SSC
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The Ganges River is located directly ____ of the Himalayas
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north
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south
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east
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west
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The River Ganges emerges in the western Himalayas and flows down across northern India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. Nearly 80% of the Ganges river basin is in India, the rest is in Nepal, China and Bangladesh.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ganga originates from the Gangotri glacier in the Western Himalayan Range in Uttarakhand. Gangotri Glacier is located in Uttarkashi District, Uttarakhand, India in a region bordering Tibet.
Detailed explanation-3: -About 79% area of Ganga basin is in India. The basin covers 11 states viz., Uttarakhand, U.P., M.P., Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Delhi.
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