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Consider the following information:

Waterfall: Region: River

  1. 1.Dhuandhar: Malwa: Narmada
  2. 2.Hundru: Chota Nagpur: Subarnarekha
  3. 3.Gersoppa: Western Ghats: Netravati

In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched?

  1. A.Only one
  2. B.Only two
  3. C.All three
  4. D.None
▶ Answer & Explanation

Correct answer: A. Only one

The Dhuandhar Falls are located on the Narmada River in the Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh, near the Malwa plateau. The Hundru Falls are situated on the Subarnarekha River in the Ranchi district of Jharkhand, part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The Jog Falls (formerly Gersoppa Falls) are the second-highest plunge waterfall in India and are located on the Sharavathi River in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, not the Netravati River.

Source: UPSC gs1 2024

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