Question

The Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati, and Kabini are the tributaries of ______ river.
A. Wainganga
B. Bhima
C. Krishna
D. Kaveri

Answer 1

Hint: A tributary of a river is a smaller river or stream that flows into a larger stream or parent river or lake. It does not directly flow into the ocean or sea but joins the parent stem and then flows, this joining of tributaries is known as a confluence where two or more water bodies meet.

Complete answer: - Option A: Wainganga is a river having its source at Mundra, Madhya Pradesh, and flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra having a length of 569km. The main tributaries of Wainganga are Thel, Thanwar, Bagh, Chulband on the left bank, and Hirri, Chandan, Bawanthari on the right bank. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option B: Bhima is a river having its source at Bhimashankar, Maharashtra, and flows through the states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka having a length of 861 km. The main tributaries of Bhima are Ghod, Sina on the left banks, and Bhama, Indrayani on the right bank. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option C: Krishna is a river having its source near Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, and flows through the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh having a length of 1,400 km. The main tributaries of Krishna are Bhima, Dindi on the left banks, and Kudali, Venna, Koyna on the right banks. Hence, this is an incorrect option.
- Option D: Kaveri is a river having its source at Kodagu, Karnataka, and flows through the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu having a length of 805 km. The main tributaries of Kaveri are Harangi, Hemavti on the left banks, and Kabini, Amravati, and Bhavani on the right banks. Hence, this is the correct option.

Hence , The correct answer is Option D.

Note: The opposite of a tributary is a distributary where a stream or river branches off from the main river and flows away. A river can have multiple tributaries and distributaries.