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MPSC Rivers PYQ — Previous Year Questions
Every question below is a real Previous-Year Question from an MPSC paper (Civil Services, Group B, Group C, PSI, STI, Sub-Ord. Group B, Asst., Excise · 2010 – 2025). Each one is tagged with the exact exam & year it came from.
Godavari basin
Godavari + Wardha/Wainganga/Painganga & their tributaries. ~50% of MH drains here.
Krishna basin
Krishna + Bhima + Koyna + Panchganga. Western Maharashtra heartland.
Tapi basin
Tapi + Purna + Girna. The only peninsular rift-valley west-flowing system in north MH.
Konkan rivers
~14 short, fast-flowing rivers from Sahyadri to the Arabian Sea.
About this map & the PYQ quiz
A district-aware 2D map of Maharashtra showing every major river and its tributaries with names visible directly on the path. Rivers are colour-coded by drainage basin: purple for the Godavari system, teal for the Krishna system, amber for the Tapi system, and sky-blue for the west-flowing Konkan rivers. Drag the map to pan, scroll the wheel (or use the +/− buttons) to zoom. Below the map is the MPSC PYQ Rivers Quiz — every question is taken from a real MPSC paper between 2010 and 2025, with the exam and year tagged on every question.
Godavari basin (purple). The Godavari rises at Brahmagiri, Trimbakeshwar (Nashik) and flows ~668 km through the state before crossing into Telangana. Its main tributaries inside Maharashtra are Pravara, Mula, Darna, Kadwa, Manjira (Beed → Telangana), Purna (Ajanta → Nanded) and Sindphana. In east Vidarbha, the Wardha and Wainganga join at Sironcha to form the Pranhita, which then meets the Godavari. The Painganga, with Adan, Pus and Arunavati, joins the Wardha at Wadhona.
Krishna basin (teal). The Krishna rises at Mahabaleshwar (Satara) and exits to Karnataka after ~282 km in the state. Its biggest tributary, the Bhima (Bhimashankar → Solapur), itself carries the Mula-Mutha, Indrayani, Pavna, Bhama, Ghod, Nira and Sina. The Koyna joins the Krishna at Karad's Preeti Sangam. Down south, the Panchganga (5-river confluence at Kolhapur), Warna, Dudhganga, Yerla and Hiranyakeshi keep adding water to the Krishna.
Tapi basin (amber). The Tapi is one of only three major peninsular rivers that flow west. It enters from MP (Multai) and runs through Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar before exiting to Gujarat. Its main Maharashtra tributaries are Purna (Akola–Buldhana cotton belt), Girna, Panzhra, Bori and Aner.
Konkan west-flowing rivers (sky-blue). Fourteen short rivers rise in the Sahyadri and tumble down to the Arabian Sea — Damanganga, Vaitarna (with Pinjal, Surya, Tansa), Ulhas (with Bhatsa), Patalganga, Amba, Kundalika, Savitri (born at Mahabaleshwar but flowing west), Vashishti, Shastri, Kajli, Muchkundi, Gad, Karli, and Terekhol on the Goa border. These rivers are short and steep — perfect for hydroelectric projects (Bhira, Bhivpuri, Khopoli, Tillari) — but their estuaries and creeks dominate the Konkan coastal economy.
Base map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. River polylines are coarse (suitable for MPSC-level conceptual revision) and not survey-grade. River facts compiled from Central Water Commission, NIH Roorkee and standard Maharashtra geography references.