Indian Geography – Rivers of India (Ganges)
1) Indian rivers can be broadly classified in how many categories? – 2 categories A) Rivers belonging to the Himalayan system B) Rivers belonging to Indian Peninsula
2) Which are the major rivers belonging to the Himalayan system, which flow through India? – Ganges, Indus and Brahmaputra
3) Which is the largest river of India? – Ganges or Ganga, length in India is about 2,500 Km (Indus (3,200Km) and Brahmaputra (2,900Km) are much longer than Ganges but length of their flow in India is smaller when compared with Ganges’ length of flow in India)
4) What is the originating point of river Ganges? – Gomukh or Gaumukh in Uttarakhand
5) Ganges is known by which name after it originates from Gomukh? – Bhagirathi
6) Bhagirathi joins which river at Devprayag (Uttarakhand) to become Ganges? – Alaknanda (It can be said that Bhagirathi becomes Ganges at Devprayag after meeting Alaknanda)