Q.   Consider the following pairs:

1. Confluence of Bhagirathi and Alaknanda - Devprayag
2. Confluence of Alaknanda and Mandakini - Rudraprayag
3. Confluence of Alaknanda and Pindar Ganga - Karnaprayag

  Which of the above is/are correct?
Answer: 1, 2 & 3
Notes: The five confluences, known as the Panch Prayag, are all along the Alaknanda. They are, in downstream order, Vishnuprayag, where the Dhauliganga joins the Alaknanda; Nandprayag, where the Nandakini joins; Karnaprayag, where the Pindar joins, Rudraprayag, where the Mandakini joins; and finally, Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi joins the Alaknanda to form the Ganges River.

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