Q59.
Consider the following information Waterfall : Region : River 1. Dhuandhar : Malwa : Narmada 2. Hundru : Chota Nagpur : Subarnarekha 3. Gersoppa : Western Ghats : Netravati In how many of the above rows is the given information correctly matched ?
Answer
A
Explanation
Information given in row 1 is not correctly matched: The Dhuandhar Falls is a waterfall in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, it is created by river Narmada. Jabalpur is not located in the Malwa region. It is located in the Mahakoshal region. The Vindhya Range forms the northern boundary of the Mahakoshal region; north of the Vindhya Range lie the regions of Malwa to the northwest, Bundelkhand to the north, and Bagelkhand to the northeast. Chhattisgarh state lies to the east, and the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra state lies to the south across the Satpura Range. Information given in row 2 is correctly matched: The Hundru Falls Ranchi, Jharkhand is created on the course of the Subarnarekha River, where it falls from a height of 320 feet creating the highest waterfalls of the state. It is the 34th highest waterfall in India. The Subarnarekha originates from the Ranchi Plateau in Jharkhand Forming the boundary between West Bengal and Odisha in its lower course. It joins the Bay of Bengal forming an estuary between the Ganga and Mahanadi deltas. Its total length is 395 km. Information given in row 3 is not correctly matched: Gersoppa waterfall is created by the Sharavathi River falling from a height of 253 m (830ft), making it the second-highest plunge waterfall in India. Located near Sagara, Shimoga District of Karnataka state. It is also called by alternative names of Gerusoppa falls, Gersoppa Falls and Jogada Gundi. The Sharavathi River basin is situated in the central part of the Western Ghats. It originates at Ambuthirtha and flows towards west for about 132 km before joining the Arabian Sea at Honnavar.