Indus river basin is extended up to
- A.Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab
- B.Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana
- C.Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
- D.Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan
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Explanation
The correct answer is D, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan. The Indian part of the Indus basin covers all six, along with Chandigarh.
The Indus rises near Lake Mansarovar in Tibet and enters India in Ladakh. In India its basin drains Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir through the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab, and Himachal Pradesh and Punjab through the Ravi, Beas and Sutlej. Parts of Haryana and the canal-fed north-west of Rajasthan, served by the Ghaggar and the Indira Gandhi Canal from the Sutlej-Beas system, also fall in the basin. Only about a third of the whole basin lies in India.
A is wrong because it leaves out Haryana and Rajasthan. B is wrong because it drops Himachal Pradesh, where the Sutlej, Beas, Ravi and Chenab flow, and Rajasthan. C is wrong because it misses Himachal Pradesh, the upper catchment of three Indus tributaries.
Exam tip: Indus basin in India covers Ladakh, J&K, Himachal, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Chandigarh.
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