Question

Ganga river originates from the glacier named
(a) Pirpanjal
(b) Siachin
(c) Kailash
(d) Gangotri

Answer 1

Answer:

Gangotri

It is believed that Bhagirathi River is the source Stream of Ganga River. It originates from Gaumukh, which is located at the base of Gangotri and Khatilang glaciers in Uttarakhand.

Answer 2

Answer:

Ganga river rises from the glacier named - option d) Gangotri.

Ganga river originates from the southern foothill of Himalayas that lies on the Indian border side. Ganga ends its course in Bay of bengal of the Bengal side and carries five headstreams.

Name of these headstreams are Alaknanda, Dhauliganga, Bhagirathi, Pindar and Mandakini.

Ganga basin forms the largest Delta in India along with the river Brahmaputra.