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Q: Consider the following rivers:
a) Barak
b) Lohit
c) Subansiri
Which of the above flows / flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
The Correct Answer is 2 and 3 only.
Barak River
- It flows through the states of Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Assam in India and into the Bay of Bengal. It does not flow through Arunachal Pradesh. Hence, Statement 1 is not correct.
- It rises in the Manipur Hills in northern Manipur state, India, where it is called the Barak.
Lohit river
- It is a river in Arunachal Pradesh and is a tributary of River Brahmaputra. Hence, Statement 2 is correct.
- It originates in eastern Tibet, in the Zayal Chu range, and surges through Arunachal Pradesh.
The Subansiri River
- It flows through the Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Hence, Statement 3 is correct.
- It is the largest tributary of the River Brahmaputra.
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