GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Which of the following river is named as the “Dakshina Ganga”?
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Mahanadi
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Krishna
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Godavari
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Cauvery
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -River Godavari is also known as Dakshin Ganga. It is the largest Peninsular river system. It rises in the Nasik district of Maharashtra and discharges its water into the Bay of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Godavari is the largest Peninsular river system. It is also called the Dakshin Ganga. Source: Godavari river rises from Trimbakeshwar near Nasik in Maharashtra and flows for a length of about 1465 km before outfalling into the Bay of Bengal.
Detailed explanation-3: -So Ganga agrees to stay there as a new river, initially called the Gautami river but now known as the Godavari river.
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