2016 · Q39
Consider the following tributaries of river Brahmaputm :
- 1Lohit
- 2Tista
- 3Subansiri
- 4Sankosh Arrange the above rivers from west to east:
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- A2-4-3-1
- B2-3-4-1
- C4-2-3-1
- D3-1-2-4
Explanation
From west to east along the Himalayan front, the Brahmaputm's tributaries are met in this order: the Tista, which joins the Brahmaputm in Bangladesh (westernmost); the Sankosh on the Assam-Bhutan border; the Subansiri in central Arunachal Pradesh; and the Lohit in eastern Arunachal Pradesh, which joins the Brahmaputm near Sadiya. This west-to-east sequence is 2-4-3-1, option (A).