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The name 'Punjab' indicates that it is a land of how many rivers?
  1. 5

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The correct option is A 5
The name 'Punjab' is made of two words Punj (Five) + Aab (Water) indicating that it is a land of five rivers. These five rivers of Punjab are Sutlej, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum. Only Sutlej, Ravi and Beas rivers flow in today’s Punjab. The other two rivers are now in the state of Punjab, situated in Pakistan.

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