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Q49 (CDS-I/2005) Geography › Indian Physical Geography › Indian physical features Answer Verified

Consider the following pairs: Water Falls States 1. Jog Falls : Karnataka 2. Kaveri Falls : Andhra Pradesh 3. Bhaksu Nag : Uttaranchal Which of the above is/are correctly matched?

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Based on the provided evidence, Pair 1 is correctly matched as Jog Falls is located on the Sharavathi River in the Shimoga District of Karnataka [c1][c2][t6]. It is one of India's highest waterfalls and is also known as Gersoppa Falls [c3][t4]. Pair 2 is incorrectly matched; while the Kaveri (Cauvery) river flows through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, the famous falls associated with it, such as Shivanasamudra, are in Karnataka, not Andhra Pradesh [t7]. Pair 3 is also incorrectly matched; Bhaksu Nag (or Bhagsu Nag) waterfall is located near McLeod Ganj in Himachal Pradesh, not Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand) [t10]. The context confirms Bhagsu Nag's association with the Tibetan culture of McLeod Ganj in Himachal Pradesh [t9]. Therefore, only the first pair is accurate.

Sources

  1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 3: The Drainage System of India > Jog Falls (253 m) > p. 46
  2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 3: The Drainage System of India > Sharavati River > p. 19
  3. [3] Physical Geography by PMF IAS, Manjunath Thamminidi, PMF IAS (1st ed.) > Chapter 16: Fluvial Landforms and Cycle of Erosion > Waterfalls > p. 201
  4. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jog_Falls
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