Severely polluted Musi river is located in which city?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Hyderabad
The other cities lie on other polluted rivers: Etawah on the Yamuna, Madurai on the Vaigai and Kanpur on the Ganga.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in collaboration with State Pollution Control Boards has been monitoring water quality of national aquatic resources at 507 stations. … The Yamuna river is the most polluted river in the country between Delhi and Etawah. Other severely polluted rivers are: the Sabarmati at Ahmedabad, the Gomti at Lucknow, the Kali, the Adyar, the Cooum (entire stretches), the Vaigai at Madurai and the Musi of Hyderabad and the Ganga at Kanpur and Varanasi.” |