Q. Consider the following statements about Ghaggar river:
1.It rises from the Shivalik Range of northwestern Himachal Pradesh.
2.It falls into the Arabian Sea.
3.The Markanda river is a tributary of the Ghaggar river.
How many of the above statements are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: Statements 1 and 3 are correct
Statement 1 is correct: It rises from the Shivalik Range of northwestern Himachal Pradesh.
Statement 2 is incorrect: After passing through the Ambala and Hissar districts of Haryana, it disappears into the Thar Desert in Rajasthan.
Statement 3 is correct: Tributaries: The main tributaries of the Ghaggar are the Kaushalya River, Markanda, Sarsuti, Tangri, and Chautang.
Source: ToI
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