Question

The river _____ flows near the town of Thanjavur.
(A) Mahanadi
(B) Godavari
(C) Krishna
(D) Kaveri

Answer 1

Hint: The river drains into the Mouth of the Bay of Bengal. The length of the river is 805 Km. The river flows through several cities such as Tiruchirapalli, Thanjavur, Srirangam, Talakadu, Musiri, Kumbakonam, Kushalnagar, etc.

Complete solution:
The Kaveri river originates from Kodagu, Karnataka. Kaveri is the third largest river in southern India after Godavari and Krishna. The left tributaries of the river are Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha, and Arkavathy and the right tributaries of the river are Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani, Noyyal, Amravati, and Moyar. The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary is located near this river. It is in the Mandya district of the state of Karnataka. It is also the largest bird sanctuary in Karnataka. The Harangi river is located near the Hudgu village, the Amravati river originates from the western ghats, the Lakshmana tirtha river joins the Kaveri river in Krishna Raja Sagara Lake, the Amaravati River is the longest tributary of the Kaveri river, the Bhavani river flows through Kerala and Tamil Nadu, the Kabini river is also called as “ Kapila river”, the Noyyal river rises in vellingiri hills, the Arkavati river originates in Nandi hills.

Additional Information: – Thanjavur is located in the state of Tamil Nadu. Telugu is the most spoken language in the city. Thanjavur is also called as “ Rice bowl of Tamil Nadu ''. Several temples are located in Thanjavur such as Brihadeshwara Temple, Airavatesvara temple, Ramaswamy temple, Kamheshwarar Temple, Ayarappar temple, Chakrapani temple, and Swetha Vijay Nagar temple.

So, the correct answer is option D.

Note: – Thanjavur is located in Tamil Nadu. The capital of Tamil Nadu is Chennai. The three great empires that ruled the state were Chera, Chola, and Pandya. The state has the second-largest economy.