Question

With reference to the Gangetic Plain, answer the following:
(a) List the left bank tributaries of the Ganga.
(b) Why is it a perennial river?
(c) Trace the course of the river from its source to its mouth.
(d) Name three towns set up on the course of the Ganga or its tributarie​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) ans)Major left-bank tributaries include Gomti River, Ghaghara River, Gandaki river, and Kosi river; major right-bank tributaries include Yamuna river, Son river, Punpun and Damodar. The hydrology of the Ganges River is very complicated, especially in the Ganges Delta region.

b) ans)The name Perennial is derived from a Latin word 'perennis', which means lasting throughout the year. As they flow continuously throughout the year irrespective of seasons, they are also called permanent rivers. Mostly they originate from the mountain and the water is fed by melting of glaciers.

Answer 2

Answer:

1.a.Gomti, Gharghara, Gandak, kosi

b. Because they are originated from glacier.. so they having water through out the year. so.

c.