GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What are the two rivers that run through India?
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Indus and Ganges
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Ganges and Nile
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Indus and Nile
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Nile and Amazon
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Himalayan glaciers in the Indian subcontinent are broadly divided into three river basins, namely the Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra . The Indus basin has the largest number of glaciers (3500), whereas the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins contain about 1000 and 660 glaciers, respectively.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Indus and the Ganges are the two great Rivers which originate in the Himalayas/ Trans-Himalayas and all the Rivers of the Western and Central Himalayas drain into either of these two Rivers.
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