Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Names of Rivers | River System | ||
| (A) | Sutlej | (I) | The Ganges River System |
| (B) | Narmada | (II) | The Indus River System |
| (C) | Godavari | (III) | The Peninsular River System |
| (D) | Yamuna | (IV) | Flowing Eastward into the Bay of Bengal |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(II), (B)-(III), (C)-(IV), (D)-(I)
Indian rivers fall into two groups: the Himalayan rivers (the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra systems) and the Peninsular rivers. Most Peninsular rivers flow east into the Bay of Bengal; the Narmada and the Tapi flow west into the Arabian Sea.
(A) Sutlej — this matches (II) The Indus River System. The Sutlej rises near Lake Rakas Tal in Tibet and is one of the five Punjab tributaries of the Indus.
(B) Narmada — this matches (III) The Peninsular River System. It rises at Amarkantak and flows west through a rift valley into the Arabian Sea, so it cannot be the river flowing east.
(C) Godavari — this matches (IV) Flowing Eastward into the Bay of Bengal. The largest Peninsular river rises at Trimbakeshwar near Nashik and flows east across the Deccan into the Bay of Bengal.
(D) Yamuna — this matches (I) The Ganges River System. It rises at the Yamunotri glacier and joins the Ganga at Prayagraj, the westernmost and longest tributary of the Ganga.
Note: One item of List-I fits more than one entry of List-II:
(C) Godavari → both (III) and (IV). It is a Peninsular river, and it flows east into the Bay of Bengal.