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?
Explanation
Bandarpunch : Yamuna - This is correct. Bandarpunch is a mountain massif of the Garhwal division of the Himalayas, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is a source of the Yamuna River.
Bara Shigri : Chenab - This is also correct. Bara Shigri is the second-longest glacier in the Himalayas and it feeds the Chenab River.
Milam : Mandakini - This is incorrect. The Mandakini River originates from the Chorabari Glacier, not the Milam Glacier.
Siachen : Nubra - This is correct. The Siachen Glacier, one of the world's longest mountain glaciers, lies in the Karakoram Range system of Kashmir and is the source for the Nubra River.
Zemu : Manas - This is incorrect. The Zemu Glacier is in Sikkim and it feeds the Teesta River, not the Manas River.
So, the correctly matched pairs are 1, 2, and 4.