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Consider the following pairs:

Famous place River

  1. 1.Pandharpur Chandrabhaga
  2. 2.Tiruchirappalli Cauvery
  3. 3.Hampi Malaprabha

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. A.1 and 2 only
  2. B.2 and 3 only
  3. C.1 and 3 only
  4. D.1, 2 and 3
▶ Answer & Explanation

Correct answer: A. 1 and 2 only

Pandharpur is a famous pilgrimage site located on the banks of the Chandrabhaga River in Maharashtra. Tiruchirappalli, a major city in Tamil Nadu, is situated on the banks of the Cauvery River. Hampi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Karnataka, lies on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, not the Malaprabha River. Therefore, only the first two pairs are correctly matched.

Source: UPSC gs1 2019

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