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UPSC 1996 · Q19 · Geography › Indian Rivers & Water Resources · Save

Which one of the following rivers thrice forks into two streams and reunites a few miles farther on, thus forming the islands of Srirangapattnam, Sivasamudram and Srirangam?

(a) Cauvery
(b) Tungabhadra
(c) Krishna
(d) Godavari
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Answer: (a) Cauvery
UPSC 1996 · Q96 · Geography › Indian Rivers & Water Resources · Save

Consider the following rivers: I. Kishenganga II. Ganga III. Wainganga IV. Penganga

The correct sequence of these rivers when arranged in the north-south direction is —

(a) I, II, III, IV
(b) II, I, III, IV
(c) I, II, IV, III
(d) I, III, IV, II
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Answer: (c) I, II, IV, III