CIVILIZATION
INDUS VALLEY
Question
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Euphrates and Nile
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Arabian and Bengal
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Ganges and Indus
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The major Himalayan Rivers are the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra .
Detailed explanation-2: -The two rivers that defined the Indus River Valley civilization are the Indus River and the Ghaggar-Hakra River. While both run roughly parallel to each other through a wide river valley, they are very different rivers. The Indus River is a major river that moves a lot of water, estimated to be twice that of the Nile.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indus and the Ganges are the two great Rivers which originate in the Himalayas/ Trans-Himalayas and all the Rivers of the Western and Central Himalayas drain into either of these two Rivers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The river Indus is also known as Sindhu.
Detailed explanation-5: -Answer: The origins of the river Ganga and Indus are in the Himalayas. Ganga flows from the Gangotri Glacier and Indus flows from Tibet, near Lake Mansarovar.