Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Place) | List-II (Confluencing Rivers) |
A. Devprayag | 1. Alaknanda and Pindar |
B. Rudraprayag | 2. Alaknanda and Bhagirathi |
C. Karnaprayag | 3. Bhagirathi and Bhilangna |
D. Tehri | 4. Alaknanda and Mandakini |
Codes:
A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
Correct Answer: D
Detailed Solution
Devprayag — Alaknanda and Bhagirathi (A-2): At Devprayag, the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet. After this confluence, the combined stream is known as the Ganga. Devprayag is the most downstream of the five sacred Prayags of the Alaknanda.
Rudraprayag — Alaknanda and Mandakini (B-4): At Rudraprayag, the Mandakini River joins the Alaknanda. The Mandakini descends from the Kedarnath region, and this confluence at Rudraprayag forms an important part of the Panch Prayag system.
Karnaprayag — Alaknanda and Pindar (C-1): At Karnaprayag, the Pindar River joins the Alaknanda. In the Panch Prayag sequence given by Uttarakhand Tourism, Karnaprayag comes after Nandaprayag and before Rudraprayag.
Tehri — Bhagirathi and Bhilangna (D-3): The old town of Tehri was situated at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Bhilangna rivers. After the construction of the Tehri Dam and reservoir, the old town was submerged, and the area now forms part of Tehri Lake.
A useful fact is that the Panch Prayag sequence from upstream to downstream is Vishnuprayag → Nandaprayag → Karnaprayag → Rudraprayag → Devprayag. Tehri is not one of the Panch Prayags; it appears in this question because it is the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Bhilangna.