Spot the lie: Indian rivers (SSC CGL)

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

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.