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The source of the Indus River is ______.
1. Black Forest
2. Nepal
3. Himalayas
4. China

Answer
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Hint: Indus flows from Jammu and Kashmir in India, as well as through a number of Pakistani states.
Meanwhile Indus runs through the upper part of India as well as reaches its highest in Jammu and Kashmir, with some other rivers in that region.

Complete answer:
Indus River-
The Indus is one of the mightiest rivers in Asia.
From its origins in the north-western foothills of the Himalayas, it flows through the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir and the stretch of Pakistan to the Arabian Sea.
The river runs across the Ladakh region of India towards Gilgit-Baltistan, and then flows south along the length of Pakistan to join into the Arabian Sea near the port town of Karachi in Sindh.
The Indus System is one of the largest river basins in the world. It is also known as Sindhu, the westernmost river in the Himalayas in India.
It originates from a glacier near Bokhar Chu (31°15' N latitude and 81°40' E longitude) in the Tibetan area at an altitude of 4.164 m in the Kailash Mountains.
It is one of the longest rivers in the world, with a total of 2,000 miles (3,200 km).
Therefore the answer is 3. Himalayas
Note:
Indus Rivers’ drainage area is roughly 1,165,000 square kilometers, of which 453,000 square kilometers lie in the Himalayas, Hindu Kush and Karakoram ranges and in the semi-arid plains of Pakistan.
The average discharge of the Indus River is about 243 cubic km
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