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Which river forms the Indo-Pak border?
A) Satluj
B) Indus
C) Ravi
D) Beas

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Hint: The Indo–Pak Border, also known as the International Border (IB) in Pakistan, is an international border that separates the two countries. The boundary stretches from the Line of Control (LoC) in the north, which divides Indian-administered Kashmir from Pakistan-administered Kashmir to Sir Creek in the Rann of Kutch in the south. It is one of the world's most disputed borders.

Complete answer:
Let us look at the given options.
A)The Sutlej River, also known as the Satluj River, is the longest of the five rivers that flow through Punjab in northern India and Pakistan's historic crossroads region. Satadree is another name for the Sutlej River. It is the Indus River's easternmost tributary.The Satlej River does not form an Indo-Pak border. Thus,option A is incorrect.

B)The Indus is an Asian transboundary and trans-Himalayan river that flows through South and East Asia. The river begins in Western Tibet, travels northwest through Kashmir's Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan areas, and then flows south-by-southwest through Pakistan until emptying into the Arabian Sea near Karachi's portThe option B is incorrect since the Indus River does not constitute the Indo-Pak boundary.

C) The Ravi River separates India and Pakistan. It is one of the Indus River's five tributaries. It rises in Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayas.The Ravi River's waters flow into the Arabian Sea (Indian Ocean) via Pakistan's Indus River.Thus,option C is the correct answer.

D) The Beas River is a river in India's northwestern region. The river originates in the Himalayas in central India's Himachal Pradesh and flows about 470 kilometres to the Sutlej River Punjab.Thus,option D is incorrect since the Indo-Pak border is not defined by the Beas River.

Thus, the correct answer is option ‘C’ i.e, Ravi River forms the Indo-Pak border.

Note: In Himachal Pradesh's Kangra District, the Ravi River rises in Bara Bhangal.It is a perennial river that flows in a north-westerly direction. It is the smallest of the five Punjab rivers, which originate in glacier fields on the southern edge of the Mid Himalayas at an elevation of 14,000 feet.
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