Which river is one of the major tributaries of the Indus?

Correct answer: Jhelum

Direct answer: Option A is correct. The Jhelum is one of the major tributaries of the Indus River system. It rises in the Kashmir region, flows through the Kashmir Valley, enters Pakistan and joins the Chenab; the combined waters ultimately belong to the Indus drainage system. Step by step: identify the river; check its Himalayan and north-western location; connect it with the western river group; recognise that Jhelum drains toward the Indus. Option A is correct. Option B, Krishna, is a major peninsular river of southern India and belongs to a separate east-flowing system. Option C, Kaveri, is also a southern peninsular river and is not an Indus tributary. Option D, Mahanadi, is another peninsular river flowing mainly toward the Bay of Bengal. Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej are commonly remembered as the major Punjab rivers connected with the Indus system. Memory cue: the western Himalayan river group points toward the Indus.