Question

Which of the following river spreads over the Sapta Indus region and later dries up?
1. Chenab
2. Yamuna
3. Saraswati
4. Jhelum 

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Saraswati

The correct answer is Saraswati.

• The Saraswati River is one of the rivers mentioned in the Rig Veda and later Vedic and post-Vedic texts.
• Saraswati is the name of a river originating in the Aravalli mountain range in Rajasthan, passing through Sidhpur and Patan before submerging in the Rann of Kutch desert.

• Sapta Sindhu is the seven rivers that are considered the most sacred ones in India: Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej, Beas.
• Chenab River, a river of the Indian subcontinent in northwestern India and northeastern and eastern Pakistan.
  • The Chenab is formed by the confluence of two streams, Chandra and Bhaga.
• The Yamuna rises on the slopes of the Bandarpunch massif in the Great Himalayas near Yamnotri (Jamnotri) in western Uttarakhand.
  • It is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganga and the longest tributary in India.
• Jhelum River, a river of northwestern India and northern and eastern Pakistan.
  • the source of this river is Pir Panjal Range and falls into the Chenab River.