{"id":87670,"date":"2025-06-01T06:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=87670"},"modified":"2025-06-01T06:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T06:50:57","slug":"river-sarda-drains-in-the-northern-plains-of-uttar-pradesh-before-ent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/river-sarda-drains-in-the-northern-plains-of-uttar-pradesh-before-ent\/","title":{"rendered":"River Sarda drains in the Northern Plains of Uttar Pradesh. Before ent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>River Sarda drains in the Northern Plains of Uttar Pradesh. Before entering in the Plains, Sarda is known as<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Saraswati&#8221; option2=&#8221;Bhagirathi&#8221; option3=&#8221;Kali&#8221; option4=&#8221;Pindar&#8221; correct=&#8221;option3&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC NDA-1 &#8211; 2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-nda-1-2019\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe Sarda River is also known as the Mahakali River or Kali Ganga in its upper reaches. It originates in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India, and flows along the border between Nepal and India. Before it descends into the plains near Banbasa, it is predominantly referred to as the Kali River. In the plains of Uttar Pradesh, it takes the name Sarda or Sharda.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; The Sarda River serves as a border river between India and Nepal.<br \/>\n&#8211; Its upper course is known as Kali or Mahakali River.<br \/>\n&#8211; It enters the Indian plains in Uttarakhand and flows through Uttar Pradesh.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Kali River meets the Gori Ganga River at Jauljibi, and further downstream, it meets the Sarayu River at Pancheshwar. It is a major tributary of the Ghaghara River, which eventually joins the Ganga River.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>River Sarda drains in the Northern Plains of Uttar Pradesh. 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