Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Water resources

Question:

Match the cities with the river banks on which these are located.

Name of Cities       Name of River on which located
1. Kanpur a. Ganga
2. Lucknow b. Gomti
3. Hyderabad c. Musi
4. Madurai d. Vagai

 

Options:

1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d

1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c

1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d

1-a, 2-b, 3-d, 4-c

Correct Answer:

1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d

Explanation:

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.