Question

Which of the following rivers does not get its source from the Shivalik Hills?
1. Tangri
2. Dohan
3. Markanda
4. Ghaggar

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Dohan

Dohan is NOT correct.

• Among the options, only Dohan does NOT originate from the Shivalik Hills.

 

• Dohan river originates from Aravalli Range in Rajasthan.
  • After originating from Aravalli Range then it disappears in Mahendragarh district in Haryana.
  • Dohan river is a rain-fed river.
  • Several Ochre Coloured Pottery culture sites have been found along the banks of the Dohan river.
• The Shivalik Hills is a mountain range of the outer Himalayas.
• Rivers such as Tangri, Markanda, and Ghaggar originate from the Shivalik Hills.

 

• Tangri is a tributary of the Ghaggar River in the Haryana.
  • It originates from the Shivalik Hills.
  • Tangri river flows along the Haryana and Punjab border before meeting the Ghaggar river.
  • Tangri river confluences with the Markanda River in Haryana at the Haryana-Punjab border.
• The Markanda river is an eastern tributary of the Ghaggar river.
  • It originates from the Shivalik Hills on the border of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State.
• Ghaggar River is a river in northern India.
  • It originates from the Dagshai village in the Shivalik Hills of Himachal Pradesh.
  • It flows about 320 km southwest through Haryana state and met the Saraswati River.