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's Murshid went to Hooghly.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Kolkata/ Hooghly
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Kolkata
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Hooghly
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Murshid/ Hooghly
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Murshidabad
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Hooghly
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2). Uttarakhand
Badri or Alka /Haridwar Ganga /Main Rafting karne gaye.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Badri/Alka
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Badrinath
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Alkananda
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Haridwar/ Ganga
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Haridwar
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Ganga
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3).Uttar Pradesh
Yamuna and Auro (Paa) studies Math at 8 pm in Agra
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Auro/ Yamuna
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Auraiyya
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Yamuna
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Math/ Yamuna
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Mathura
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Yamuna
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At/ Yamuna
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Etawah
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Yamuna
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Agra/ Yamuna
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Agra
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Yamuna
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| Farukh told Mirza while eating Vada Pao that his friends Fateh and Shukla will go tomorrow from Kanpur to Allahabad to take bath in Ganga river. | ||
| Trick |
City
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River
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Vada/ Ganga
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Varanasi
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Ganga
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Fateh/ Ganga
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Fatehabad
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Ganga
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Shukla/ Ganga
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Shuklaganj
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Ganga
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Kaan/ Ganga
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Kanpur
Kannauj
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Ganga
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Farukh/ Ganga
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Farrukhabad
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Ganga
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Mirza/ Ganga
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Mirzapur
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Ganga
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Chakkar/ Ganga
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Chakeri
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Ganga
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Yudh ka Sour (Shor) sunkar/ Rap dekhne gaya Gora/ John Lucknow main Gum ho gaya.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Yudh/ Sour
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Ayodhaya
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Saruyu
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Gora/ Rap
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Gorakhpur
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Rapti
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John/ Gum
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Jaunpur
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Gomti
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Lucknow/ Gum
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Lucknow
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Gomti
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Allahabad Ka Sangam.
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Sangam
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Allahabad
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Ganga,Yamuna,Sarawati
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4). Telangana
Haider ki Mausi/ ne Nizam ko God liya hain.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Haider/ Mausi
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Hyderabad
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Musi
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Nizam/ God
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Nizamabad
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Godavari
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5). Tamil Nadu
Er. Kaveri ne apni dost Ruchi ke Gum hone ki FIR Thane main kari.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Er./ Kaveri
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Erode
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Kaveri
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Ruchi/ Kaveri
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Thiruchirappali
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Kaveri
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Thane/ Kaveri
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Thanjavour
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Kaveri
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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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| Trick |
City
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River
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Cheeni/ Kum
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Chennai
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Cooum (Adyar)
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Kancha/ Veg
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Kanchipuram
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Vegavathy
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Madhuri/ Big
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Madurai
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Vaigai
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Comb/ Naya
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Coimbatore
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Nayyal
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6). Punjab
Feroz is the new Sultan of Punjab.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Feroz/ Sultan
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Ferozpur
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Sutlej
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7). Rajasthan
Raja Ji ka naya Coat chhota ho gaya.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Coat/ Chota
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Kota
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Chambal
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8). Sikkim
Ranga clears SBI PO test from Sikkim.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Ranga/ Test
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Rangpo
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Teesta
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9). Madhya Pradesh
Asha ka Pati/ Ujjawal, Shipra or /Champa ke liye Gaon (Village) se/ Narm Jalebi le kar gaya.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Asha/ Pati
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Ashta
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Parwati
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Ujjawal/ Shipra
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Ujjain
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Shipra
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Gaon/ Champa
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Gwalior
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Chambal
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Jalebi/ Narm
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Jabalpur
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Narmada
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10). Odisha
| Sholey ke Sambha aur Bunty kal Cuttack se Mahanadi jayege. | ||
| Trick |
City
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River
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Sambha/ Mahan Nadi
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Sambhalpur
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Mahanadi
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Bunty/ Mahan Nadi
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Banki
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Mahanadi
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Cut/ Mahan Nadi
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Cuttack
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Mahanadi
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11). Maharashtra
Ganga ne Nand or Golu ko Nashik main God liya.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Ganga/ God
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Gangakhed
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Godavari
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Nand/ God
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Nanded
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Godavari
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Golu/ God
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Golegaon
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Godavari
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Nashik/ God
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Nashik
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Godavari
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Malegaon ka Girish/ Maha Shivratri/ ko Pune main Matha/ tekne gaya or Kolhapur main Gagan/ ke sath Kajal ka birthday Harsh Ullas se manaya.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Malegaon/ Girish
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Malegaon
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Girna
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Maha/ Shivratri
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Mahad
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Savitri
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Pune/ Matha
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Pune
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Mutha (Mula)
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Kolhapur/ Ganga
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Kolkapur
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Panchganga
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Kajal/ Ullas
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Karjat
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Ulhar
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Krishna Sang Karan watched Koyla.
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| Trick |
City
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River
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Sang/ Krishna
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Sangli
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Krishna
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Karan/ Krishna, Koyla
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Karad
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Koyal
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12. Kerala
| Meena travels to Kota to buy Kerala. | ||
| Trick | City | River |
| Kota/ Meena | Kottayam | Meenachil |
13. Karnataka
| Honhar Shravan /who is Slim Trim/ gives Respect to Bhadra and Indumati. | ||
| Trick | 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. | ||
| Trick | 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 and Srikant went to Jhelum. | ||
| Trick | 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. | ||
| Trick | City | River |
| Ahmed / Sabarmati | Ahmedabad | Sabarmati |
| Suraj/ Tapti | Surat | Tapti |
| Bharat/ Nirmal | Bharuch | Narmada |
| Vada/ Nirmal, Vishwanath, Mahi | Vadodara | Narmada, Vishwamitri, Mahi |
16. Delhi
| Delhi situated on banks of Yamuna. | ||
| Trick | City | River |
| Dil/ Yamuna | Delhi | Yamuna |
17. Daman
| Gagan ka Daman aansuao se bhig gaya. | ||
| Trick | City | River |
| Daman/ Ganga | Daman | Daman Ganga |
18. Assam
| Brahmanand ka putra (son) Dabbu Goa ki trip par gaya. | ||
| Trick | City | River |
| Dabbu/ Brahmanand | Dibrugarh | Brahamputra |
| Goa/ Brahmanand | Guwahati | Brahamputra |
19. Bihar
| Jamal of Munger is on trip of Bihar where he visit Hazipur Bhagalpur & Patna situated on banks of river Ganga. | ||
| Trick | 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. | ||
| Trick | 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 Karan or Bhadra ka Chitra Bnaya. | ||
| Trick | City | River |
| Amar/ Krishna | Amaravati | Krishna |
| Vijay/ Krishna | Vijayawada | Krishna |
| Raja/ God | Rajahmundry | Godavari |
| Neele/ Pen | Nellore | Pennar |
| Karan/ Bhadra | Kurnool | Tungabhadra |
