Consider the following rivers : 1. Brahmani 2. Nagavali 3. Subarnarekha 4. Vamsadhara Which of the above rise from the Eastern Ghats?
- (a) 1 and 2
- (b) 2 and 4 ✓ UPSC's answer
- (c) 3 and 4
- (d) 1 and 3
Why the answer is (b)
• The Nagavali rises near Lakhbahal in Kalahandi district and the Vamsadhara near Thuamul Rampur in Kalahandi — both in the Eastern Ghats of Odisha, flowing south-east into the Bay of Bengal in Andhra Pradesh (items 2 and 4).
• The Brahmani (1) forms from the Sankh and Koel rivers rising on the Chhotanagpur plateau (Ranchi/Rourkela area), not the Eastern Ghats.
• The Subarnarekha (3) rises near Nagri village on the Ranchi plateau in Jharkhand.
• Hence 2 and 4, option (b).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 2
- Brahmani rises on the Chhotanagpur plateau.
- (c) 3 and 4
- Subarnarekha rises on the Ranchi plateau, not the Eastern Ghats.
- (d) 1 and 3
- Both Brahmani and Subarnarekha rise on the Chhotanagpur plateau.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2021, held on 10 October 2021. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.