UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2021

With reference to the Indus river system, of the following four rivers, three of them pour into one of them which joins the Indus direct. Among the following, which one is such river that joins the Indus direct?

  1. Chenab
  2. Jhelum
  3. Ravi
  4. Sutlej

Answer

Correct Answer

Sutlej

Explanation

As per UPSC's official key the answer is the Sutlej. The Jhelum joins the Chenab, the Ravi also joins the Chenab, and the Chenab in turn joins the Sutlej near Uch Sharif to form the Panjnad, which then joins the Indus directly at Mithankot.

Topics: drainage systems, geography, indian geography, indus river system tributaries