Tricks to Remember Indian Cities on River Banks

Nowadays, General Awareness Section in Banking Exams comprises too much static part and we have seen a
couple of questions asked in these exams from Cities on the Banks of Rivers. So I have compiled a list of almost
all major and minor cities situated on the banks of rivers state wise and tricks to learn them quickly.

Note: Cities on the banks of the same river are written as a complete sentence while Cities and rivers as a
combination are separated by /.

1). West Bengal

Kolkata main Murshid Hookah pite pakda gaya

City River
Kolkata/ Hookah Kolkata Hooghly
Murshid/ Hookah Murshidabad Hooghly

2). Uttarakhand

Badri or Alka /Haridwar Ganga /Main Rafting karne gaye.

City River
Badri/Alka Badrinath Alkananda
Haridwar/ Ganga Haridwar Ganga

3).Uttar Pradesh

Yamuna and Auro (Paa) studies Math at 8 pm in Agra

City River
Auro/ Yamuna Auraiyya Yamuna
Math/ Yamuna Mathura Yamuna
At/ Yamuna Etawah Yamuna
Agra/ Yamuna Agra Yamuna

Vada Pao khate hue Fateh ne Shukla ke kaan main kaha ki Farukh or Mirza ka chakkar Ganga se chal raha
hain.
City River
Vada/ Ganga Varanasi Ganga

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Fateh/ Ganga Fatehabad Ganga
Shukla/ Ganga Shuklaganj Ganga
Kanpur
Kaan/ Ganga Ganga
Kannauj
Farukh/ Ganga Farrukhabad Ganga
Mirza/ Ganga Mirzapur Ganga
Chakkar/ Ganga Chakeri Ganga

Yudh ka Sour (Shor) sunkar/ Rap dekhne gaya Gora/ John Lucknow main Gum ho gaya.
City River
Yudh/ Sour Ayodhaya Saruyu
Gora/ Rap Gorakhpur Rapti
John/ Gum Jaunpur Gomti
Lucknow/ Gum Lucknow Gomti

Allahabad Ka Sangam.
Sangam Allahabad Ganga,Yamuna,Sarawati

4). Telangana

Haider ki Mausi/ ne Nizam ko God liya hain.

City River
Haider/ Mausi Hyderabad Musi
Nizam/ God Nizamabad Godavari

5). Tamil Nadu

Er. Kaveri ne apni dost Ruchi ke Gum hone ki FIR Thane main kari.
City River
Er./ Kaveri Erode Kaveri
Ruchi/ Kaveri Thiruchirappali Kaveri
Thane/ Kaveri Thanjavour Kaveri

Cheeni Kum /movie dekhne ke baad Kancha ne Veg/ food order kiya or Madhuri ke sath Big/ Bazaar se Naya
Comb liya.

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City River
Cheeni/ Kum Chennai Cooum (Adyar)
Kancha/ Veg Kanchipuram Vegavathy
Madhuri/ Big Madurai Vaigai
Comb/ Naya Coimbatore Nayyal

6). Punjab

Feroz is the new Sultan of Punjab.

City River
Feroz/ Sultan Ferozpur Sutlej

7). Rajasthan

Raja Ji ka naya Coat chhota ho gaya.

City River
Coat/ Chota Kota Chambal

8). Sikkim

Ranga clears SBI PO test from Sikkim.

City River
Ranga/ Test Rangpo Teesta

9). Madhya Pradesh

Asha ka Pati/ Ujjawal, Shipra or /Champa ke liye Gaon (Village) se/ Narm Jalebi le kar gaya.
City River
Asha/ Pati Ashta Parwati
Ujjawal/ Shipra Ujjain Shipra
Gaon/ Champa Gwalior Chambal
Jalebi/ Narm Jabalpur Narmada

10). Odisha

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Sholey ke Sambha aur Bunty ne Mahan Nadi ko two parts mai kat (Cut) diya.
City River
Sambha/ Mahan Nadi Sambhalpur Mahanadi
Bunty/ Mahan Nadi Banki Mahanadi
Cut/ Mahan Nadi Cuttack Mahanadi

11). Maharashtra

Ganga ne Nand or Golu ko Nashik main God liya.

