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Read the following statements and select the correct answer. 

Statement (A): Rivers flow from Himalaya are perennial rivers.

Reason (R): Source of Himalayan rivers are located in glaciers.


1. (A) and (R) both are correct and (R) supports (A).
2. (A) and (R) both are correct and (R) does not supports (A).
3. (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
4. (A) is wrong but (R) is correct

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Correct Answer - Option 1 : (A) and (R) both are correct and (R) supports (A).

The correct answer is option 1.

  • The rivers that have water throughout the year are called perennial rivers.
    • In India Himalayan Rivers like Ganga and Brahmaputra are perennial rivers.
    • These are both rain-fed and formed through the melting of the glaciers.
    • The Himalayas are drained by 19 major rivers, of which the Indus and the Brahmaputra are the largest, each having catchment basins in the mountains of about 100,000 square miles (260,000 square km) in extent.
    • Five of the 19 rivers, with a total catchment area of about 51,000 square miles (132,000 square km), belong to the Indus system—the Jhelum, the Chenab, the Ravi, the Beas, and the Sutlej—and collectively define the vast region divided between Punjab state in India and Punjab province in Pakistan.
      • Of the remaining rivers, nine belong to the Ganges system—the Ganges, Yamuna, Ramganga, Kali (Kali Gandak), Karnali, Rapti, Gandak, Bagmati, and Kosi rivers—draining roughly 84,000 square miles (218,000 square km) in the mountains, and three belong to the Brahmaputra system—the Tista, the Raidak, and the Manas—draining another 71,000 square miles (184,000 square km) in the Himalayas.

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