Asked in exams
Actual questions from UPSC and state PCS papers that this map answers. The key detail column carries the correct fact behind each question.
| Exam | Question | Key detail |
|---|---|---|
| UPPCS 2009 | Tallest waterfall of India?: Kunchikal | Varahi river, Shimoga, Karnataka |
| UPPCS 2015 | Kunchikal height: 455 m | — |
| UPSC 2024 | Gersoppa - Western Ghats - Netravati: wrong | it is the Sharavati |
| UPSC 2008 | Jog Falls - Sharavati: correct | — |
| UPPCS 2017 | Jog: Sharavati | — |
| UPPCS 2005 | Jog - Krishna: the wrong pair | — |
| UPPCS 2017 | Gokak: Ghataprabha | — |
| UPSC 2008 | Sivasamudram Falls - Cauvery: correct | — |
| UPPCS 2005 | Shivasamudram: Cauvery | — |
| UPPCS 2017 | Dudhsagar: Mandovi | — |
| UPPCS 2014 | Which waterfall is in Goa?: Dudhsagar | — |
| UPPCS 2009 | Distractor in “tallest waterfall of India” | answer: Kunchikal |
| UPSC 2024 | Dhuandhar - Malwa - Narmada: wrong | Jabalpur is not in Malwa |
| UPPCS 2021 | Dhuandhar: Narmada | — |
| UPPCS 2005 | Dhuandhar: Narmada | — |
| UPSC 2008 | Kapildhara Falls - Godavari: wrong | it is the Narmada |
| MPPCS 2019 | Kapildhara: Narmada | — |
| UPPCS 2021 | Chachai: Bihad | — |
| UPPCS 2005 | Chulia: Chambal | — |
| UPPCS RO/ARO 2016 | Chitrakote: Indravati | — |
| UPPCS RO/ARO 2017 | Chitrakote is in: Bastar | — |
| CGPCS 2019 | Amritdhara: Hasdeo | Manendragarh, Chhattisgarh |
| UPSC 2024 | Hundru - Chota Nagpur - Subarnarekha: correct | the only correct row |
| UPPCS 2021 | Hundru: Subarnarekha | — |
| JPSC 2016 | Dassam: Kanchi | — |
| JPSC 2016 | Jonha: Raru | Gautamdhara falls, Ranchi |
| UPPCS 2021 | Budha Ghagh - Kanchi: wrong | it is on the Burha |
| UPPCS 2017 | Duduma: Machkund | — |
| UPPCS 2014 | Distractor in “which waterfall is in Goa” | answer: Dudhsagar |
About this map
The waterfalls tied to their rivers and states, with the height records the exam loves. Each marker names the river that feeds the fall.
Questions are almost always river-to-fall matching: Jog on the Sharavati, Chitrakote on the Indravati, Dhuandhar on the Narmada. Fix the river first and the fall follows.
The "highest waterfall" crown moves with measurement claims (Nohkalikai versus Kunchikal versus Barehipani). Treat height records as contested and focus on river-state pairs.