INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

CLIMATE OF INDIA

EL NINO AND SOUTHERN OSCILLATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of river Ganga? [BPSC 2011]
A
Fatehpur
B
Bhagalpur
C
Uttarkashi
D
Kanpur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The city of Uttarkashi is not located on the bank of river Ganga.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both the Kashi of the plain (Varanasi) as well as the Kashi of north are situated on the banks of the river Ganga (Bhagirathi). The area which is held sacred and known as Uttarkashi, lies between the rivers Syalam Gad also known as the Varuna and Kaligad also known as the Asi.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete answer: Lucknow is the city which is not situated on the bank of river Ganga.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fatehpur does no lie on the bank of the Ganga. Cities which lie on the bank of river Ganga are Rishikesh, Haridwar, Farrukhabad, Kanpur, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Buxar, Balia, Patna, Hazipur, Munger, Bhagalpur.

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