Consider the following statements regarding the rivers of India :
- 1. The Barak River, the head stream of the Meghna, rises in the hills of Meghalaya.
- 2. The Ghaggar River does not drain out to the sea and gets lost in the Rajasthan desert.
- 3. Puthimari and Manas are important tributaries of the Brahmaputra.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
1 only
2 only
1 and 2
2 and 3
Answer is Right!
Answer is Wrong!
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UPSC CDS-2 – 2024
1. The Barak River, the head stream of the Meghna, rises in the hills of Meghalaya. This is incorrect. The Barak River rises in the hills of Manipur, near its border with Nagaland and Mizoram. It flows through Assam and then enters Bangladesh.
2. The Ghaggar River does not drain out to the sea and gets lost in the Rajasthan desert. This is correct. The Ghaggar-Hakra River system is an intermittent river that flows only during the monsoon season. The Ghaggar flows through Haryana and Rajasthan and disappears in the Thar Desert, believed to be a remnant of the ancient Sarasvati river.
3. Puthimari and Manas are important tributaries of the Brahmaputra. This is correct. The Manas River is a major transboundary river that originates in Bhutan and flows through Assam before joining the Brahmaputra. The Puthimari River is a northern tributary of the Brahmaputra in Assam.
Based on this evaluation, statements 2 and 3 are correct.
– Ghaggar River is inland drainage, lost in the Rajasthan desert.
– Manas and Puthimari are tributaries of the Brahmaputra.