Question

1.What are tributaries. Name the tributary of the
Ganges

Answer 1

Answer:

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake.

A large number of tributaries like Alaknanda, Ramganga, Kali, Yamuna, Gomti, Ghagra, Gandak, Kosi and Sone, draining 11 states of the country join River Ganga at different confluence points during its journey.

Answer 2

Answer:

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem river or a lake. a Tributary does not flow directly into a sea or oceans tributaries and the mainstream river drain the surrounding drainage basin of surface area and groundwater leading the water out into an ocean.

Some of the three major tributaries of India are there gangas River system , Brahmaputra River system and the Indus River system.

Tributaries of Ganga River system are Alaknanda, Ram Ganga ,Kali ,Yamuna ,Gomti, Ghagra ,Kosi and sone