GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Sutlej River, Ancient Greek Zaradros, Sanskrit Shutudri or Shatadru, longest of the five tributaries of the Indus River that give the Punjab (meaning “Five Rivers”) its name. It rises on the north slope of the Himalayas in Lake La’nga in southwestern Tibet, at an elevation above 15, 000 feet (4, 600 metres).

Detailed explanation-2: -According to ancient history traced to Vedas, the Ravi River was known as Irāvatī (Sanskrit: ). The Ravi was known as Purushni or Irawati to Indians in Vedic times and as Hydraotes (Ancient Greek: ‘) to the Ancient Greeks.