GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Among the tributaries of river Ganga mentioned below flows northwards:
A
Kosi
B
Ghaghara
C
Son
D
Gandak
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Son River is the Tributary of Ganges. So North Koel is a part of the Ganga River Basin. It flows a total of 260 km in length before joining River Son.

Detailed explanation-2: -Another major tributary of the Ganga flows through the northern part of the Greater Himalayas crosses the Himalayas to enter India. When it flows through the Himalayas it is called Tsang Po. When it crosses the Himalayas, it is called Dihang and its eastward flow thereafter is called the Brahmaputra.

Detailed explanation-3: -North Indian rivers are Indus and its tributaries Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej. The Ganga and its tributaries mainly Yamuna, Gharghara, Gandak, Ram Ganga, Ramganga, Kosi, Mahananda, Chambal. The Brahmaputra and its tributaries like Manas, Subarnasri, Tista, etc.

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