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Spot the lie: Indian rivers (SSC CGL)Read the answer and worked solution →Which Indian river is longer? (SSC CGL)Read the answer and worked solution →Match the mine to its stateRead the answer and worked solution →Ferrous or non-ferrous?Read the answer and worked solution →Flip to match soil and traitRead the answer and worked solution →

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Spot the lie: Indian rivers (SSC CGL)

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  1. Reason
    The Godavari flows into the Bay of Bengal, not the Arabian Sea.
    False statement
    The Godavari flows into the Arabian Sea.
    Statements
    1. The Godavari flows into the Arabian Sea.
    2. The Ganga rises from the Gangotri glacier.
    3. The Brahmaputra is known as the Tsangpo in Tibet.
  2. Reason
    Narmada flows east to west but into the Arabian Sea (Gulf of Khambhat), not the Bay of Bengal.
    False statement
    Narmada flows from east to west into the Bay of Bengal.
    Statements
    1. The Yamuna joins the Ganga at Allahabad.
    2. Narmada flows from east to west into the Bay of Bengal.
    3. Krishna river originates in Mahabaleshwar.
  3. Reason
    The Cauvery flows generally west to east into the Bay of Bengal.
    False statement
    The Cauvery flows from north to south into the Indian Ocean.
    Statements
    1. Sutlej originates near Mansarovar lake in Tibet.
    2. The Indus river system flows mainly through Pakistan.
    3. The Cauvery flows from north to south into the Indian Ocean.

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Which Indian river is longer? (SSC CGL)

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Questions
  1. A
    Ganga (about 2525 km)
    B
    Brahmaputra (about 2900 km)
    Higher value
    Brahmaputra (about 2900 km)
  2. A
    Godavari (about 1465 km)
    B
    Krishna (about 1400 km)
    Higher value
    Godavari (about 1465 km)
  3. A
    Narmada (about 1312 km)
    B
    Tapti (about 724 km)
    Higher value
    Narmada (about 1312 km)

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Match the mine to its state

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Matching pairs
  1. Left
    Bailadila hills
    Right
    Chhattisgarh
  2. Left
    Kudremukh mines
    Right
    Karnataka
  3. Left
    Badampahar mines
    Right
    Odisha
  4. Left
    Noamundi mines
    Right
    Jharkhand
  5. Left
    Ratnagiri belt
    Right
    Maharashtra
Instructions
Tap a mining area on the left, then the state it lies in.
_Source: syllabus Contemporary India II, Ch5 'Minerals and Energy Resources', pp.44-45_

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