Place Godavari
Asked 9 times across 3 UPSC exams over 9 years (2015–2024), peaking in 2024.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 5 of 9 PYQs
- Most asked in 2024
- Recurs across 4 years (2015–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2015 → CISF 2022 → NDA 2024
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 9) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2024
Which of the following tributaries is/are correctly matched with the Deccan Rivers ? Tributary
- Bhavani
- Kabini
- Manjra
- Bhima ; River : Krishna, Kaveri, Godavari, Mahanadi
- A 1 and 2
- B 2 and 3 ✓
- C 1 and 3
- D 3 and 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
NDA2024
Which of the following statements regarding the given rivers is/are correct?
- Tsangpo crosses over into India under the name of Dihang
- Godavari has the second largest river basin covering about 10 percent of the area of India
- Rivers Chambal and Betwa are the important tributaries of river Ganga which join river Ganga directly in Uttar Pradesh. Select the answer
using the code given below:
- A 1 only
- B 1 and 2 only ✓
- C 2 and 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CISF2022
Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project, often discussed in media, is built across which one of the following rivers ?
- A Cauvery
- B Godavari ✓
- C Krishna
- D Penneru
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
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