Consider the following statements regarding the Himalayan Drainage System:
1. The Jhelum river originates near Lake Rakshastal, flows west for a while, then southwest to join the Indus River in Pakistan.
2. The Ganga river is formed by the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda confluence, flows through India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal.
3. The Brahmaputra river starts as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, flows east, U-turns into Arunachal Pradesh, then Assam and Bangladesh to join the Ganga.
4. Upper Himalayan rivers' erosion mainly forms floodplains and meanders in high altitudes.
Which of the above statements are correct?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Only 2 and 3
Explanation:
• Statement 1 is incorrect: The Jhelum River originates from Verinag Spring in Kashmir Valley (not Lake Rakshastal), flows through Srinagar and Wular Lake, and then joins the Indus in Pakistan.
• Statement 2 is correct: The Ganga River originates at Devprayag, where the Bhagirathi and Alaknanda rivers meet. It flows through India and Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal.
• Statement 3 is correct: The Brahmaputra begins as the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, takes a U-turn (called the Great Bend) into Arunachal Pradesh (as Siang/Dihang), flows through Assam and Bangladesh, and joins the Ganga.
• Statement 4 is incorrect: In upper Himalayan regions, rivers exhibit vertical erosion, forming V-shaped valleys, gorges, and rapids — not floodplains or meanders, which occur in plains.
Information Booster:
• Himalayan rivers are perennial and originate from glaciers.
• They exhibit both youthful (gorges, rapids) and mature (floodplains, meanders) features as they descend.