Question

Which one of the following rivers does not originate in India?
A. Beas
B. Chenab
C. Ravi
D. Sutlej

Answer 1

Hint:
> Under the Indus Waters Treaties between India and Pakistan, it is delegated to India and is mainly diverted to irrigation canals in India.
> Initially, under the Tibetan name Langqên Zangbo (Elephant River or Elephant Spring), the nascent river flows west-northwest to the Shipki La pass for around 260 kilometres (160 mi) and enters India in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Complete answer:
Beas:
The Beas emerge at an altitude of 4,062 m above sea level near the Rohtang Pass, close to the source of the Ravi, at the southern end of the Pir Panjal Range. This is not the correct answer, Hence Option A. is an incorrect option.

Chenab:
The Chenab originates in the Lahul-Spiti portion of the Zaskar Range, close to the Bara Lacha Pass. At an altitude of 4,900 m, its headwaters are created by two small streams on opposite sides of the pass, respectively Chandra and Bhaga. This is not the correct answer, Hence Option B. is an incorrect option.

Ravi:
The Ravi has its origins in the Kullu hills near Himachal Pradesh's Rohtang Pass. Near Madhopur, it joins the Punjab Plains and later reaches Pakistan below Amritsar. This is not the correct answer, Hence Option C. is an incorrect option.

Sutlej:
Sutlej rises at an elevation of 15,000 feet on the northern slope of the Himalayas at Lake La'nga in southwestern Tibet (4,600 metres).

It enters and passes the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh before starting its flow through the Punjab plain near Nangal, Punjab state, flowing northwestward and then west-southwestward through Himalayan gorges.

It crosses the Beas River and forms 65 miles (105 km of the boundary between India and Pakistan before joining Pakistan and flowing another 220 miles (350 km) to join the Chenab River west of Bahawalpur. Proceeding southwest in a wide channel.

Therefore the correct answer is D

Note
The Sutlej River in northern India and Pakistan is the longest of the five rivers that run through the ancient crossroads of the Punjab region. The River Sutlej is also known as Shatadru.

It is the Indus river's easternmost tributary. The bhakra dam is being built along the Sutlej River to provide irrigation and other services to the nearby areas.

A plan for the development of a 214-kilometre long heavy freight and irrigation canal, known as the Sutlej-Yamuna Connection (SYL), to connect the rivers Sutlej and Yamuna, has been proposed. The project is intended to link the Ganges, which flows to the east coast of the subcontinent, with points west, through Pakistan.