{"id":91455,"date":"2025-06-01T10:56:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=91455"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:56:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:56:59","slug":"with-reference-to-river-teesta-consider-the-following-statements-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-river-teesta-consider-the-following-statements-1\/","title":{"rendered":"With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:\n  1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1. The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim.<\/li>\n<li>2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.<\/li>\n<li>3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 and 3 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;2 and 3 only&#8221; option4=&#8221;1, 2 and 3&#8243; correct=&#8221;option2&#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 IAS &#8211; 2017<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-ias-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-ias-2017\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nStatement 2 is correct, while statements 1 and 3 are incorrect.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\n&#8211; Statement 1 is incorrect because the source of the river Teesta (Tso Lhamo Lake in Sikkim) is different from that of the Brahmaputra (Chemayungdung Glacier region in Tibet).<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 2 is correct. The Rangeet River is a major tributary of the Teesta River, and it originates in Sikkim.<br \/>\n&#8211; Statement 3 is incorrect. The Teesta River flows through India (Sikkim, West Bengal) and then enters Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, it joins the Brahmaputra River (known as Jamuna in Bangladesh), and the combined flow then goes into the Padma River (main channel of the Ganges), eventually flowing into the Bay of Bengal. It does not flow into the Bay of Bengal directly on the border of India and Bangladesh.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nThe Teesta river dispute between India and Bangladesh is a significant issue concerning water sharing of the river.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements: 1. The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahmaputra but it flows through Sikkim. 2. River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta. 3. River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:\n  1\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/with-reference-to-river-teesta-consider-the-following-statements-1\/#more-91455\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:<br \/>\n  1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1092],"tags":[1101,1131,1470],"class_list":["post-91455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-ias","tag-1101","tag-indian-geography","tag-other-rivers","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements:  1<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Statement 2 is correct, while statements 1 and 3 are incorrect. - Statement 1 is incorrect because the source of the river Teesta (Tso Lhamo Lake in Sikkim) is different from that of the Brahmaputra (Chemayungdung Glacier region in Tibet). - Statement 2 is correct. The Rangeet River is a major tributary of the Teesta River, and it originates in Sikkim. - Statement 3 is incorrect. The Teesta River flows through India (Sikkim, West Bengal) and then enters Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, it joins the Brahmaputra River (known as Jamuna in Bangladesh), and the combined flow then goes into the Padma River (main channel of the Ganges), eventually flowing into the Bay of Bengal. 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