Question

Which one of the following cities is not located on the bank of rivers
Ganga?
A. Fatehpur
B. Bhagalpur
C. Uttarkashi
D. Kanpur

Answer 1

Hint- It refers to a religious place for spiritual and adventurous tourism. This town is also known as Shivnagari. The town has a number of temples as well as ashrams. This town is very famous for its religious people, weather, and education.

Complete answer:
The city of Uttarkashi is not located on the bank of river Ganga. It is situated on the banks of river Bhagirathi at an altitude of around 1158 m above sea level. Uttarkashi is basically known as a holy town that is close to Rishikesh.
The Ganges or the Ganga refers to a trans-boundary river of the Asian continent which flows through the countries of India and Bangladesh. The 2,525 km river rises in the western Himalayas which are located in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and also flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of Northern India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is known as the third largest river by discharge. The Ganga is a very sacred river for the Hindus.It is also regarded as a lifeline to most of the Indians living along its course and dependent on the same for their daily needs. It is also worshipped as the goddess Ganga in the religion of Hinduism. It has also been historically important, having a lot of former provincial or imperial capitals (like the Pataliputra, Kannauj, Kara, Kashi, Patna, Hajipur,Munger, Bhagalpur, Murshidabad, Baharampur, Kampilya, and Kolkata) that are also located on its banks.
Thus, Option C is the correct answer.

Note- The river’s most important famed faunal member is the freshwater Ganges river dolphin that has been declared India’s national aquatic animal. The Ganges river dolphin is regarded as one of the only five true freshwaters globally.