Which river, 1,376 km long, is the second-largest tributary of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. the Yamuna
- Step 1: The Yamuna is the second-largest tributary of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India, 1,376 km long. Answer: the Yamuna. It rises at Yamunotri near Bandarpunch. Why not the others: The Son, The Damodar and The Punpun don't fit.
Practise more Indian River Systems and Major Dams.
Free questions with an explanation for every one, and full timed General Knowledge (India) mock tests.
More Indian River Systems and Major Dams questions
- At which Prayag in Uttarakhand do the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi rivers meet to flow on as the Ganga?
- Which river is 1,465 km long, flows east from near Trimbakeshwar and is called Dakshina Ganga?
- Which dam on the Bhagirathi River in Uttarakhand, 260.5 m high, is the tallest dam in India?
- Which river originates at the Amarkantak Plateau and flows west through a rift valley bordered by the Satpura and Vindhya ranges?
- Which river island in Assam, formed by the Brahmaputra, became the first island in India to be designated a district, in 2016?
- Which tributary of the Ganga is known as the 'Sorrow of Bihar' because its annual floods affect roughly 21,000 sq km of farmland?