Consider the following 1 Devprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rive...........

Geography India - Water bodies

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Consider the following:

1. Devprayag is located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.

2. Vishnuprayag is located at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga River.

3. Alaknanda flow from Badrinath.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

Only One

Only Two

All Three

None

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Explanation:

All of the statements given above are correct:

Devprayag is indeed located at the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers, forming the Ganga River from this point.

Vishnuprayag is located at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers in the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Alaknanda flows from Badrinath, which is one of the prominent pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand, India.

Many small streams comprise the headwaters of Ganga, the six longest and their five confluences are considered sacred. The six headstreams are the Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Nandakini, Pindar, Mandakini, and Bhagirathi rivers. The five confluences, known as the Panch Prayag, are all along the Alaknanda. They are, in downstream order, Vishnuprayag, where the Dhauliganga joins the Alaknanda; Nandprayag, where the Nandakini joins; Karnaprayag, where the Pindar joins, Rudraprayag, where the Mandakini joins; and finally, Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda to form the Ganges.