Question

Match List-I (Rivers) with List-II (National Waterways) and select the correct answer using the code given below:

List-I (Rivers)	List-II (National Waterways)
A. Ganga	I. National Waterway No. 4
B. Brahmaputra	II. National Waterway No. 1
C. Godavari and Krishan	III. National Waterway No. 5
D. Mahanadi and Brahmani	IV. National Waterway No. 2

• A. A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
• B. A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
• C. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
• D. A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

Answer 1

The correct option is D A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III

1. National Waterway 1 is the national waterway which is located in India and runs from Haldia to Allahabad. It runs across the Ganga River System. It is longest waterway in India.
   
2. National Waterway 2 is located between the Bangladesh border and Sadiya. It runs across the Brahmaputra River.
   
3. National Waterway 4 connects the Indian states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and the union territory of Puducherry. It runs through part of Krishna and Godavari rivers in South India.
   
4. National Waterway 5 covers the state of Odisha and a part of West Bengal. It runs a total length of 623 km of which 91 km is within West Bengal and the remaining 532 km is in Odisha. It runs through the rivers Mahanadi and Brahmani.