SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of two rivers that gets its source high up in the Himalayas from glaciers and snow.
A
Indus River
B
Narmada River
C
Godavari River
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganges is one of the three main river basins in the Hindu Kush Himalayas. Its source is high in the Himalayan mountains where the Bhagirathi river flows out of the Gangotri Glacier in India’s Uttarakhand state.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two major Himalayan rivers, the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate from the north of the mountain ranges. They have cut through the mountains making gorges.

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