Multiple choice

Much of the water in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra rivers comes from

  1. natural springs in the desert

  2. melting ice in the mountains

  3. rain-fed streams in the plateau

  4. large lakes in the northern plain
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The major rivers of northern India, including the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra, are fed primarily by the melting glaciers and snow in the high Himalayan mountains.

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