Consider the following pairs: Glacier River 1. Bandarpunch Yamuna : 2. Bara Shigri Chenab : 3. Milam : Mandakini 4. Siachen : Nubra 5. Zemu: Manas Which of

1. A. 1, 2 and 4 only
2. B. 1, 3 and 4 only
3. C. 2 and 5 only
4. D. 3 and 5 only

Answer: A

Explanation

Bandarpunch is located at the western edge of the High Himalayan Range. It is part of the Sankari Range and lies within the Govind Pashu Vihar National Park and Sanctuary. It is a major watershed for the headwaters of the Yamuna River, whose source lies above Yamnotri, on the west end of the massif below White Peak. Bara-Sigri glacier which is the second-longest glacier in Himalaya after Gangotri is located in the Chandra Valley of Lahaul. The glacier feeds the Chenab River. Milam Glacier is a major glacier of the Kumaon Himalaya. It is a part of the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Nanda Devi. Mandakini is a tributary of the Alaknanda River which originates from the Chorabari Glacier near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand, India. Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas. The glacier’s melting waters are the main source of the Nubra River in the Indian region of Ladakh, which drains into the Shyok River. Zemu Glacier is the largest glacier in the Eastern Himalaya. It is located at the base of Kangchenjunga in the Himalayan region of Sikkim, India. Manas River is a transboundary river in the Himalayan foothills between southern Bhutan and India. Hence only pairs 1, 2, and 4 are correctly matched.