GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Largest tributory of ganga
A
Yamuna
B
Koshi
C
Gandak
D
Ghagara
E
Son
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is the largest tributary of River Ganga. The River Ghaghara is called Karnali or Manchu in upper reaches and has its source in the Himalayan glacier about 60 km south-west at Mansarovar at an elevation of 4800 m. After flowing for about 70 km in a southeasterly direction, the river enters Nepal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Yamuna River is the largest tributary of the Ganga River. It originates from the Yamunotri glacier, at the Bandarpoonch peak in Uttarakhand.

Detailed explanation-3: -The major tributaries-the Kuwana, the Rapti, and the Little Gandak rivers-all flow into the Ghaghara from the mountains to the north. Together with the Ganges and its tributaries, it has helped form the vast alluvial plain of northern Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Yamuna (Hindustani: pronounced [jəmʊnaː]), also known as the Jumna or Jamna, is the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) and the longest tributary in India. Was this answer helpful?

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