Consider List - I & List II:

List-I – List-II
(i) Sutudru – Sutlaj
(ii) Vipas – Chenab
(iii) Parushni – Ravi
(iv) Asikni – Beas
(v) Vitasta – Jhelum.

Which of the above are correctly matched?

Question

Consider List - I & List II:

List-I –  List-II
(i) Sutudru – Sutlaj
(ii) Vipas – Chenab
(iii) Parushni – Ravi
(iv) Asikni – Beas
(v) Vitasta – Jhelum.

Which of the above are correctly matched?

Accepted Answer

The correct option is 3:
This question requires knowledge of the ancient names of the rivers in the Indian Subcontinent, particularly those mentioned in Vedic literature, and their modern counterparts. The Vedic civilization centered around the region of the Sapta Sindhu (seven rivers), and the names in List I are the Sanskrit/Vedic names of the rivers that are crucial to understanding early Indian history and geography. The three correctly matched pairs in Option 3 are (i) Sutudru – Sutlaj, (iii) Parushni – Ravi, and (v) Vitasta – Jhelum. Sutudru is the ancient name for the Sutlaj River, one of the five major tributaries of the Indus. Parushni corresponds to the modern Ravi River, famous as the site of the Battle of Ten Kings (Dasarajna Yuddha) mentioned in the Rigveda. Finally, Vitasta is the ancient name for the Jhelum River, a vital river in Kashmir. These three pairings accurately link the Vedic terminology to the contemporary geographical names, making them the correct set of matches.

The incorrect option is 1:
Option 1 includes pairings (i), (ii), and (iii). While (i) Sutudru – Sutlaj and (iii) Parushni – Ravi are correct, (ii) Vipas – Chenab is incorrect. Vipas is the Vedic name for the Beas River, not the Chenab.

The incorrect option is 2:
Option 2 includes pairings (ii), (iii), and (iv). Only (iii) Parushni – Ravi is correct. Both (ii) Vipas – Chenab and (iv) Asikni – Beas are incorrect matches. Vipas is Beas, and Asikni is the Vedic name for the Chenab River.

The incorrect option is 4:
Option 4 includes pairings (iii), (iv), and (v). While (iii) Parushni – Ravi and (v) Vitasta – Jhelum are correct, (iv) Asikni – Beas is incorrect. Asikni is correctly identified as the Chenab River, not the Beas.