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NDA 1 2024 GAT, question 116

Topic: Geography

Q116

Which of the following statements regarding the given rivers is/are correct ?

  1. Tsangpo crosses over into India under the name of Dihang.

  2. Godavari has the second largest river basin covering about 10 percent10\text{ percent} of the area of India.

  3. Rivers Chambal and Betwa are the important tributaries of river Ganga which join river Ganga directly in Uttar Pradesh.

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. (a) 1 only
  2. (b) 1 and 2 onlyCorrect answer
  3. (c) 2 and 3 only
  4. (d) 1, 2 and 3

Solution.

Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only

  1. The Tsangpo enters the Indian river system as the Siang/Dihang.
  2. The Godavari has India’s second-largest basin, roughly one-tenth of the country’s area.
  3. Chambal and Betwa join the Yamuna, not the Ganga directly.
  4. Hence statements 1 and 2 are correct.