Attempt this previous-year question. The correct option stays hidden until you choose.
Which of the following pairs of ancient and modern names of rivers is/are correctly matched ?
| S. No. | Ancient Name | Modern Name |
| --------- | ------------- | ------------- |
| 1 | Vitasta | Chenab |
| 2 | Asikni | Jhelum |
| 3 | Parushni | Ravi |
| 4 | Yavyavati | Beas |
Select the answer using the code given below :
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Approach: *Recall the ancient Rigvedic names of the rivers of the Indus basin to verify the accuracy of each ancient-to-modern geographical pairing in image_de0222.png.*
- **Correct Answer:** (c) 3 only
- **Pair 3 is correctly matched:** **Parushni** is the ancient Rigvedic name for the modern **Ravi** river, historically famous as the site of the *Battle of Ten Kings* (Dasrajna Yuddha).
- **Pairs 1 and 2 are swapped:**
- **Vitasta** is the ancient name for the modern **Jhelum** river.
- **Asikni** is the ancient name for the modern **Chenab** river.
- **Pair 4 is incorrectly matched:** The ancient name for the modern **Beas** river is **Vipasa** (or *Vipash*). **Yavyavati** is a separate river mentioned in Vedic texts, usually identified by historians with the modern *Zhob* river in Pakistan or a tributary in the Ghaggar basin.
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