Question

Punjab is known as the land of five rivers.

1. Name the five rivers which flows through the state.
2. What is the location and size of Punjab?

Answer 1

Instructions:

• The name of five rivers.
• Latitudinal & Longitudinal extent of the state.
• Size of the state.

Solution:
(i) The name of the five rivers which flows through the state are:

• Ravi
• Beas
• Chenab
• Sutlej
• Jhelum

(ii) The longitudinal and Latitudinal extent of the state are:

• Latitudinal extent: 29’’30’N to 32”32’ N
• Longitudinal extent : 73’55”E to 76”50’E

The size of the state is 50,362 square kilometres i.e 1.6% of the total land area.