Which one of the following rivers was earlier known as ldquo Vitasta rdquo ........

Geography and Environment (NDA) India - Water bodies

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Which one of the following rivers was earlier known as “Vitasta”?

Tista

helum

Tungabhadra

Bharatpuzha

Explanation:

The river Jhelum is called Vitasta in the Rigveda. The Vitasta is mentioned as one of the major rivers by the holy scriptures of the Indo-Aryans- the Rigveda. It has been speculated that the Vitasta must have been one of the seven rivers (Sapta Sindhu) mentioned so many times in the Rigveda.