Q. Consider the following statements:

1. Yamuna is joined by the Chambal, the Sind, the Betwa and the Ken on its left bank.
2. It is joined by the Hindon, the Rind, the Sengar, the Varuna on its right bank.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 2
Notes: The Yamuna, the western most and the longest tributary of the Ganga, has its source in the Yamunotri glacier on the western slopes of Banderpunch range (6,316 km). It joins the Ganga at Prayag (Allahabad). It is joined by the Chambal, the Sind, the Betwa and the Ken on its right bank which originates from the Peninsular Plateau while the Hindon, the Rind, the Sengar, the Varuna, etc. join it on its left bank. Much of its water feeds the western and eastern Yamuna and the Agra canals for irrigation purposes.

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