SSC
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Brahmaputra River
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Ganges River
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Indus River
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Ganges (Ganga) River runs through northern India and is sacred to those who follow Hinduism. More than four hundred million people in India live in the area that feeds the river, known as the Ganges River Basin. A river basin is a region that is drained by a river, such as the Ganges, and any of its tributaries.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ganga flows 2, 500 km from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. Its basin covers a quarter of India and houses more than 40 percent of its 1.4 billion people.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Kaveri is a holy river in South India, where it is revered as the Goddess Kaveriamma. The Kaveri is also one of India’s seven sacred rivers. Cauvery river is also called Ganga of the south.