Question

Which river among the following originates from the Yamunotri Glacier in the Bandarpunch mountain range?

• A. Son
• B. Rihand
• C. Yamuna
• D. Chambal

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Yamuna

• Correct Answer: Option C - Yamuna

• The Yamuna River originates from the Yamunotri Glacier in the Bandarpunch mountain range of the Himalayas. The Yamunotri Glacier is located at an elevation of about 6,387 meters above sea level in the western Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India.

• Key facts about the Yamuna River:

• It is the second largest tributary of the Ganges River

• The river flows through several states including Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh

• Yamunotri is one of the four main pilgrimage sites in India's Char Dham circuit

• The Bandarpunch mountain range where the glacier is located has peaks reaching heights of over 6,000 meters

• The river has a total length of about 1,376 kilometers before merging with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj

• The other options - Son, Rihand, and Chambal - have different origins:

• Son River originates from Amarkantak plateau in Madhya Pradesh

• Rihand River originates in the Surguja district of Chhattisgarh

• Chambal River originates from the Janapao Hills in the Vindhya Range near Mhow, Madhya Pradesh