{"id":84549,"date":"2025-06-01T02:36:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=84549"},"modified":"2025-06-01T02:36:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:36:13","slug":"consider-the-following-tributaries-of-river-brahmaputra-1-lohit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/consider-the-following-tributaries-of-river-brahmaputra-1-lohit\/","title":{"rendered":"Consider the following tributaries of river Brahmaputra :\n  1. Lohit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following tributaries of river Brahmaputra :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. Lohit<\/li>\n<li>2. Tista<\/li>\n<li>3. Subansiri<\/li>\n<li>4. Sankosh<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arrange the above rivers from west to east:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;2-4-3-1&#8243; option2=&#8221;2-3-4-1&#8243; option3=&#8221;4-2-3-1&#8243; option4=&#8221;3-1-2-4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2016<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-1-2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct arrangement of the Brahmaputra tributaries from west to east is Teesta, Sankosh, Subansiri, Lohit.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nArranging tributaries of a river from west to east requires knowledge of their geographical locations and where they join the main river channel. Teesta (2) joins the Brahmaputra (Jamuna) in Bangladesh, west of the confluence point of the main Brahmaputra entering Bangladesh. Sankosh (4) forms part of the border between Assam and West Bengal, joining the Brahmaputra in Assam. Subansiri (3) is a major northern tributary joining the Brahmaputra further east in Assam. Lohit (1) is an eastern tributary that joins the Brahmaputra near Sadiya, marking the easternmost extent of the Brahmaputra in India before it turns south.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Brahmaputra river, known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, flows through Arunachal Pradesh (where it&#8217;s called Siang), then Assam, and finally enters Bangladesh as Jamuna. Major tributaries include the Dibang, Lohit, Subansiri, Kameng, Manas, Sankosh, and Teesta. The Manas river joins the Brahmaputra between Sankosh and Subansiri. The order from west to east is roughly Teesta, Sankosh, Manas, Subansiri, Dibang, Lohit. Among the given options, 2-4-3-1 (Teesta, Sankosh, Subansiri, Lohit) follows the correct relative west-to-east sequence.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consider the following tributaries of river Brahmaputra : 1. Lohit 2. Tista 3. Subansiri 4. Sankosh Arrange the above rivers from west to east: [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;2-4-3-1&#8243; option2=&#8221;2-3-4-1&#8243; option3=&#8221;4-2-3-1&#8243; option4=&#8221;3-1-2-4&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-1 &#8211; 2016 Download PDFAttempt Online The correct arrangement of the Brahmaputra tributaries from west to east is &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Consider the following tributaries of river Brahmaputra :\n  1. 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