Question

Name the longest river in India.

• A. Brahmaputra
• B. Ganga
• C. Yamuna
• D. Narmada

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Ganga

Answer: (2) Ganga

The Rivers of India play a significant role in the lives of Indian society. Most of the rivers discharge their waters into the Bay of Bengal. Some of the rivers flow through the western part of the country and merge into the Arabian Sea. The northern parts of the Aravalli range, some parts of Ladakh, and arid regions of the Thar Desert have inland drainage. All major rivers of India originate from one of the three main watersheds-

1. The Himalaya and the Karakoram range
2. The Chota Nagpur plateau and Vindhya and Satpura range
3. The Western Ghats

Ganga River System

• Ganga is the longest river in India. The Ganga originates as the Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glacier.
• Before it reaches Devprayag in the Garhwal Division, the Mandakini, Pindar, the Dhauliganga and the Bishenganga rivers merge into the Alaknanda and the Bheling drain into the Bhagirathi.
• The Pindar River rises from East Trishul and Nanda Devi unite with the Alaknanda at Karan Prayag.
• The Mandakini meets at Rudraprayag.
• The water from both Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda flows in the name of the Ganga at Devprayag.

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