Which river forms the famous Jog Falls in Karnataka?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which river forms the famous Jog Falls in Karnataka?” The correct answer is Sharavathi. The Jog Falls (also known as Gerasoppa Falls or Jogada Gundi) is formed on the Sharavathi River in Karnataka. The falls has four cascades named Raja, Rani, Rover, and Rocket. A river system includes its source, tributaries, distributaries, drainage basin, watershed, channel, floodplain, delta or estuary and final outlet. River behaviour depends on relief, geology, rainfall, snowmelt, sediment load, vegetation and human intervention. Examination questions often confuse a river’s source with its mouth, a left-bank tributary with a right-bank tributary, or a natural lake with a reservoir.