Consider the following pairs : Famous place River 1. Pandharp

Consider the following pairs :

Famous placeRiver
1. PandharpurChandrabhaga
2. TiruchirappalliCauvery
3. HampiMalaprabha

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3
This question was previously asked in
UPSC IAS – 2019
Option A is correct. Pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched.
– Pair 1: Pandharpur is a major pilgrimage town in Maharashtra located on the banks of the Chandrabhaga River (a bend in the Bhima River that resembles the moon). This pair is correctly matched.
– Pair 2: Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) is a city in Tamil Nadu situated on the banks of the Cauvery River. This pair is correctly matched.
– Pair 3: Hampi, the ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire in Karnataka, is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The Malaprabha River is a different river in Karnataka, a tributary of the Krishna River. This pair is incorrectly matched.
– The Tungabhadra River is formed by the confluence of the Tunga and Bhadra rivers, both originating in the Western Ghats.
– The Chandrabhaga River bend in Pandharpur is considered sacred by devotees.