GK
INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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Luni river
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Kunar river
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Gomal river
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Ravi river
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ravi River, in northwestern India and northeastern Pakistan, one of the five tributaries of the Indus River that give the Punjab (meaning “Five Rivers”) its name.
Detailed explanation-2: -Its principal right-bank tributaries are the Shyok, Gilgit, Kabul, Kurram, and Gomal rivers. Beginning in a mountain spring and fed with glaciers and rivers in the Himalayan, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush ranges, the river supports the ecosystems of temperate forests, plains, and arid countryside.
Detailed explanation-3: -Balaji and Chirchind River are tributaries of The Ravi River. Ravi River originated from, near the Rohtang pass in Himachal Pradesh. Ravi Rises is a joint stream formed by Bhadal and Tantagiri rivers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Indus system comprises of main Indus River, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. The basin is mainly shared by India and Pakistan with a small share for China and Afghanistan.
Detailed explanation-5: -The old name of the river Ravi was Purushni or Irawati. It is one of the six rivers in the Indus system in the Punjab region.