Question

Which tributary of Indus originates from Himachal Pradesh?
A Satluj
B.Beas
C.Ravi
D.Chenab

Answer 1

Hint: The river Indus has its source in the Kailash Range, about one hundred km north of Mansarovar lake. It has five tributaries, namely, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas.The Brahmaputra river rises in Tibet near lake Mansarovar and flows eastward as Tsangpo.

Complete answer:
The Punjab Plains: In India, these plains lie in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. A significant feature of these plains is the doabs of the five tributaries of the Indus-Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Sutlej and Beas. In fact, Punjab derives its name from these, i.e., the land of five rivers.
The watershed of the Aravali Hills separates these plains from the Ganga Basin. In Assam, the river Brahmaputra is joined by numerous streams, namely, the Dihang, Dibang and Lohit. Its other tributaries are Tista, Dhansun and Manas.
The Chenab river is the major river of India and Pakistan it forms in the upper Himalayas in the district of Himachal Pradesh India and flows through the Jammu region of Jammu Kashmir into Plains of Punjab and Pakistan among all the five tributaries of the river Indus the lifeline of Pakistan. It is the major river of Jammu and Kashmir the river flows through Jammu Kashmir between clips of Shivalik Hills and lesser Himalayas it flows in Punjab in Pakistan and Jammu Kashmir in India.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: The Ganga rises in the Gangotri glacier in the Himalayas, Cutting through the Shivalik range, it enters the plains at Haridwar (Uttarakhand). The main tributaries of Ganga are Yamuna (which joins Ganga on its right bank at Allahabad), Son, Ramganga, Ghagra, Gomti, Gandak, Kosi and Mahananda.