Glaciers and river sources matching
Question
Consider the following pairs:
Glacier : River
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Options
1, 2 and 4
1, 3 and 4
2 and 5
3 and 5
Explanation
Pair 1 is correct: Bandarpunch glacier is a source of the Yamuna River. Pair 2 is incorrect: Bara Shigri glacier feeds the Bhaga River (tributary of Ravi), not the Chenab directly. Pair 3 is correct: Milam glacier is a source of the Mandakini River in Uttarakhand. Pair 4 is correct: Siachen glacier feeds the Nubra River in Ladakh. Pair 5 is incorrect: Zemu glacier feeds the Teesta River, not the Manas River. The Zemu glacier is located in Sikkim. Therefore, pairs 1, 3, and 4 are correctly matched. > Bandarpunch-Yamuna, Milam-Mandakini, Siachen-Nubra correct; Bara Shigri-Chenab and Zemu-Manas incorrect. Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2019
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q38
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
Physical geography - glaciers and rivers
Type
Matching pairs
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Geography - Indian Rivers
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