on the Bandarpunch range, Uttarakhand.
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills, Kodagu district, Karnataka

Example 2 · level 2

Which river’s source is the Yamunotri glacier on the Bandarpunch range, Uttarakhand?

  1. Yamuna
  2. Beas
  3. Chambal
  4. Ganga
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  1. Yamuna: the Yamunotri glacier on the Bandarpunch range, Uttarakhand.
  2. Ganga: the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh, Uttarakhand (the stream is called the Bhagirathi here).
  3. Chambal: near Mhow in the Malwa plateau, Madhya Pradesh.
  4. Beas: Beas Kund near the Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh.
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Yamuna

Example 3 · level 3

Consider the following pairs (River : Source): 1. Ganga : the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh, Uttarakhand 2. Satluj : Rakas Tal near Lake Mansarovar, Tibet 3. Kaveri : Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district, Maharashtra How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. All three pairs
  4. None of the pairs
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  1. Pair 1 is correct: Ganga: the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh, Uttarakhand (the stream is called the Bhagirathi here).
  2. Pair 2 is correct: Satluj: Rakas Tal near Lake Mansarovar, Tibet (it enters India through the Shipki La).
  3. Pair 3 is wrong: Kaveri is not Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district, Maharashtra. Kaveri: Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri hills, Kodagu district, Karnataka.
  4. So 2 of the 3 pairs are correctly matched.
  5. Source: https://ncert.nic.in/textbook.php

Answer: Only two pairs

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