Consider the following pairs:
Glacier - River
1. Bandarpunch - Yamuna
2. Bara Shigri - Chenab
3. Milam - Mandakini
4. Siachen - Nubra
5. Zemu - Manas
Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation
1. Pair 1 is correctly matched. The Bandarpunch glacier massif is considered the source of the Yamuna River.
2. Pair 2 is correctly matched. The Bara Shigri Glacier, located in Himachal Pradesh, feeds the Chandra River, which subsequently joins the Bhaga River to form the Chenab River.
3. Pair 3 is incorrectly matched. The Milam Glacier is the source of the Goriganga River. The Mandakini River originates from the Chorabari Glacier in Uttarakhand.
4. Pair 4 is correctly matched. The Nubra River originates from the snout of the Siachen Glacier.
5. Pair 5 is incorrectly matched. The Zemu Glacier, located in Sikkim, is the source of the Teesta River. The Manas River originates in the Himalayas in Bhutan.
6. Therefore, pairs 1, 2, and 4 are correctly matched.
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