Geography PYQ 80 of 587 · Drainage System, River Cities, Waterfalls & Lakes · Ganga Drainage System

Which of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi?

  1. AKarnaprayag
  2. BVishnuprayag
  3. CRudraprayag
  4. DDevprayag

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Correct answer: (d) Devprayag

Explanation

There are five major confluence points on the course of the Alaknanda river, collectively called the Panch Prayag. These are Vishnuprayag, Nandprayag, Karnprayag, Rudraprayag, and Devprayag. Devprayag is the place where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers meet. Here, they merge and then flow ahead as the ‘Ganga’.

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