Q. Gandaki River, recently seen in the news, is a left bank tributary of which river?
Answer:
Ganges River
Notes: A 15-year-old bridge over the Gandaki River in Bihar's Saran district collapsed on July 4, the third bridge collapse in the district within 24 hours. The bridge connected villages in Saran to Siwan district. Over the past 17 days, 12 bridges have collapsed across Bihar. The Gandaki River, also known as Narayani and Gandak, originates in Nepal and flows into the Ganges near Patna, Bihar. Spanning 475 miles, it has a catchment area of 46,300 sq.km, with 7,620 sq.km in India. The river is bordered by the Himalayas, Ganga, Burhi Gandak Basin, and Ghagra Basin, with 1,710 glaciers and over 300 lakes in its upper catchment.