Q. Consider the following pairs in context of rivers and their origins:

Rivers	Origin
1. Baitarani River	Gonasika hills, Keonjhar district, Odisha
2. Pennar River	Chenna Kesava hills, Nandi mountains, Karnataka
3. Subarnarekha River	Nagri village, Ranchi region, Jharkhand
4. Palar River	Varusanadu Hills of the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu.

Which of the give pair is/are correct?
Answer: Only three
Notes:

• The Baitarani River originates in the Gonasika hills in Keonjhar district, Odisha.
• The Pennar River originates in the Chenna Kesava hills of Karnataka's Nandi mountains, but it does not flow into the Bay of Bengal directly; it empties into the Bay of Bengal after flowing through Andhra Pradesh.
• The Subarnarekha River originates near Nagri village, Ranchi, Jharkhand, at an elevation of 600 meters.
• The Palar River originates in the Nandi Hills in Karnataka, but it does not directly join the Bay of Bengal near Vayalur, south of Chennai. It flows through Tamil Nadu, but not as described.

• The Vaigai River originates in the Varusanadu Hills of the Western Ghats in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.

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