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UPPSC PCS 2022 · Question 144 of 150

Which one of the following river basins is the largest in respect to area?

Geography

  1. ACauvery
  2. BNarmada
  3. CMahanadiCorrect
  4. DTapti

Answer: C. Mahanadi

Explanation

The drainage basin area of the given rivers is as follows: Rivers Drainage basin area (sq.km) Mahanadi Basin 139659.15 Narmada Basin 92670.51 Cauvery Basin 85624.44 Tapi Basin 63922.91 The Mahanadi basin catchment area extends over states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and the smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, draining an area of 1.4 lakh Sq.km. Mahanandi basin which is bo

Source: edurev.in solved-paper compilation (OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper)

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