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Indian Navy INET Rivers — practice questions

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The Indus River arises from the northern slopes of which range?Read the answer and worked solution →The Indus has a total length of aboutRead the answer and worked solution →The Ganga originates as the Bhagirathi from which glacier?Read the answer and worked solution →Brahmaputra is known for causing calamity in which states?Read the answer and worked solution →Which river is the longest in India (entirely in India)?Read the answer and worked solution →Which river is known as 'Dakshin Ganga'?Read the answer and worked solution →The Sutlej tributary of Indus originates fromRead the answer and worked solution →Which river is called the 'Sorrow of Bihar'?Read the answer and worked solution →The Narmada flows mainly through which state?Read the answer and worked solution →Which river is associated with the Hirakud Dam?Read the answer and worked solution →

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The Indus River arises from the northern slopes of which range?

  1. Kailash range in Tibet
  2. Vindhya range only
  3. Aravalli range only
  4. Eastern Ghats only
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Correct answer: A. Kailash range in Tibet

1. Chapter section on Indus gives the source. 2. Indus arises from Kailash range slopes in Tibet, near Lake Manasarovar. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Indian River System PDF (Mistral OCR), section on Indus River System_

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The Indus has a total length of about

  1. 1000 km only
  2. 2897 km
  3. 5000 km only
  4. 500 km only
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Correct answer: B. 2897 km

1. Chapter gives total length 2897 km. 2. About 700 km lies in India. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Indian River System PDF (Mistral OCR), section on Indus River System_

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The Ganga originates as the Bhagirathi from which glacier?

  1. Pindari glacier only
  2. Siachen glacier only
  3. Gangotri glacier
  4. Milam glacier only
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Correct answer: C. Gangotri glacier

1. Chapter section on Ganga begins with Gangotri glacier. 2. Bhagirathi is the initial stream. 3. It joins Alaknanda at Devprayag to become Ganga. 4. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Indian River System PDF (Mistral OCR), section on Ganga River System_

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