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Which of the following groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal?

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Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
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Ganga, Yamuna, Godavari
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Ganga, Yamuna, Brahmaputra
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Ganga, Yamuna, Gandak
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The correct option is A Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly
Ganga, Brahmaputra, Hooghly groups of rivers fall in the Bay of Bengal.

The Bay of Bengal occupies an area of 2,172,000 square kilometres (839,000 sq mi). A number of large rivers flow into the Bay of Bengal: the Ganges–Hooghly, the Padma, the Brahmaputra–Jamuna, the Barak–Surma–Meghna, the Irrawaddy, the Godavari, the Mahanadi, the Brahmani, the Baitarani, the Krishna and the Kaveri. Among the important ports are Chennai-Ennore, Chittagong, Colombo, Kolkata-Haldia, Mongla, Paradip, Port Blair, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam and Dhamra. Among the smaller ports are Gopalpur Port, Kakinada and Payra.

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