Question

From where does the Krishna river originate?
a. Panchgani
b. Khandala
c. Mahabaleshwara
d. Satpura

Answer 1

Hint:
The place is located in the Satara district of Maharashtra state. It is a hill station. The official language of this place is Marathi. The place was also considered as the summer capital of the Bombay presidency.

Complete answer:
The Krishna river originates from Mahabaleshwara. The length of the river is 1400 Km. It drains into the Bay of Bengal. The Indian states through which this river flow includes Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh. It is the fourth-biggest river in terms of density. The river is also called “ Krishnaveni”. Some of the important bridges that are built over this river include the Krishna bridge, Irwin bridge, Ankali bridge, Jambagi bridge, Galagali bridge, Tangadagi bridge, and Ugar railway bridge. Some important dams that are constructed over this river are Dhom dam, Almatti dam, Bhima dam, Jurala dam, Srisailam dam, Nagarjuna Sagar dam, Pulichintala dam, and Tungabhadra dam. Some hydroelectric projects related to this river are Koyna hydroelectric project and Jurala hydroelectric project. The river is also rich in minerals such as Hutti gold mines, Kudremukh iron, and kollur mine.

Additional Information – Some important tributaries of the Krishna river are Bhima, Musi, Dindi, Malaprabha, Koyna, Panchganga, Munneru, Paleru, Dudhganga, Umodi, Warna river, etc.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
Some places of interest in Mahabaleshwar are Krishnabai temple, 3 Monkey point, Arthur point, Venna lake, Wilson point, Kate’s point, Lingmala waterfalls, Elephant point also called needle whole point. Mahabaleshwara encompasses three villages namely Shindola village, Old Mahabaleshwar, and Malcolm Peth.