Which of the following sets of pair s is are correctly matched River Origin 1 Indus B...........

Geography and Environment (CSC) India - Water bodies

Which of the following sets of pair(s) is/are correctly matched?

1 and 4 only

2 and 4 only

1, 3 and 4 only

4 only

Pair 1 is correctly matched. Indus:

Origin : Bokharchu Glacier, Near Mansarovar

In Tibet, it is called Singi Khamban / Lion’s mouth

Enters in India through Ladakh, flows only in Jammu and Kashmir.

Enters Pakistan through the hair pin bend of Nanga Parbat

Finally Discharges in Arabian Sea.

Pair 2 is incorrectly matched. Satluj:

Origin : Rakas lake, Tibet, near Mansarovar

Enters Himachal Pradesh through Shipki La Pass

Collects water from Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum and Beas to join Indus near Mithankot (Pakistan)

Famous Projects : Naptha Jhakri Project & Bhakra Nagal Dam with Govind Sagar Reservoir.

Pair 3 is incorrectly matched. Yamuna:

Yamuna River is the largest tributary of Ganga River,

Yamuna is another sacred river of India that origins from Yamunotri Glacier at height 6,387 metres, on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peak.

Pair 4 is correctly matched.

The Ganga originates as the Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glacier in UttarKashi District of Uttarakhand at an elevation of 7,010 m.

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