River System of Himachal Pradesh

Major Rivers in Himachal Pradesh

• Yamuna               22 Km
• Satluj                  320 Km
• Beas                    256 Km
• Ravi                    158 Km
• Chenab                122 Km

Rivers                  Vedic Names           Sanskrit Names        Greek Names

• Yamuna              Kalindi                       Yamuna                     ------------
• Satluj                 Satudari                      Sathdru                     Heisidrus
• Beas                   Aarijika                      Bipasha                      Hyphasis
• Ravi                   Parushini                     Irawati                       Hydroatis
• Chenab               Askini                         Chandrabhaga             Acensines

Originates From

• Yamuna               Yamunotri in Uttrakhand
• Satluj                    Rakastal near Mansarovar in Tibet
• Beas                     Beas Kund at Rohtang Pass in Kullu
• Ravi                     Bara Banghal in Kangra
• Chenab                Baralacha Pass in L & S

Enters Himachal at

• Yamuna               Khadar Majri in Sirmaur district
• Satluj                   Shipki La in Kinnaur district

Leaves Himachal at

• Yamuna               Tajewala and enters into the Haryana
• Satluj                   Bhakhra and enters into the Punjab
• Beas                    Mirthal and enters into the Punjab
• Ravi                     Kheri and enters into the Punjab
• Chenab                Sansari Nala and enters into the J & K

Districts Flow Through

• Yamuna               Sirmaur
• Satluj                   Kinnaur, Shimla, Kullu, Solan, Mandi, Bilaspur
• Beas                    Kullu, Mandi, Hamirpur, Kangra
• Ravi                    Kangra, Chamba
• Chenab                L & S, Chamba

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Recommended Books for HPAS Paper – I

English Medium

• IAS Previous Year's Solved Papers - Disha Experts | Arihant 

• India's Ancient Past - R.S. Sharma | R.C. Majumdar

• History of Medieval India - Chandra Satish | Upinder Singh

• Modern History - Bipan Chandra | Rajeev Ahir 

• Indian Art and Culture - Nitin Singhania | Alok S Jha

• Geography - Majid Husain | Goh Cheng Leong

• Atlas - Oxford | Orient

• Science -  Arihant | McGraw Hill 

• Economy - Ramesh Singh | Sanjiv Verma

• Polity - M. Laxmikanth | D. D. Basu

• Environment - Shankar | R. Rajagopalan 

• MCQs - Arihant 

• GS Manual - McGraw Hill | Manohar Pandey 

Hindi Medium

• IAS Previous Year's Solved Papers - Disha

• Bharat Ka Bhugol - D. R. Khullar | Majid Husain

• Atlas - Oxford Student | Oxford School

• Bhartiya Arthvyavastha - Ramesh Singh | Datt & Sundaram

• Paryavaran Evam Paristhitiki - Majid Husain | K. Siddhartha

• Science - NCERT Saar | Wizard

• Bharat Ki Rajvyavastha - M. Laxmikanth | D.D. Basu

• Adhunik Bharat Ka Itihas - Bipan Chandra | Rajiv Ahir

• Prarambhik Bharat Ka Parichay - Ram Sharan Shar | Lexis Nexis

• Madhyakaleen Bharat - Chandra Satish | Lexis Nexis

• Bharatiya Kala, Sanskriti Virasat - Nitin Singhania | Meenakshi Kant

• Samanya Adhyayan Manual - McGraw Hill | Manohar Pandey

Recommended Books for HPAS Paper – II

Basic numeracy

• Essential Book - Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Aggarwal
• Additional Book - Quantitative Aptitude Quantum CAT by Arihant (Best book for Quality Problems)

Reasoning

• Essential Book - Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning By R.S. Aggarwal

Data interpretation

• Essential Book - Data Interpretationfor the CAT by Arun Sharma

Psychology

• Essential Book - NCERT Psychology TextBook for Class XI
• Essential Book - NCERT Psychology TextBook For Class XII
• MCQ Book - MCQs IN Psychology by Himalaya Publishing House
• MCQ Book - Objective Psychology by RPH Editorial Board

English Language Comprehension

• Essential Book - Proficiency in Reading Comprehension by Arihant