Q. Consider the following:
  1. The Indus flows in India through Himachal and Jammu and Kashmir.
  2. The Jhelum river rises from a spring at Verinag.
  3. The Jhelum joins the Chenab near Jhang in Beas.
Which of the above is / are correct?

Answer: Only 2
Notes: The Indus flows in India only through Jammu and Kashmir. The Jhelum, an important tributary of the Indus, rises from a spring at Verinag situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the south-eastern part of the valley of Kashmir. It flows through Srinagar and the Wular lake before entering Pakistan through a deep narrow gorge. It joins the Chenab near Jhang in Pakistan.
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