29-12-2017, 04:52 PM
*India’s longest river bridge
Ans : Mahatma Gandhi sethu (Ganga) (Patna, 5575 m)
*The name by which Ganga flows through Bangladesh
Ans : Padma
*In Bangladesh, Ganga flows as Padma river until it is joined by the Jamuna (In Bangladesh, Brahmaputra flows as Jamuna).
*The river known as -‘Keertinasini’ in Bangladesh
Ans : Ganga
*The river Ganga empties into Bay of Bengal
* National waterway -1 (Allahabad - Haldia) is on
Ans : Ganga, Bhagirathi and Hooghly rivers
*The major festival held on the banks of river Ganga once in 12 years is Kumbha Mela.
*Kumbha Mela festival held at Haridwar, Allahabad, Nasik and Ujjain.
*The Ganga Action Plan started in the 1986 and the plan was inaugurated by Rajeev Gandhi.
*Ganga river agreement was signed between India and Bangladesh (1996).
*India adopted National Water Policy in September 1987.
*Ganga - Brahmaputra Delta is the World’s, largest Delta.
Brahmaputra
* Brahmaputra originates from
Ans : Chemayungdung glacier (near Manasarovar lake)
*Total length of Brahmaputra
Ans : 2900 km
*916 km of Brahmaputra flows through India
* Indian river with male name
Ans : Brahmaputra
*Miriam La pass separates the source of Brahmaputra from the Manasarovar lake.
*River Brahmaputra flows through the countries such as India, China and Bangladesh
*The least Polluted Himalayan river
Ans : Brahmaputra
*The Indian river which occupies maximum volume of water
Ans : Brahmaputra
*It is also known as "Red River".
