Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
River Source 1. Godavari Trimbakeshwar 2. Krishna Kodagu 3. Kaveri Mahabaleshwar 4. Luni Pushkar
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
| River | Source |
| 1. Godavari | Trimbakeshwar |
| 2. Krishna | Kodagu |
| 3. Kaveri | Mahabaleshwar |
| 4. Luni | Pushkar |
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
The correct option is A
1 and 4 only
Explanation:
Pair 1 is correctly matched. The Godavari is India's second longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra. It flows east for 1,465 kilometres, draining the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, ultimately emptying into the Bay of Bengal through its extensive network of tributaries.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The Krishna River has its origin at Mahabaleshwar in the vicinity of Jor village in the state of Maharashtra. The river ultimately pours into the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh, on the eastern shorelines of India.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Kaveri, is an Indian river flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats.
Pair 4 is correctly matched: Luni is the largest river in the Thar desert in north-west India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
1 and 4 only
Explanation:
Pair 1 is correctly matched. The Godavari is India's second longest river after the Ganga. Its source is in Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra. It flows east for 1,465 kilometres, draining the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, ultimately emptying into the Bay of Bengal through its extensive network of tributaries.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: The Krishna River has its origin at Mahabaleshwar in the vicinity of Jor village in the state of Maharashtra. The river ultimately pours into the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh, on the eastern shorelines of India.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Kaveri, is an Indian river flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats.
Pair 4 is correctly matched: Luni is the largest river in the Thar desert in north-west India. It originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, near Ajmer, passes through the southeastern portion of the Thar Desert, and ends in the marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
