Question

Which of the following combinations of rivers and cities situated on their banks is wrong?
A) Lucknow - Gomati
B) Ayodhya - Saryu
C) Badrinath - Alaknanda
D) Vijayawada - Narmada

Answer 1

Hint: A river is a naturally flowing watercourse that flows towards an ocean, sea, lake, or another river and is usually freshwater. A river may run into the ground in rare cases and become dry before reaching another source of water after its journey. Streams, creeks, brooks, rivulets, and rills are all terms used to describe small rivers.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
The Gomti is a monsoon and groundwater-fed river that rises near Madho Tanda in Pilibhit, India. The Gomti approaches Lucknow after 190 kilometres, meandering through the city for roughly twelve kilometres and giving water.

The Sarayu is a river in Uttarakhand, India that begins on a ridge south of the Nanda Kot mountain. Sarayu is another name for Lower Ghaghara in India, especially as it passes through Ayodhya, the birthplace of the Hindu god Rama.

The Alaknanda River originates near the confluence and foot of the Satopanth and Bhagirath Kharak glaciers in Uttarakhand and meets a Sarasvati River tributary at Mana, India, 21 kilometres from Tibet. The Alaknanda River runs 3 kilometres below Mana, passing through Badrinath, a Hindu holy site.

Vijayawada, an Andhra Pradesh city, is situated on the banks of the Krishna River, surrounded by hills and canals. The Krishna River flows through Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Andhra Pradesh, beginning in Mahabaleshwar in Sahyadri and ending in Andhra Pradesh. In Madhya Pradesh, the Narmada forms in the Amarkantak mountain range. It meets the Gulf of Cambay after passing through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujrat. Both the city and the river are in different places.

So, the answer is Option ‘D’ i.e, Vijayawada - Narmada.

Note: Since prehistory, rivers have been a source of food. They are often a good source of fish and other edible aquatic life and a good source of fresh water for drinking as well as irrigation. Watermills and hydroelectric plants are commonly utilized to generate energy from fast-flowing rivers and waterfalls.