Consider the following rivers:1. Barak2. Lohit3. SubansiriWhich of the above flows/flow through Arunachal Pradesh?
✓ Correct answer: b) 2 and 3 only
ExplanationOption 1 is incorrect : The Barak River originates in the Manipur Hills near the border of Nagaland at an altitude of about 3,015 meters.It primarily flows through Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Assam before entering Bangladesh.Option 2 is correct : The Lohit River originates in the Zayü County of Tibet and enters India through Arunachal Pradesh.It flows through the Mishmi Hills before joining the Brahmapu- tra River.UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 424 Option 3 is correct : The Subansiri River, often referred to as the “Gold River”, originates in the Tibetan Himalayas and en- ters India via the Miri Hills in Arunachal Pradesh.It eventually merges with the Brahmaputra River.347
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