Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

Question

UnlockIAS · Accepted Answer

Correct — D, 'Budha Ghagh Waterfall - Kanchi River' is the mismatched pair. Budha Ghagh (also called Lodh Falls), the highest waterfall in Jharkhand, is in Latehar district on the BURHA River — not the Kanchi. The Kanchi River is actually the river of DASSAM Falls (near Bundu, Ranchi). So pairing Budha Ghagh with the Kanchi River is wrong. The other three are correctly matched: Hundru Falls on the Subarnarekha, Chachai Falls on the Bihad, and Dhuandhar Falls on the Narmada.

Why the other options are wrong — (a) Correctly matched, so not the answer. Hundru Falls, in Ranchi district (Jharkhand), is on the Subarnarekha River.  (b) Correctly matched, so not the answer. Chachai Falls, in Rewa district of Madhya Pradesh, is on the Bihad River (a tributary of the Tamsa/Tons).  (c) Correctly matched, so not the answer. Dhuandhar Falls at Bhedaghat (Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh) is on the Narmada River, amid the famous marble rocks.

Concept: This is a waterfall-to-river matching question drawn mostly from the Chota Nagpur Plateau (Jharkhand) and central India (Madhya Pradesh). Hundru Falls (Subarnarekha) and Budha Ghagh/Lodh Falls (Burha River, Latehar) are Jharkhand falls; Dassam Falls, on the Kanchi River near Bundu, is a third Jharkhand fall often confused with them. Chachai Falls (Bihad) and Dhuandhar Falls (Narmada) are in Madhya Pradesh.

State PCS 2021 Q85 — Geography PYQ with Answer

State PCS 2021 Q85 — Geography PYQ with Answer