GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow it through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn is due to-
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Uplift of folded Himalayan series
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Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas
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Geo-tectonic disturbance in the teritary folded mountain chains
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Both (A) and (B)
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Indus and Brahmaputra rivers do a ‘U’ turn because of the bending of the Himalayan mountains.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
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