Explain the concept of water divide with special reference for Ganga and Indus river systems. Name the major distributary of river Ganga. [CBSE 2014]
(a) A water divide is a highland area/an upland/mountain which separates two drainage basins. (b) Ambala is located on the water divide between the Indus and the Ganga river system. (c) The distributary of River Ganga are Hooghly.