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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2019

 These west-coast rivers are of great importance as they contain as much as 11 per cent of
the country‘s water resources while watering about 10 per cent of the land area.
Main Rivers of India
 Being an agricultural country, the Contributing Rivers in the national economy are significant.
 These rivers not only contribute to the national economy, but they play a major role in social,
economic, political and cultural aspect.
 Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra are the example of this.
Drainage systems falling into the Arabian Sea

 The total area drained by these systems is very small as compared with the area of drainage
system falling into the Bay of Bengal.
 The Rivers draining Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab States flow
generally westwards.
 The Indus, Jhelum and Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir; Ravi, Beas and Sutlej in Himachal
Pradesh and the Punjab, the important river systems in Trans Himalayas or Himalayas
origin.
The Ganga
 Ganga is the most holy river, according to Hindus.
 It starts from Gangotri in the Himalayas and pours into the Bay of Bengal by travelling
around 2525 km.
 It is ranked the third largest river in the world.
 The length of the Ganga is 2,510 km or 1,560 miles.
 The river has its origin in the Western Himalayan Ranges in the state of Uttarakhand.
 It passes through the state of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West
Bengal.
 The major tributaries of the Ganga are as follows:
 Left attributes – Karnali, Mahakali, Gandak, Koshi, Ghaghara and Damodar.
 Right attributes – Yamuna, Son, Mahananda, and Chambal.
The Jhelum
 A spring at Verinarg situated in the southeastern part of the valley of Kashmir.
 It flows northward from its source to Wular lake and further down south- westwards till it
enters a gorge lies between Baramulla and Muzaffarbad.
 Kishanganga its right bank tributary joins it at Muzaffarabad.

 Its length is 400 km.

The Chenab
 The Chenab of Jammu & Kashmir is known as Chandrabhanga in Himachal Pradesh.
 The Chandrabhanga flows north-westwards and runs parallel to the Pir Panjal range for
some distance.
 Its length in India is 1180 km.
The Ravi
 The source of this river lies near the Rohtang pass.
 From its origin it flows to the northwest and drains the area lying between the southeastern
part of Pir Panjal range and the Daula-Dhar Range.
 It joins the Chenab in Pakistan.
 Its length is 720km.

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