SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 30

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Godavari.

The Godavari River originates in Maharashtra, from the Brahmagiri hills near Trimbakeshwar in Nashik district. Trimbakeshwar, a major pilgrimage center, is home to one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, and the river’s source is closely linked to the Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple. Rising at an elevation of about 1,067 meters in the Western Ghats, the Godavari is often referred to as the “Ganga of the South.” According to legend, it was brought forth by Lord Shiva in response to Sage Gautama’s penance. Flowing eastward across the Deccan Plateau, it travels around 1,465 km before reaching the Bay of Bengal. Its basin, India’s second largest, covers nearly 10% of the country’s land area.