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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 143 of 200

Q143
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Physiography: Mountains, Plateaus, Plains & Islands
In which of the following area Milam glacier is located?
  1. a.Himachal Himalayas
  2. b.Kumaon Himalayas
  3. c.Kashmir Himalayas
  4. d.Assam Himalayas

Answer: (B) Kumaon Himalayas

The Milam glacier, source of the Goriganga, lies in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, which is the Kumaon Himalaya. It is not in the Himachal, Kashmir or Assam sections.