WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which 2 rivers flow into India and bring water to the country?
A
Indus & Ganges Rivers
B
Yellow & Yangtze Rivers
C
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
D
Nile & Mediterranean Rivers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the Indus River Treaty, Pakistan will receive water from the rivers Indus, Jhelum, and Chenab, while India would use the rivers Ravi, Satluj, and Beas.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Treaty gives control over the waters of the three “eastern rivers”-the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej with a mean annual flow of 41 billion m3 (33 million acre⋅ft)-to India, while control over the waters of the three “western rivers”-the Indus, Chenab and Jhelum with a mean annual flow of 99 billion m3-to Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thus, Satluj receives the collective drainage of the Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum rivers. It joins the Indus a few kilometres above Mithankot.

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