River
Mandakini
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Overview
The Mandakini rises near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand and joins the Alaknanda at Rudraprayag, one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of the Alaknanda.
The other prayags are Vishnuprayag (Dhauliganga and Vishnuganga), Nandprayag (Nandakini), Karnaprayag (Pindar) and Devprayag, where the Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi to form the Ganga.
Geography and key facts
- Source: near Kedarnath (Uttarakhand)
- Joins the Alaknanda at Rudraprayag
- One of the Panch Prayag rivers
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked in glacier–river pairs (2019) and the Tehri hydropower question (2008).
Note for UPSC
Rises near Kedarnath and joins the Alaknanda at Rudraprayag.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2019 · Q38Consider the following pairs : Glacier River Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?…
- UPSC Prelims 2008 · Q49On which one of the following rivers is the Tehri Hydropower Complex located?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Mandakini.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Uttarakhand
- River system
- Himalayan
- Basin
- Ganga
- Extent on map
- 30.3°–30.7°N, 79.0°–79.1°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 2 questions · 2019, 2008
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.