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Maharashtra Geography: SPI Geography
Maharashtra Geography has 5 questions in the SPI bank, and all five come from the 2022 paper, set as one block of five (Q76 to Q80). Each names two districts of Maharashtra and asks which river runs between them; one is HARD because its answer is None of these. Learn each boundary river with the two districts on its banks, and learn where the big rivers do not go, because the wrong options are real rivers in the wrong place.
The handout has every subtopic, worked example, formula and trap with answers shown. The formula sheet is the chapter’s formulas and traps alone, on one page.
Subtopic notes
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 2 reference tables · 5 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Formula & revision sheet
0 formulas · 2 reference tables · 5 gotchas across all subtopics — the exam-eve cheat-sheet
Reference tables (2)
Boundary rivers of the Bhima and Godavari basins4 rows
| River | Districts on either side | River system |
|---|---|---|
| Nira | Pune and Satara | Bhima, then Krishna |
| Bhima | Pune and Ahmednagar | Krishna |
| Godavari | Ahmednagar and Aurangabad | Godavari |
| Godavari | Beed and Jalna | Godavari The Godavari passes north of both Ahmednagar and Beed, so it does not separate them from each other. |
Boundary rivers of the Konkan, Khandesh and Vidarbha3 rows
| River | Districts on either side | Region | Flows into |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savitri | Raigad and Ratnagiri | Konkan | Arabian Sea |
| Aner | Dhule and Jalgaon | Khandesh | Tapi |
| Wainganga | Chandrapur and Gadchiroli | Vidarbha | Pranhita, then Godavari Wainganga and Wardha together form the Pranhita. |
Watch out for (5)
- Mixing up the Bhima and the Nira→ Boundary rivers of the Bhima and Godavari basins
- Choosing the Godavari for Ahmednagar and Beed→ Boundary rivers of the Bhima and Godavari basins
- Putting the Bhima in Marathwada→ Boundary rivers of the Bhima and Godavari basins
- Taking the Amba for the Raigad and Ratnagiri line→ Boundary rivers of the Konkan, Khandesh and Vidarbha
- Looking for Desh rivers in Khandesh→ Boundary rivers of the Konkan, Khandesh and Vidarbha
Question weightage by concept
2 concepts · 5 questions — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
Question weightage by concept
2 concepts · 5 questions — where the marks actually sit, so you know what to drill first
| Concept | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Boundary rivers of the Konkan, Khandesh and Vidarbha | 3 | 60% |
| Boundary rivers of the Bhima and Godavari basins | 2 | 40% |
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