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King Shantanu married twice. First with Ganga, to whom Bhishma was born. What is the name of his second wife

  1. Yamuna

  2. Satyavati

  3. Saraswati

  4. Sridevi
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Explanation

Satyavati was indeed King Shantanu's second wife after Ganga. In the Mahabharata, Bhishma was born from Ganga, and later Shantanu married Satyavati, which led to Bhishma's vow of celibacy to ensure Satyavati's children would inherit the throne.

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