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Of which major river system is the Sutlej a part ?
Answer: Option D
Answer: (d)
The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej is sometimes known as the Red River. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River.
Its source is from Lowangko Co, Tibet near Lake Rakshastal in Tibet, China, near Mount Kailas, and it flows generally west and southwest entering India through the Shipki La pass in Himachal Pradesh.
In Pakistan, it waters the ancient and historical former Bahawalpur state. The region to its south and east is arid and is known as Cholistan a part of Bahawalpur Division.
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Answer: (d)
The Sutlej River is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroad region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej is sometimes known as the Red River. It is the easternmost tributary of the Indus River.
Its source is from Lowangko Co, Tibet near Lake Rakshastal in Tibet, China, near Mount Kailas, and it flows generally west and southwest entering India through the Shipki La pass in Himachal Pradesh.
In Pakistan, it waters the ancient and historical former Bahawalpur state. The region to its south and east is arid and is known as Cholistan a part of Bahawalpur Division.
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