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At Devprayag the Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda and the river is then called the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Ganga enters the plains at:Read the answer and worked solution →Which state has the longest stretch of the Ganga, 1,450 km?Read the answer and worked solution →Once the sorrow of Bengal, which river was tamed by a multipurpose valley corporation?Read the answer and worked solution →In southern Tibet the Brahmaputra is known as the:Read the answer and worked solution →In Bangladesh, after the Tista joins, the Brahmaputra is called the:Read the answer and worked solution →Which two major Peninsular rivers flow west instead of east?Read the answer and worked solution →The Peninsular river called the Dakshin Ganga is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Krishna rises near Mahabaleshwar; its major tributaries are Koyna, Bhima and:Read the answer and worked solution →The Narmada flows in a rift valley between the Satpura and the:Read the answer and worked solution →The largest river system of Rajasthan west of the Aravali, ending in the Rann of Kuchchh, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Catch the Ganga tributariesRead the answer and worked solution →Pop the Punjab fiveRead the answer and worked solution →Find the real riverRead the answer and worked solution →Slice the drainage wordsRead the answer and worked solution →Which seaRead the answer and worked solution →Which river systemRead the answer and worked solution →Type the numberRead the answer and worked solution →Rivers bingoRead the answer and worked solution →A globe shows mostly blue. Water covers about what share of the earth's surface?Read the answer and worked solution →Of all the water on earth, roughly how much is fresh water?Read the answer and worked solution →India has about 16 per cent of the world's people. What share of the world's water resources does it have?Read the answer and worked solution →How much water does India receive from precipitation in a year?Read the answer and worked solution →India has about 10,360 rivers and tributaries longer than what length?Read the answer and worked solution →Only 32 per cent of surface water can be used. What is the usable amount?Read the answer and worked solution →The Ganga, Brahmaputra and Barak basins cover one third of India's area. What share of surface water do they hold?Read the answer and worked solution →India's total replenishable groundwater is about how much?Read the answer and worked solution →A tubewell farmer in Punjab pumps heavily. Which States use groundwater most intensively?Read the answer and worked solution →Brackish lagoon water in Kerala, Odisha and West Bengal is used for what?Read the answer and worked solution →Bhakra-Nangal, Hirakud and Nagarjuna Sagar are examples of what?Read the answer and worked solution →

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At Devprayag the Bhagirathi meets the Alaknanda and the river is then called the:

  1. Sarda
  2. Ganga
  3. Yamuna
  4. Gomati
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Correct answer: B. Ganga

1. The Bhagirathi rises at Gangotri. 2. The Alaknanda comes from Satopanth. 3. From Devprayag the river is the Ganga. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 3, Drainage System._

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The Ganga enters the plains at:

  1. Patna city
  2. Kannauj
  3. Haridwar
  4. Prayagraj
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Correct answer: C. Haridwar

1. The river leaves the mountains in Uttarakhand. 2. It then turns south and east. 3. The entry point is Haridwar. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 3, Drainage System._

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Which state has the longest stretch of the Ganga, 1,450 km?

  1. Bihar state
  2. West Bengal
  3. Uttarakhand
  4. Uttar Pradesh
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Correct answer: D. Uttar Pradesh

1. Uttarakhand has 110 km and West Bengal 520 km. 2. Bihar has 445 km. 3. Uttar Pradesh has 1,450 km. _Source: syllabus Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 3, Drainage System._

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