Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Name of the City) | (River) | ||
| (A) | Nasik | (I) | Mahanadi |
| (B) | Cuttack | (II) | Tapti |
| (C) | Jamshedpur | (III) | Godavari |
| (D) | Surat | (IV) | Subarnarekha |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
Each city in List-I stands on the bank of one river in List-II.
(A) Nasik — this matches (III) Godavari. The Godavari rises at Trimbakeshwar near Nasik in Maharashtra, and Nasik on its bank is one of the four sites of the Kumbh Mela.
(B) Cuttack — this matches (I) Mahanadi. Cuttack in Odisha stands at the head of the Mahanadi delta, where the river splits into its branches.
(C) Jamshedpur — this matches (IV) Subarnarekha. The steel city of Jharkhand lies where the Subarnarekha meets its tributary, the Kharkai.
(D) Surat — this matches (II) Tapti. Surat in Gujarat stands on the Tapti (Tapi), near the point where the river enters the Arabian Sea.