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Which of the following rivers existed before the uplift of the Himalaya ?
A. Brahmaputra
B. Sutlej
C. Indus
D. Bhagirathi

A) A and C
B) B and C
C) A, B and C
D) A, B, C and D

Correct Answer:



C) A, B and C

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D). is not a perennial river

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A). Brahmaputra

B). Indus

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D). Sutlej

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A). Brahmaputra-Ganga-Godavari-Narmada

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10). Which of the following is true with regard to the characteristics of the Himalayan rivers ?
I. Many of them have their sources in the Inner Himalayas
II. They have a perennial flow
III. They have a great capacity for erosion
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A). I and II

B). I, II and III

C). III and IV

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