1. The largest city located on the bank of river Ganga is –
(a) Varanasi
(b) Patna
(c) Kanpur
(d) Allahabad
[44th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2000]
Ans. (c) Kanpur
- According to the data of Census- 2011, the population of urban areas mentioned in the question is given below-
- Kanpur (U A) – 2,920,067
- Patna (U A) – 2,046,652
- Varanasi (U A) – 1,435,113
- Allahabad (U A) – 1,216,719
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2. Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga?
(a) Fatehpur
(b) Bhagalpur
(c) Uttarkashi
(d) Kanpur
[53rd to 55th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2011]
Ans. (c) Uttarkashi
- The Bhagirathi river is the main source of the Ganga river, which begins in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand at Gomukh.
- Where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers meet at Devprayag is where the Ganga is formed.
- Therefore, Uttarkashi is associated with the Bhagirathi and Kanpur are located on the bank of river Ganga.
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3. Leh is located on the –
(a) Right bank of River Jhelum.
(b) Left bank of River Jhelum.
(c) Right bank of River Indus (sindhu)
(d) Left bank of River Indus (sindhu)
[U.P.U.D.A./L.D.A. (Pre) 2013]
Ans. (c) Right bank of River Indus (sindhu)
- Leh is situated on the right side of the Indus River in the Jammu and Kashmir State.
- However, it now belongs to the Union Territory of Ladakh since 31 October 2019.
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4. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Gorakhpur – Rapti
(b) Ludhiana – Ravi
(b) Jabalpur – Narmada
(d) Surat – Tapi
[Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2002]
Ans. (b) Ludhiana – Ravi
- Ludhiana in Punjab is located near the old course of the Satluj river.
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5. Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Ahmedabad – Sabarmati
(b) Hyderabad – Krishna
(c) Kota – Chambal
(d) Nasik – Godavari
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1996]
Ans. (b) Hyderabad – Krishna
- Hyderabad is found near the Musi river, which is a part of the Krishna river, not directly on the Krishna river.
- Vijayawada and Srisailam are both near the Krishna River.
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6. Which one of the following is not correctly matched :
(a) Kota – Chambal
(b) Bhubaneswar – Mahanadi
(c) Jabalpur – Narmada
(d) Surat – Tapti
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1999]
Ans. (b) Bhubaneswar – Mahanadi
- Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha, but it is not situated on the banks of the Mahanadi River.
- Instead, it is located on the banks of Kuakhai, which is part of the Mahanadi River delta.
- Cuttack, a famous city in Odisha, is located on the banks of the Mahanadi.
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8. Match the following –
(A) Cuttack 1. Godavari
(B) Ludhiana 2. Shipra
(C) Nashik 3. Mahanadi
(D) Ujjain 4. Satluj
Code :
A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 1 2 3 4
[U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 1992]
Ans. (a) 3 4 1 2
- The list of cities with corresponding rivers on the bank of which they are located is as follows:
| Cuttack (Odisha) |
Mahanadi |
| Ludhiana (Punjab) |
Satluj river |
| Nashik (Maharashtra) |
Godavari river |
| Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) |
Shipra river. |
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9. Which one of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched:
(a) Ahmedabad – Sabarmati
(b) Lucknow – Gomti
(c) Bhubaneswar – Mahanadi
(d) Ujjain – Shipra
[U.P.P.S.C. (GIC) 2010]
Ans. (c) Bhubaneswar – Mahanadi
- Ahmedabad lies near the Sabarmati, Lucknow-Gomti and Ujjain-Shipra Rivers.
- However, Bhubaneswar is not situated on the banks of the Mahanadi River.
- It is located on the west side of the Mahanadi.
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11. Match list I with II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
| List I (Town) |
List II (River nearby) |
| A. Betul |
1. Indravati |
| B. Jagdalpur |
2. Narmada |
| C. Jabalpur |
3. Shipra |
| D. Ujjain |
4. Tapti |
Code :
A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 1 4 3 2
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2007]
Ans. (b) 4 1 2 3
- Betul is a district in Madhya Pradesh, where the Tapti River starts.
- Jagdalpur is a city in the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, located on the southern bank of the Indravati River.
- Jabalpur is a district of Madhya Pradesh located near the Narmada River.
- Ujjain is the oldest city of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh and is situated on the eastern side of the Shipra River.
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12. Consider the following pairs :
Famous place River
1. Pandharpur Chandrabhaga
2. Tiruchirappalli Cauvery
3. Hampi Malaprabha
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
[I.A.S. (Pre) 2019]
Ans. (a) 1 and 2 only
- Hampi, located near the Tungabhadra River, was the former capital of Vijayanagar and is known for its numerous temples.
- Pandharpur in Maharashtra is a popular pilgrimage spot near the Chandrabhaga River.
- Tiruchirappalli is located near the Cauvery River and was once a fortress of the Cholas before it was taken over by the Pallavas.
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13. Which one of the following is not located along the Mandakini river?
(a) Gaurikund
(b) Rambara
(c) Govindghat
(d) Guptakashi
[U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2013]
Ans. (c) Govindghat
- Gaurikund, Rambara and Guptkashi are situated by the Mandakini River, and Govind ghat is at the meeting point of the Alaknanda and Lakshman Ganga.
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14. Pahalgam in Kashmir is located on the bank of river:
(a) Shyok
(b) Jhelum
(c) Lidder
(d) Chenab
(e) None of the above / More than one of the above
[66th B.P.C.S. (Pre) (Re-Exam) 2020]
Ans. (c) Lidder
- Pahalgam is located near the Lidder River, at an altitude of 2,130 meters.
- This is also the place where the annual Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage begins.
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