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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Yamuna
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Ganga
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Brahmaputra
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Ghaghara
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Detailed explanation-1: -The upper portion of the Karnali River is called Mabja Zangbo river in China. It further joins River Ghaghara (Karnali) in Nepal and eventually flows into Ganges River (Ganga) in India. It passes through the tri-junction on Nepal’s border with India and China.
Detailed explanation-2: -China is constructing a new dam on the Mabja Zangbo river in Tibet, close to the tri-junction of India, Nepal and Tibet, raising concerns since China has ramped up creation of military and dual use infrastructure and in the eastern and western sectors of the LAC (Line of Actual Control).
Detailed explanation-3: -In 2021, China announced that it would construct a massive dam on the lower reaches of Yarlung Zangbo to generate up to 70 GW of power, three times that of the country’s Three Gorges dam, which is the world’s largest hydropower plant in terms of installed capacity.
Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Brahmaputra. In India, the ‘Yarlung Zangbo River’ is known as the Brahmaputra.