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Dhuandhar Falls is on:

Correct answer: (D) Narmada River at Jabalpur, MP.

Dhuandhar Falls is on the Narmada River near Bhedaghat and Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.

  1. (A)

    Godavari River

  2. (B)

    Krishna River

  3. (C)

    Kaveri River

  4. (D)

    Narmada River at Jabalpur, MP

Explanation

Dhuandhar Falls is identified with Bhedaghat near Jabalpur, where the Narmada River passes through the marble-rock landscape. The waterfall is on the Narmada and the water drops by about 30 m, producing a smoke-like mist. Madhya Pradesh Tourism supports the same geographical link by describing Bhedaghat as a place where the Narmada River runs between white marble cliffs and by presenting Dhuandhar Falls as a nearby natural feature whose force creates a smoky mist rising from the gorge. This is why the option naming the Narmada River at Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, is the precise answer, while the other river options belong to different river systems.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Godavari River is wrong because Dhuandhar Falls is located on the Narmada near Jabalpur, as also reflected on the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Bhedaghat page, not on the Godavari.
  • (B) Krishna River is wrong because the supported location is Bhedaghat near Jabalpur on the Narmada River.
  • (C) Kaveri River is wrong because Dhuandhar Falls is tied to the Narmada and the Bhedaghat marble-rock setting, not to the Kaveri.

Concept

This tests the Geography of India subtopic of major rivers and associated waterfalls. RAS repeats such place-feature questions because they connect drainage systems with well-known tourism and physical-geography landmarks.

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