INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

PHYSIOGRAPHIC DIVISION OF INDIA

NORTHEN PLALNS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The largest branch of river Brahmaputra is ____
A
Jamuna
B
Hoogly
C
Padma
D
Indus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Below the Teesta, the Brahmaputra splits into two distributary branches. The western branch, which contains the majority of the river’s flow, continues due south as the Jamuna (Jomuna) to merge with the lower Ganges, called the Padma River (Pôdda).

Detailed explanation-2: -In Bangladesh, the Brahmaputra is joined by the Teesta River (or Tista), one of its largest tributaries.

Detailed explanation-3: -(A) SIANG RIVER The Siang is the principal constituent river of the Brahmaputra known as Yarlung Zangbo in China. It originates from the glacier mass of the Kailash Range of the Himalayas at an elevation of about 5300 m and flows through China. The river flows eastwards for about 1600 km through the Tibetan Plateau.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Jamuna River is one of the three main rivers of Bangladesh. It is the lower stream of the Brahmaputra River, which originates in Tibet as Yarlung Tsangpo, before flowing into India and then southwest into Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -Yamuna River, also called Jumna, major river of northern India, primarily in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh states. It is one of the country’s most sacred rivers. The Yamuna rises on the slopes of the Bandarpunch massif in the Great Himalayas near Yamnotri (Jamnotri) in western Uttarakhand.

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