INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

CLIMATE OF INDIA

GENERAL FEATURES OF INDIAN CLIMATE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What river starts in the Himalayas and then joins the Ganges on the plain?
A
Indus River
B
Nile River
C
Brahmaputra River
D
Mississippi River
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -As the Bhagirathi River flows down the Himalayas, it joins the Alaknanda River, officially forming the Ganges River. The Ganges River Basin is sometimes considered part of a larger river basin consisting of the nearby Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Detailed Solution. The combined water stream of Ganga and Brahmaputra is known as the Meghna. The Meghna is a major river in Bangladesh. The tributaries of the Meghna river originate in the mountains of eastern India and flows southwest and join.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus River originates in the Himalayas and flows to the western side.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The river Ganga originates from Devprayag in Uttarakhand at the confluence of the rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi. The river Brahmaputra originates from the Angsi Glacier in Burang County, Tibet.

Detailed explanation-5: -Deltas have a rich accumulation of silt, so they are usually fertile agricultural areas. The world’s largest delta is the Ganges–Brahmaputra delta in India and Bangladesh, which empties into the Bay of Bengal.

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