Consider the following pairs:

Which of the pairs correctly matched?

1. 1, 2 and 4
2. 1, 3 and 4
3. 2 and 5
4. 3 and 5

Explanation

Pair 1 is correct

• The Yamuna River is the largest tributary of the Ganga River. It originates from the Bandarpoonch Glacier just above Yamunotri. Flowing through the Himalayas, the river cuts across the Nag Tibba Range, Mussoorie Range, and Shiwalik Range. The Yamuna flows for a total length of about 1,376 km before joining the Ganga near the Triveni Sangam.

Pair 2 is correct

• Bara Shigri is located in the Lahaul Spiti region in Chandra Valley, Himachal Pradesh. It is a 30-km-long glacier, the second-longest glacier in the Himalayas after Gangotri.
• It feeds the Chenab River. The Chenab River originates near the Baralacha La in the Lahaul-Spiti region of the Zanskar Range. Two small streams, the Chandra River and the Bhaga River, rise on opposite sides of the pass and join at an altitude of about 4,900 m to form the Chandrabhaga. The united stream, known as the Chandrabhaga River, flows northwest through the Pangi Valley, parallel to the Pir Panjal Range. Near Kishtwar, it cuts a deep gorge and then enters the plains near Akhnoor. From here, the river flows through the plains of Punjab and reaches Panjnad, where it joins the Sutlej River after receiving the waters of the Jhelum River and the Ravi River.

Pair 3 is incorrect

• Mandakini River is a tributary of the Alaknanda River, has its source in the Sumeru glacier above the Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand.
  • Alaknanda River joins the Bhagirathi at Devaprayag.
  • From Devapryag, the river is called the Ganga.
• Milam glacier is one of the major glaciers of the Kumaon Himalaya. It is a part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand. It is the source of the Gori Ganga River, which acts as an important tributary of the Kali River.

Pair 4 is correct

• Nubra River originates from the Siachen Glacier. It is a tributary of the Shyok River, which in turn is a tributary of the Indus River.

Pair 5 is incorrect

• Zemu Glacier is the largest glacier in the Eastern Himalaya. It is about 26 kilometres (16 mi) in length and is located at the base of Kangchenjunga in the Himalayan region of Sikkim. It is one of the sources for the Teesta that joins the Brahmaputra.
• The Manas River is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India. Royal Manas National Park of Bhutan and the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary are located in the Manas River valley. The Manas River flows through Bhutan and Assam in India before it joins the right bank of the Brahmaputra River.

Answer: (a) 1, 2 and 4; Difficulty Level: Hard