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Consider the following statements about the Brahmaputra River: 1. It flows completely through humid/ semi-humid region. 2. In India, it passes through two states only. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Consider the following statements about the Brahmaputra River:
1. It flows completely through humid/ semi-humid region.
2. In India, it passes through two states only.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Options
- a.
1 only
- b.Correct answer
2 only
- c.
Both 1 and 2
- d.
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation
Refer to the map given below:
The origin of the Brahmaputra River is in the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range, near the Mansarovar Lake. From here, it traverses eastward longitudinally for a distance of nearly 1,200 km in a dry and flat region of southern Tibet, where it is known as the Tsangpo, which means ‘the purifier’.
The Brahmaputra passes through only Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
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