Choose the combination that names all of the cities through which the Ganga river passes:
(A) Delhi
(B) Rishikesh
(C) Haridwar
(D) Prayagraj
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C) and (D) only
The Ganga takes its name at Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda meet. It then flows past Rishikesh, enters the plains at Haridwar and flows south-east across Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.
(A) Delhi Incorrect. Delhi stands on the Yamuna, which joins the Ganga only much later, at Prayagraj.
(B) Rishikesh Correct. The Ganga flows past Rishikesh in the Himalayan foothills of Uttarakhand.
(C) Haridwar Correct. At Haridwar the Ganga leaves the hills and enters the plains.
(D) Prayagraj Correct. At Prayagraj the Ganga meets the Yamuna at the Triveni Sangam.