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Jog Falls (Gerosoppa Falls) is on which river?

Correct answer: (B) Sharavathi River, Karnataka.

Jog Falls, also known as Gerosoppa Falls, is on the Sharavathi River in Karnataka.

  1. (A)

    Narmada, MP

  2. (B)

    Sharavathi River, Karnataka

  3. (C)

    Godavari, Maharashtra

  4. (D)

    Kaveri, Karnataka

Explanation

Jog Falls is identified with the Sharavathi River, not with the better-known central or peninsular rivers listed in the other options. The official Shivamogga district page describes Jog Falls under its waterfalls section and states that the river Sharavathi makes the dramatic leap that forms the falls. This matches the exam explanation: Jog Falls is in Karnataka, is treated as a major plunge waterfall, and is known for four distinct cascades named Raja, Rani, Roarer and Rocket. The source therefore supports the key locator fact the question is testing: the river-site pairing is Sharavathi River and Jog Falls.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Narmada in Madhya Pradesh is associated here with Dhuandhar, not with Jog Falls.
  • (C) Godavari in Maharashtra is not the river on which Jog Falls is located.
  • (D) Kaveri in Karnataka is associated here with Shivasamudram, not Jog Falls.

Concept

This tests the Indian geography habit of matching major waterfalls with their rivers and states. Such river-waterfall pairings recur in RAS because they combine physical geography with map-based location memory.

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