III. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences.
1. What is the branch of Ganga that flows through West Bengal called?
2. Where does Brahmaputra enter India?
3. Which tributary of Ganga flows through Lucknow?
4. Name the languages spoken in the Northern Plains.
5. Name any five festivals celebrated in this region.
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Ganges River
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Nafis Ahmad See All Contributors
Professor of Geography, University of Dacca, Bangladesh. Author of Economic Geography of East Pakistan; editor of Oriental Geographer.
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Alternative Title: Ganga
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Ganges River, Hindi Ganga, great river of the plains of the northern Indian subcontinent. Although officially as well as popularly called the Ganga in Hindi and in other Indian languages, internationally it is known by its conventional name, the Ganges. From time immemorial it has been the holy river of Hinduism. For most of its course it is a wide and sluggish stream, flowing through one of the most fertile and densely populated regions in the world. Despite its importance, its length of 1,560 miles (2,510 km) is relatively short compared with the other great rivers of Asia or of the world.
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