Other Rivers

The Triveni canal has been constructed on the Gandak river in Bihar.

Shyok river is known as 'River of Death' in the Karakoram. ancient evidences indicate that it was also a medium of trade between Yarkand and Ladakh.

Zanskar (Zaskar) river flows through hard rock and form the deep gorge. It originates on the border of Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh. It flows in north-east and joints Indus at Nimu. Spiti river originates from Kunzum pass. It merges into Sutlej river near Namgia in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh after flowing 60 miles.

Sutlej (Satluj) river rises in Tibet it crosses Great Himalaya and Zaskar (Zanskar) range and crosses Indo-Tibet border near Shipki La. Spiti river merges in Sutlej (Satluj) from the north. Thus the correct order of the above rivers from north to south is- Shyok - Zanskar (Zaskar) – Spiti - Sutlej (Satluj).

The Hizla fair is organized on the banks of the Mayurakshi river in Dumka, Santhal pargana. Hizla is located on the banks of the Mayurakshi river.

On 25th August, 2005 a Memorandum of Understanding was signed for Ken-Betwa Link project. It was signed by the then Chief Minister of U.P., Mulayam Singh Yadav, the then Chief Minister of M.P., Babulal Gaur and the then Union Water Resources Minister Priyaranjan Das Munshi.

Rajghat River Valley Project is a joint project of the Government of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. This project is located on Betwa River, 22km away from Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Rajghat River Valley Project is a joint project of the Government of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. This project is located on Betwa River, 22km away from Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh.

Chambal river originates on Janapav Hills near Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Old name Mhow) (M.P.) and flows into Yamuna near Itawa. Son River flows into Ganga near Patna. Thus pair 1 and 2 are not matched correctly. Manas River is the Tributary of Brahmaputra River. Thus pair 3 is correctly matched.

Kali river rises near Diggi village in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. It follows an arch shaped course in west direction and flows into the Arabian Sea. The total length of this river is 184 km. Thus, assertion (A) is wrong. Karwar and Kaiga are located at the bank of this river. It is polluted because of Manganese ore.

Deccan Plateau is extended from Narmada river to Kumari island and from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal. The average elevation of this plateau above sea level is 600 meter. Western Ghats parallel to the Arabian Sea is high mountainous region and the eastern edge of the Deccan Plateau gently slopes towards the Bay of Bengal. All the rivers flowing eastwards from the Western Ghats follow this slope and fall into the Bay of Bengal. Thus reason (R) is correct.

World's highest Arch Bridge is being constructed on India's Chenab River. It is under constructed bridge. World's highest bridge in all categories is Duge Bridge in China.

Mahatma Gandhi Setu is a bridge over the river Ganges connecting Patna in the South to Hajipur in the North of Bihar. Its length is 5,575 metres. It was officially inaugurated in March, 1982.