Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The Krishna River rises in the Brahmagiri hills of Kodagu district in Karnataka.
2. The Kabini, the Bhavani and the Amravati are the major tributaries of Krishna River.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: None of the above
Notes: The Krishna is the second largest east flowing Peninsular river which rises near Mahabaleshwar in Sahyadri. Its total length is 1,401 km. The Koyna, the Tungbhadra and the Bhima are its major tributaries. Of the total catchment area of the Krishna, 27 per cent lies in Maharashtra, 44 per cent in Karnataka and 29 per cent in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

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