CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -China has blocked an important tributary of Brahmaputra river to construct a dam in Tibet .

Detailed explanation-2: -The Brahmaputra enters into Bangladesh near Dhubri and flows southward. In Bangladesh, the Tista joins it on its right bank from where the river is known as the Jamuna. It finally merges with the river Padma, which falls in the Bay of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Brahmaputra river is known as the Tsangpo river in Tibet. It has one of the largest river basins of South Asia. After flowing through Tibet, it enters into India through Arunachal Pradesh and flows through Assam and Bangladesh before it joins the Bay of Bengal.

Detailed explanation-4: -Both Brahmaputra and the glaciers that feed Ganga originate in China. As an upstream riparian region, China maintains an advantageous position and can build infrastructure to intentionally prevent water from flowing downstream.

Detailed explanation-5: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Subarnarekha. Subarnarekha is not the tributary of the river Brahmaputra.