Question

Which among the following tributaries of the Ganga river rises as the Karnali river in the Tibet autonomous region of China?
1. Ghaghara
2. Gomti
3. Kosi
4. Betwa

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Ghaghara

The correct answer is option 1) i.e. Ghaghara.

• Ghaghara river is a major left-bank tributary of the Ganga river which rises as the Karnali River in the high Himalayas of southern Tibet Autonomous Region, China, and flows southeast through Nepal.
• Cutting southward across the Siwalik Range, it splits into two branches that rejoin south of the Indian border and form the Ghaghara proper.
• It flows southeast through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states to enter the Ganges below Chapra after a 970-km course.
• The major tributaries—the Kuwana, the Rapti, and the Little Gandak rivers—all flow into the Ghaghara from the mountains to the north.
• Together with the Ganges and its tributaries, it has helped form the vast alluvial plain of northern Uttar Pradesh.
• Along its lower course, it is also called the Sarju River and the Deoha.