Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The Ganga enters the plains at Devprayag.
2. It passes through Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
3. The Son is its major left bank tributary.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: None of the above
Notes: The Ganga enters the plains at Haridwar. From here, it flows first to the south, then to the south-east and east before splitting into two distributaries, namely the Bhagirathi and the Padma. The river has a length of 2,525 km. It is shared by Uttarakhand (110 km) and Uttar Pradesh (1,450 km), Bihar (445 km) and West Bengal (520 km). The Son is its major right bank tributary. The important left bank tributaries are the Ramganga, the Gomati, the Ghaghara, the Gandak, the Kosi and the Mahananda. The river finally discharges itself into the Bay of Bengal near the Sagar Island.

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