Question

The length of river Godavari is:
A) 1600 kms
B) 1200 kms
C) 1500 kms
D) 1700 kms

Answer 1

Hint:After the Ganga, the Godavari is India's second longest river. The Godavari River rises at an altitude of 1,067 m from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, about 80 km from the Arabian Sea. The Godavari is the largest in peninsular India in terms of length, catchment area and discharge, and has been dubbed the Dakshin Ganga (Ganges of the South).

Complete answer:
Godavari is also referred to as the Vriddhi (Old) Ganga/the Dakshin (South) Ganga, the river with the 2nd longest course in India. The river is 900 mi (1,450 km) long. It rises about 380 km from the Arabian Sea at Trimbakeshwar, near Nasik & Mumbai (formerly Bombay) in Maharashtra, and empties into the Bay of Bengal. The river splits into 2 streams(Vasista & Gautami) at Rajahmundry, 80 km from the coast, creating a very fertile delta.

The river has been barricaded by a number of barrages and dams over the past few decades, retaining a water head (depth) that reduces evaporation. The wide river delta houses 729 people/km2, almost twice the average population density of India and has a major risk of flooding, which would be increased in lower sections if the global sea level were to increase.

Now let us look into the given options
-The River Godavari has a length of 1465 km. Option A is therefore an incorrect choice.
-The length of the Godavari River is over 1200 km or 1465 km. Thus, Option B is incorrect as well.
-The Godavari River has a length of 1465 km and is close to 1500 km. Option C, therefore is the right answer.
-The length of the Godavari river is 1465kms. Option D, therefore, is also not the correct answer.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note:
-The Godavari River has a 312,812 km2 (120,777 sq mi) coverage area, which is almost one-tenth of the area of India and is larger than the regions of England and Ireland combined.
-The water distribution between the riparian states from the river is supervised by the Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal.
-The river is sacred to the Hindus and has many locations on its banks, which for thousands of years have been places of pilgrimage.