India - Water bodies

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Consider the following statements regarding Ganga River System:

1. Ganga originates as Bhagirathi, further it meets Alakananda at Devaprayaga.

2. Gomati is the second longest tributary of Ganga.

3. Sind originates in the Vidisha plateau of M.P and joins Yamuna.

4. Son River joins Ganga at Danapur in Patna district.

Which of the above statements are correct?

1 and 2only

2, 3 and 4 only

1, 3 and 4 only

1, 2, 3 and 4

Ganga River System :

Ganga river basin covers 26.3 percent of India’s geographic area. Ganga originates as Bhagirathi in Gangotri glacier in Uttaranchal. Bhagirathi meets Alakananda at Devaprayaga.
Yamuna is largest tributary of Ganga
Ganghara is second longest Gomati is the third longest tributary
Sind originates in the Vidhisha plateau of Madhya Pradesh. It flows for 415 km before joining Yamuna.
Son river originates in the Amarakantak plateau. It flows parallel to the Kaimur range and joins Ganga at Danapur in Patna district.