{"id":91903,"date":"2025-06-01T11:08:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91903"},"modified":"2025-06-01T11:08:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T11:08:51","slug":"consider-the-following-rivers-1-brahmani-2-nagavali-3-subarna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-rivers-1-brahmani-2-nagavali-3-subarna\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following rivers :\n  1. Brahmani  2. Nagavali  3. Subarna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following rivers :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Brahmani<\/li>\n<li>2. Nagavali<\/li>\n<li>3. Subarnarekha<\/li>\n<li>4. Vamsadhara<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the above rise from the Eastern Ghats?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 2&#8243; option2=&#8221;2 and 4&#8243; option3=&#8221;3 and 4&#8243; option4=&#8221;1 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC IAS &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nNagavali and Vamsadhara rivers rise from the Eastern Ghats.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; 1. Brahmani River: Formed by the confluence of the South Koel and Sankh rivers near Rourkela in Odisha. The South Koel originates in the Chota Nagpur Plateau (Jharkhand), and the Sankh river originates in the Netarhat Plateau (also Chota Nagpur region). It does not originate from the Eastern Ghats.<br \/>\n&#8211; 2. Nagavali River: Rises in the Eastern Ghats near Lakhbahal village in the Bhawanipatna block of Kalahandi district, Odisha, at an elevation of about 1300 meters. It flows through Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. So, it rises from the Eastern Ghats.<br \/>\n&#8211; 3. Subarnarekha River: Rises from the Chota Nagpur Plateau near Piskaji village, about 16 km west of Ranchi, Jharkhand. It does not originate from the Eastern Ghats.<br \/>\n&#8211; 4. Vamsadhara River: Rises in the Eastern Ghats in the hilly region of Lanjigarh block, Kalahandi district, Odisha. It flows through Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. So, it rises from the Eastern Ghats.<br \/>\n&#8211; Therefore, only Nagavali and Vamsadhara among the given options originate from the Eastern Ghats.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Eastern Ghats are a discontinuous range of mountains along India&#8217;s eastern coast. Many medium and minor rivers originate from these hills and flow eastward into the Bay of Bengal. Major rivers like Godavari, Krishna, Mahanadi, and Cauvery flow through the Eastern Ghats in some parts but originate from the Western Ghats or central India.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following rivers : 1. Brahmani 2. Nagavali 3. Subarnarekha 4. Vamsadhara Which of the above rise from the Eastern Ghats? 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