PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
NORTHEN PLALNS
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Question
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The ____ joins the Indus river in Pakistan.
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Satluj
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Ganga
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Yamuna
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none of above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -About 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of Uch Sharif, the Sutlej unites with the Chenab River, forming the Panjnad River, which finally flows into the Indus river about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of the city of Bahawalpur.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pakistan has one of the largest contiguous irrigation systems in the world, known as the Indus Basin Irrigation System (IBIS). The System comprises six major rivers, that is, the Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Kabul, and their catchments.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Tawi and Manawar Tawi join Chenab in Pakistan. In India, the watershed of the Chenab basin covers part of two States viz. Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
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