Q. Which of the following rivers originate within the territory of India?
- Brahmaputra
- Sutlej
- Indus
- Bhagirathi
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Answer:
Only 4
Notes: Yarlung Zangbo is the upstream section of the Brahmaputra River, originating at the Angsi Glacier in Tibet. The Sutlej River, known as Langqên Zangbo in Tibet, is the easternmost tributary of the Indus, originating west of Rakshastal Lake. The Indus River starts near Lake Mapam in Western Tibet, flowing through Ladakh and Gilgit Baltistan into Pakistan, eventually draining into the Arabian Sea. The Bhagirathi River, which arises from the Gangotri Glacier in Uttarakhand, is the source stream of the Ganga, formed by the confluence of the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers.