Question

Which of the following Ganga tributary originates from the Amarkantak Plateau? a)Kali or Sarda b)Son c)Yamuna d)Gandak

Answer 1

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The Son River originates near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, just east of the headwater of the Narmada River, and flows north-northwest through Madhya Pradesh state before turning sharply eastward where it encounters the southwest-northeast-Kaimur Range.

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Answer 2

The Ganga tributary that originates from the Amarkantak Plateau is- b) Son.

What is a tributary?

• A tributary is the small river that joins the large river before the river drains into a large water body such as the ocean.
• For example- the Yamuna, Kali, Son are some tributaries of the Ganga river that joins it before Ganga drains into the Bay of Bengal.
• Each tributary has its source.

The source of some tributaries are:

• Son river is the right bank tributary of the Ganga river that originates from the Amarkantak Plateau of Madhya Pradesh.
• Yamuna is the largest tributary of Ganga river that originates from the Yamunotri glacier in Uttarakhand.
• Kali or Sarda river is the left bank tributary that originates from trans- Himalayas.
• Gandak river is also the left bank tributary that originates from Tibet Himalayas.