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Q83 (IAS/2021) Geography › Indian Physical Geography › Himalayan river systems Official Key

With reference to the Indus river system, of the following four rivers, three of them pour into one of them which joins the Indus direct. Among the following, which one is such river that joins the Indus direct?

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The correct answer is Option 4: Sutlej. This question requires an understanding of the river hierarchy within the Panjnad system. According to standard geographical references and the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), the Sutlej is the primary river that receives the collective flow of the other three tributaries before merging with the Indus.

The drainage pattern follows this sequence:

  • The Jhelum joins the Chenab near Jhang.
  • The Ravi joins the Chenab further downstream.
  • This combined flow of the Chenab then joins the Sutlej at Uch Sharif to form the Panjnad river.

While the Chenab carries a larger volume of water, the Sutlej is considered the principal channel that "joins the Indus direct" at Mithankot after absorbing the combined waters of the Jhelum, Chenab, and Ravi. Therefore, Sutlej is the final recipient among these four before the ultimate confluence with the Indus.

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This is a pure NCERT map-reading test disguised as a riddle. It requires zero current affairs. The question simply converts the textual description of confluences in NCERT Class XI (Chapter 3) into a logic puzzle. If you only memorized the list of rivers without visualizing who-feeds-whom, you walked into the trap.

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Does the Chenab River receive the Jhelum, Ravi and Sutlej rivers and then join the Indus River directly?
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INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Drainage System > The Indus System > p. 21
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“discharges into the Arabian Sea, east of Karachi. The Indus flows in India through Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. The Jhelum, an important tributary of the Indus, rises from a spring at Verinag situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal in the south-eastern part of the valley of Kashmir. It flows through Srinagar and the Wular lake before entering Pakistan through a deep narrow gorge. It joins the Chenab near Jhang in Pakistan. The Chenab is the largest tributary of the Indus. It is formed by two streams, the Chandra and the Bhaga, which join at Tandi near Keylong in Himachal Pradesh.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly states that the Jhelum joins the Chenab near Jhang in Pakistan.
  • Directly supports the part of the statement that Chenab receives the Jhelum.
CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I ,Geography, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 3: Drainage > The Indus River System > p. 18
Presence: 4/5
“The river Indus rises in Tibet, near Lake Mansarowar. Flowing west, it enters India in the Ladakh. It forms a picturesque gorge in this part. Several tributaries, the Zaskar, the Nubra, the Shyok and the Hunza, join it in the Kashmir region. The Indus flows through Baltistan and Gilgit and emerges from the mountains at Attock. The Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum join together to enter the Indus near Mithankot in Pakistan. Beyond this, the Indus flows southwards eventually reaching the Arabian Sea, east of Karachi. The Indus plain has a very gentle slope. With a total length of 2900 km, the Indus is one of the longest rivers of the world.”
Why this source?
  • Says the Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum join together to enter the Indus near Mithankot.
  • Supports the idea that these rivers combine and then enter the Indus (i.e., a collective confluence before joining Indus).
INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Drainage System > The Indus System > p. 20
Presence: 4/5
“They all originate in the Sulaiman ranges. The river flows southward and receives 'Panjnad' a little above Mithankot. The Panjnad is the name given to the five rivers of Punjab, namely the Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum. It finally”
Why this source?
  • Defines Panjnad as the combined name for the five rivers (Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum).
  • States the Indus receives the Panjnad a little above Mithankot, linking the combined flow to the Indus confluence.
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