Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. The Mahanadi is approximately 851 km long, and 47 per cent of its drainage basin lies in Odisha.
  2. The Krishna is approximately 1,401 km long, with its largest basin share lying in Karnataka.
  3. Both rivers discharge into the Arabian Sea.
  4. The Koyna, Tungabhadra and Bhima are major tributaries of the Krishna.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1, 2 and 4 only
  3. 2, 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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