71st B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2025

Which of the following is the place of confluence of the Alaknanda and Bhagirathi?

aKarnaprayag
bVishnuprayag
cRudraprayag
dDevprayag✓ Correct

Explanation

There are five major confluence points on the course of the Alaknanda river, collectively called the Panch Prayag. These are Vishnuprayag, Nandprayag, Karnprayag, Rudraprayag, and Devprayag. Devprayag is the place where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers meet. Here, they merge and then flow ahead as the ‘Ganga’.

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