Himalayan river systems (Indus, Ganga, Brahmaputra)
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UPSC tests source, course, tributaries, and basin characteristics of the three major Himalayan systems through map-based and fact-based questions. Examiner focuses on distinguishing features (Indus westward flow, Ganga's delta, Brahmaputra's length in India) and interstate water-sharing implications. Common errors: confusing tributary origins, misstating river lengths, or misidentifying border rivers.
Indus flows west to Pakistan, Ganga south to Bay of Bengal
Brahmaputra: longest Himalayan river in India, flows northeast
Ganga tributaries: Yamuna (right), Ghaghra, Gandak (left)
Indus tributaries: Sutlej, Chenab, Ravi, Beas (all in India)
All three originate in Tibet/Himalayas, three different directions