WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which two rivers flow through India?
A
Indus & Euphrates
B
Euphrates & Tigris
C
Nile & Ganges
D
Indus & Ganges
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The main Himalayan river systems are those of the Indus and the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna system. The Indus, which is one of the great rivers of the world, rises near Mansarovar in Tibet and flows through India, and thereafter through Pakistan, and finally falls in the Arabian Sea near Karachi.

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: -In Sanskrit, prayag means ‘confluence’ and Devprayag stands for ‘holy confluence’. Devprayag is the confluence of two holy rivers Alaknanda and Bhagirathi to form Ganga.

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