Consider the following pairs: Famous place : River 1. Pandharpur : Chandrabhaga 2. Tiruchirapalli : Cauvery 3. Hampi : Malaprabha Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

Pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched as Pandharpur is situated on the banks of the Bhima River (locally known as the Chandrabhaga) and Tiruchirapalli is located along the Cauvery. Pair 3 is incorrect because Hampi, the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, is situated on the banks of the Tungabhadra River, while the Malaprabha flows through sites like Aihole and Pattadakal. This question tests the core concept of the geographical association between major Indian historical and religious sites and their respective river systems.