Consider the following statements regarding River Brahmaputra: 1. It rises in Tibet, near Lake Mansarovar. 2. It takes a "U" turn near Namcha Barwa and enters India through a gorge. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A.1 only
- B.2 only
- C.Both 1 and 2
- D.Neither 1 nor 2
Correct answer
Explanation
The correct answer is C, Both 1 and 2. The Brahmaputra rises in Tibet close to Lake Mansarovar and, after a hairpin turn around Namcha Barwa, cuts a deep gorge into Arunachal Pradesh.
The river begins at the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range, near Lake Mansarovar, not far from the sources of the Indus and the Sutlej. In Tibet it is called the Tsangpo and flows east, parallel to the Himalayas. Near Namcha Barwa (7,757 m) it takes a sharp U-turn and enters India through a gorge as the Siang or Dihang. In Assam it is joined by the Dibang and the Lohit and becomes the Brahmaputra, and in Bangladesh it is known as the Jamuna.
A is wrong because statement 2 about the U-turn and the gorge is also true. B is wrong because statement 1 about its source is also true. D is wrong because both statements are correct.
Exam tip: Tsangpo in Tibet, Siang or Dihang in Arunachal, Brahmaputra in Assam, Jamuna in Bangladesh; the U-turn is at Namcha Barwa.
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