PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA
NORTHEN PLALNS
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Question
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The river ____ is known as a sacred river to the Hindus.
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Ganga
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Yamuna
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Indus
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none of above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganges (Ganga) River is a sacred body of water to Hindus that begins high in the Himalaya Mountains and empties out into the Bay of Bengal. The surrounding river basin has a population of more than four hundred million people.
Detailed explanation-2: -For the 80% of Indians who are Hindus, the Ganges is considered sacred, the terrestrial home of the goddess Ganga, and has held a vaunted place within the faith for centuries.
Detailed explanation-3: -In West Bengal in India, as well as in Bangladesh, the Ganges is locally called the Padma.
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