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 ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Why the answer is (a)
• Pair 1 is correct: Pandharpur, the Vitthal pilgrimage town in Maharashtra, stands on the Bhima, locally called Chandrabhaga for its crescent bend.
• Pair 2 is correct: Tiruchirappalli lies on the Cauvery, with Srirangam on the island between the Cauvery and Kollidam.
• Pair 3 is wrong: Hampi, the Vijayanagara capital, is on the Tungabhadra; the Malaprabha flows past Aihole and Pattadakal.
• Hence 1 and 2 only, option (a).
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- Pair 3 is wrong: Hampi is on the Tungabhadra.
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- Pair 3 is wrong; pair 2 is correct.
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
- Pair 3 is wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019, held on 2 June 2019. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.