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Indian Rivers

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This is the first post on Indian Geography. This topic is a part of general awareness section and hence indispensable for Govt. job examinations like UPSC, SSC CGL, IBPS, LIC etc. In this post I shall list some important Indian rivers along with their place they originated from and where they end.


Name of the RiverLength(km)Originated fromEnd Location
Ganges(Bhagirathi)2480GangotriBay of Bengal
Indus3100Tibetan plateauArabian Sea
Brahmaputra725ManasarovarBay of Bengal
Yamuna1379YamunotriBay of Bengal
Mahanadi858AmarkantakBay of Bengal
Godavari1465Nasik HillsBay of Bengal
Kaveri805KoorgBay of Bengal
Narmada1312Amarkantak HillArabian Sea
Krishna1400Near MahabaleshwarBay of Bengal
Tapti724BettulArabian Sea
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