Question

Q. Consider the following pairs:

River confluence	Pilgrimage
1. Alaknanda - Dhauliganga	Nandprayag
2. Alaknanda - Mandakini	Rudraprayag
3. Alaknanda - Bhagirathi	Devprayag
4. Alaknanda - Pindari	Vishnuprayag

Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 3 and 4 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1 and 4 only

Answer 1

The correct option is C 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

The Panch Prayag is a set of five holy river confluences in the Garhwal side of Uttarakhand.

All the unions take place at banks of the Alaknanda river, which rises from the Satopanth Glacier.

The matching is:

Alaknanda- Dhauliganga	Vishnuprayag
Alaknanda- Mandakini	Rudraprayag
Alaknanda- Bhagirathi	Devprayag
Alaknanda- Pindari	Karanprayag
Alaknanda- Nandakini	Nandaprayag