Glacier River
- Bandarpunch Yamuna
- Bara Shigri Chenab
- Milam Mandakini
- Siachen Nubra
- Zemu Manas
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 5 only
(d) 3 and 5 only
Answer: (a)
Pair 1 is correctly matched:
Bandarpunch glacier is located in the Garhwal region of Uttarakhand. The River Yamuna originates on the West end of the Bandarpunch cirque Glacier. The Eastern slopes of the Bandarpunch mountain feed the River Ganga. This is a unique mountain that feeds both Yamuna and Ganga.
Pair 2 is correctly matched: Bara Shigri glacier is located in Lahaul and Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh. The Bara Shigri glacier attracted much attention for many years because of the valuable antimony deposits found there. It feeds the Chandra River and after the junction at Tandi with the Bhaga River, it is known as the Chenab river.
Pair 3 is not correctly matched: Milam is situated in the Kumaon Himalayas, originating from the eastern slopes of the Trishuli. The river Gori Ganga has its source here. Mandakini River is a tributary of the Alakananda River.
Pair 4 is correctly matched: The Siachen Glacier is located in Northern Ladakh in the eastern Karakoram Range of the Himalayas. It is the source of the Nubra River, a tributary of the Indus River flowing into Pakistan and the Arabian Sea. The water of the Nubra drains into the Shyok River and then into the Indus. The Siachen Glacier is the highest battleground on Earth.
Pair 5 is not correctly matched: The Zemu glacier is the largest glacier in the Eastern Himalayas located in Sikkim. It is situated at the base of the Kanchenjunga and is one of the sources for the Teesta River that joins the River Brahmaputra. The Manas River is a trans-boundary river in the Himalayas between Bhutan and India.
