In which of the following places do the two rivers named Bhagirathi and Alaknanda merge and take the name Ganga?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Devprayag
The Bhagirathi, which rises at Gaumukh near Gangotri, and the Alaknanda meet at Devprayag in the Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand, and below this confluence the river is called the Ganga. Devprayag is the last of the Panch Prayag, the five holy confluences on the Alaknanda.