Q: 56 (IAS/2009)
question_subject:
Geography
question_exam:
IAS
stats:
0,182,69,18,40,11,182
keywords:
{'rivers': [3, 2, 8, 8], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'chenab': [8, 0, 5, 10], 'beas': [1, 0, 4, 3], 'ravi': [12, 0, 7, 11]}
The answer relates to the geographical knowledge about the sources of rivers in India.
Option 1: The Beas river originates from the Beas Kund in the Himalayas in central Himachal Pradesh, India.
Option 2: The Chenab river originates from the Bara Lacha pass in the Himalayas, located in Himachal Pradesh, India.
Option 3: The Ravi river originates in the Himalayas in Chamba, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Option 4: The Sutlej river, however, does not originate in India. It originates from Lake Rakshastal in Tibet, China, which is outside of India’s geographic boundaries.
So, option 4, Sutlej, is the correct answer - this is the river among the options given that does not originate in India.