The capital city of which of the following state(s) is situated on the banks of river Ganga or its tributaries? 1. Uttar Pradesh 2. Assam 3. Bihar 4. West Bengal

The correct answer is Only 1, 3 and 4. The capitals of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal are located on the banks of the river Ganga or its tributaries Key Points The capital of Uttar Pradesh is Lucknow and it is situated on the banks of Gomati , which is a tributary of Ganga. The capital of Bihar is Patna and it is situated on the banks of the river Ganga . The capital of West Bengal is Kolkata and it is situated on the banks of the river Hoogly, and it is a distributary of Ganga. The capital of Assam is Guwahati and it is situated on the banks of Brahmaputra . The Ganga River System: The Ganga system is the second major drainage system in India. It rises in the Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh (3,900 m) in Uttarakhand. Here, it is known as the Bhagirathi . At Devprayag, the Bhagirathi, meets the Alaknanda, hereafter, it is known as the Ganga . The Alaknanda has its source in the Satopnath glacier above Badrinath. The left bank tributaries of the Ganga are Ramganga, Ghagra, Gomti, Kali or Sharda, Gandhak, Kosi, Mahanadi. The right bank tributaries of the Ganga are Yamuna and Son. The Yamuna joins the Ganga at Allahabad. Kosi is called as ‘ Sorrow of Bihar ’ while Damodar is called as ‘ Sorrow of Bengal ’. Hooghly is a distributary of the Ganga flowing through Kolkata. Hint It is clear that Assam lies in the northeast region of the country and we all know that in the northeast region the river Brahmaputra flows so it is clear that Assam and its capital Guwahati is not located on the banks of the river Ganga or its tributaries. Hence, option 4 can be eliminated.