Which river in India is known as the 'River of Five Tributaries'?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which river in India is known as the 'River of Five Tributaries'?” The correct answer is Indus. The Indus (Sindhu) is indirectly associated with this as Punjab means 'Land of Five Rivers'. The five rivers of Punjab are Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej - all tributaries of the Indus. Punjab derives its name from Persian: Punj (five) + Ab (water). All five rivers eventually join the Indus in Pakistan. A river system includes its source, tributaries, distributaries, drainage basin, watershed, channel, floodplain, delta or estuary and final outlet. River behaviour depends on relief, geology, rainfall, snowmelt, sediment load, vegetation and human intervention.