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Ganganagar consists of alluvial and Aeolian soil as it is flooded by which of the following rivers?

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Beas

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Ghaggar River

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Brahmaputra

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Yamuna

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Solution

The correct option is A Ghaggar River
Ganganagar (SGNR) is a planned city and the northernmost city of Rajasthan, situated near borders of Rajasthan and Punjab states. The place consists of Alluvium. It consists of alluvial and Aeolian soil as it is flooded by Ghaggar River.

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