UPSC Prelims 2015 – Question 36

Q: Consider the following rivers:

1. Vamsadhara
2. Indravati
3. Pranahita
4. Pennar

Which of the above are tributaries of Godavari?

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 4

d) 2 and 3 only

The correct answer is 2 and 3 only. 

• Indravati and Pranahita are the left-bank tributaries of the Godavari river. Therefore, Option 4 is correct. 
• Godavari​ 
  • It is the largest river in Peninsular India. 
  • This is also called Dakshin Ganga. 
  • Godavari covers the state of Maharastra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and parts of Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and the Union Territory of Puducherry (Yanam) having a total area of ~ 3 lakh Sq.km. 
  • It rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra. 
• Left Bank Tributaries are: 
  • Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita, Pench, Kanhan, Sabari, Indravati etc. 
• Right Bank Tributaries are: 
  • Pravara, Mula, Manjra, Peddavagu, Maner etc. 

Additional Points 

Vamshadhara 

• It is an important east-flowing river between Rushikulya and Godavari, in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. 
• It originates on the border of Thuamul Rampur in the Kalahandi district and Kalyansinghpur in the Rayagada district of Odisha 
• This runs for a distance of about 254 kilometres, where it joins the Bay of Bengal at Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. 

Pennar 

• It rises in the Chenna Kasava hill of the Nandidurg range, in the Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka and flows towards the east eventually draining into the Bay of Bengal. 
• The total length of the river from its origin to its outfall in the Bay of Bengal is 597 km. 
• This river basin extends over the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka having an area of ~55 thousand Sq.km. 

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