Consider the following rivers : 1. Barak 2. Lohit 3. Subansiri Which of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Why the answer is (b)
• The Lohit (2) enters Arunachal from Tibet and joins the Brahmaputra near Sadiya; the Subansiri (3), the Brahmaputra's largest tributary, flows through Arunachal's Upper Subansiri district.
• The Barak (1) rises in Manipur and flows through Assam's Cachar valley into Bangladesh; it does not touch Arunachal.
• Hence 2 and 3 only, option (b).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 only
- Barak does not flow through Arunachal.
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- Barak does not; Lohit does.
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
- Barak does not flow through Arunachal.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014, held on 24 August 2014. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.