City River
Ganga/ God Gangakhed Godavari
Nand/ God Nanded Godavari
Golu/ God Golegaon Godavari
Nashik/ God Nashik Godavari

Malegaon ka Girish/ Maha Shivratri/ ko Pune main Matha/ tekne gaya or Kolhapur main Ganga/ ke sath
Kajal ka birthday Harsh Ullas se manaya.
City River
Malegaon/ Girish Malegaon Girna
Maha/ Shivratri Mahad Savitri
Pune/ Matha Pune Mutha (Mula)
Kolhapur/ Ganga Kolkapur Panchganga
Kajal/ Ullas Karjat Ulhar

Krishna Sang Karan watched Koyla.

City River
Sang/ Krishna Sangli Krishna
Karan/ Krishna, Koyla Karad Koyal

12. Kerala

Meena travels to Kota to buy Kerala.

City River
Kota/ Meena Kottayam Meenachil

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13. Karnataka

Honhar Shravan /who is Slim Trim/ gives Respect to Bhadra and Indumati.
City River
Honhar/ Shravan Honnavar Shravathi
Slim/ Trim Shimonga Tunga
Respect/ Bhadra Hospet Tungabhadra

Bengal ke Ghat/ par Magan Guru ne apne band Netra/ Bengali main Krishna ki Bhakti karte hue khol diye.
City River
Bengal/ Ghat Bagalkot Ghatprabha
Magan/ Guru, Netra Manglore Gurupara, Netravali
Bengal/ Krishna Bengaluru Vrishnabhavati
Karte Karwar Kali
Bhakti Bhadrawati Bhadra

14. Jammu & Kashmir

Jamuna or Srikant ko Jhelna namumkin hain.

City River
Srikant/ Jhelna Srinagar Jhelum

15. Gujarat

Sabarmati ka Ahmed/ Suraj ki Tapti dhoop main/ Nirmal Bharat wale ka/ famous Vada pao khilane apne
dost Vishwanath or Mahi ko le gaya.
City River
Ahmed / Sabarmati Ahmedabad Sabarmati
Suraj/ Tapti Surat Tapti
Bharat/ Nirmal Bharuch Narmada
Vada/ Nirmal, Vishwanath, Mahi Vadodara Narmada, Vishwamitri, Mahi

16. Delhi

Yamuna ka dil dhak dhak krne laga.

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City River
Dil/ Yamuna Delhi Yamuna

17. Daman

Ganga ka Daman aansuao se bhig gaya.

City River
Daman/ Ganga Daman Daman Ganga

18. Assam

Brahmanand ka putra (son) Dabbu Goa ki trip par gaya.

City River
Dabbu/ Brahmanand Dibrugarh Brahamputra
Goa/ Brahmanand Guwahati Brahamputra

19. Bihar

Ganga ko Mungeri lal ke sapne dikha kar Jamal Hazipur se Bhaga kar Patna le gaya.
City River
Mungeri/ Ganga Munger Ganga
Jamal/ Ganga Jamalpur Ganga
Hazipur/ Ganga Hazipur Ganga
Bhaga/ Ganga Bhagalpur Ganga
Patna/ Ganga Patna Ganga

Gaya mai Falguni pathak ka concert dekhne Neeraj, Purnima or Kashish ke sath gaya.
City River
Gaya/ Neerjganga, Falguni Gaya Neerjganga, Falguni
Purnima/ Kashish Purnima Koshi

20. Andhra Pradesh

Amar Vijay aur Krishna /painting ke God Raja ji /se mile or Neele Pen /se Karn or Bhadra ka Chitra Bnaya.
City River
Amar/ Krishna Amaravati Krishna

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Vijay/ Krishna Vijayawada Krishna
Raja/ God Rajahmundry Godavari
Neele/ Pen Nellore Pennar
Karan/ Bhadra Kurnool Tungabhadra

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