UPSC PYQPrelims 2025

Civil Services Examination · Question 27

With reference to ancient India (600-322 BC), consider the following pairs: Territorial region — River flowing in the region I. Asmaka — Godavari II. Kamboja — Vipas III. Avanti — Mahanadi IV. Kosala — Sarayu How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one
  2. Only two
  3. Only three
  4. All the four
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Answer: (B) Only two

Explanation

Asmaka-Godavari and Kosala-Sarayu are correctly paired; Kamboja and Avanti are wrongly matched with their rivers.