Q: 96 (IAS/2006)
question_subject:
Geography
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,149,73,37,10,149,26
keywords:
{'mahanadi river': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'godavari river': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'madhya pradesh': [16, 0, 16, 28], 'tapti river': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'andhra pradesh': [5, 0, 4, 6], 'cauvery river': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'maharashtra': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'chhattisgrah': [0, 0, 1, 0]}
The question asks for the incorrect statement among the given options. Each option describes the origin of different rivers in India. The correct option is 3, which makes the statement `The Cauvery River rises in Andhra Pradesh` incorrect. The Cauvery river actually originates in Karnataka, not in Andhra Pradesh.
The rest of the options are correct. The Mahanadi River does rise in Chhattisgarh (Option 1), the Godavari River does rise in Maharashtra (Option 2), and the Tapti River does indeed rise in Madhya Pradesh (Option 4). The question asks for the incorrect statement, so the answer is Option 3, as the Cauvery River does not originate in Andhra Pradesh, but in the Kodagu district of Karnataka.