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The river Godavari is often referred to as Vridha Ganga because

  • A.it is the older river of India
  • B.of its large size and extent among the penin
  • C.there are a fairly large number of pilgrimage centres situated on its banks
  • D.its length is nearly the same as that of the river Ganges

Answer: B

Because of its great size and extent among the peninsular rivers.

The Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India, some 1,465 km from Trimbakeshwar to the Bay of Bengal, and drains the largest basin. That scale earned it the name Vriddha Ganga, the old Ganga, or Dakshin Ganga, the Ganga of the south.

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