Places and Locations: Indian Geography: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Geography)
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UPSC 2019Geography · Places and Locations: Indian Geography
Q1. 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?
Explanation
Pair 1 is correctly matched: Pandharpur is a famous pilgrimage town in Maharashtra and is located on the banks of the Chandrabhaga River. It is renowned for the Vitthal Temple which is dedicated to Lord Vitthal (a form of Lord Vishnu). It is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in Maharashtra. During the annual Ashadhi Ekadashi festival, thousands of devotees take a holy dip in the Chandrabhaga River.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Tiruchirappalli is an Indian city of Tamil Nadu on the banks of the Cauvery River. The city is historically and culturally significant with landmarks such as the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple and Rock Fort Temple.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Hampi was the capital of the Vijayanagara kingdom and is located on the bank of the Tungabhadra River in present state of Karnataka. The Malaprabha River is a separate river that originates in the Western Ghats and flows through the Belagavi district of Karnataka. It is a tributary of the Krishna River.
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2019
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This page covers 1 previous year UPSC Prelims GS Paper-I questions on Places and Locations: Indian Geography (Geography), asked from 1996 to 2024. Each has the correct answer and an explanation.
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