Here is Question No. 33 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2021.
Q33. With reference to the Indus river system, of the following four rivers, three of them pour into one of them which joins the Indus directly. Among the following, which one is such a river that joins the Indus directly?
a) Chenab
b) Jhelum
c) Ravi
d) Sutlej
Answer: (d)
- Starting at the pinnacle of the world with glaciers, the Indus River supplies the flora and fauna of temperate forests, plateaus, and dry rural areas.InconjunctionwiththeriversChenab, Jhelum, Sutlej, Ravi, Beas, and two tributaries from Afghanistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Indus creates the Sapta Sindhu (Seven Rivers) delta of Pakistan.
- Option a is incorrect: Chenab River moves into the lands of Punjab in the vicinity of Akhnur and is subsequently connected with the Jhelum. It creates the border between the Rechna and the Jech Doabs. The Chenab joins Satluj in Pakistan.
- Option b is incorrect: The Jhelum joins the Chenab near Jhang in Pakistan.
- Option c is incorrect: The Ravi River runs as a portion of the boundary between India and Pakistan for a particular distance prior to moving into Pakistan and meeting the Chenab River. The Ravi joins the Chenab near Sarai Sidhu.
- Option d is correct: Satluj is joined by the Chenab in Pakistan. Thus, Satluj receives the collective drainage of the Ravi, Chenab, and Jhelum rivers. It joins the Indus a few kilometers above Mithankot.
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