Arrange the following tributaries of Indus from South to North-
(A) Satluj
(B) Ravi
(C) Chenab
(D) Jhelum
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (B), (C), (D)
The five rivers of the Punjab that join the Indus from the east lie one above the other from south to north. Their order is Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab, Jhelum (Beas is not among the items here):
(A) Satluj — the southernmost; it rises near Rakas Lake in Tibet and enters India at Shipki La
(B) Ravi — north of the Satluj (and of the Beas), flowing past Lahore
(C) Chenab — north of the Ravi, formed by the Chandra and Bhaga in Himachal Pradesh
(D) Jhelum — the northernmost, rising at Verinag and flowing through Srinagar in the Kashmir valley