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Arrange the following tributaries of river Brahmaputra from west to east : 1. Lohit 2. Dibang 3. Subansiri 4. Tista Select the correct answer using the code given below : Code :

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The Brahmaputra river system features several major tributaries that join it as it flows from east to west through the Assam valley. The Tista (Teesta) is the westernmost right-bank tributary, rising from Kanchenjunga and joining the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh [4]. Moving eastward, the Subansiri is a major right-bank tributary originating in Tibet that joins the river in the Assam valley [4]. Further east, near the entry point of the river into India in Arunachal Pradesh, the Dibang and Lohit rivers join the main stream [3]. Specifically, the Dibang meets the Dihang (main stream) slightly west of the Lohit confluence near Sadiya [1]. Therefore, the correct west-to-east sequence is Tista (4), Subansiri (3), Dibang (2), and Lohit (1), which corresponds to the order 4-3-2-1.

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  1. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 3: The Drainage System of India > The Tista > p. 16
  2. [4] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 3: The Drainage System of India > 3. The Brahmaputra River > p. 17
  3. [1] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 3: Drainage System > The Brahmaputra System > p. 23
  4. [3] CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I ,Geography, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 3: Drainage > The Brahmaputra River System > p. 20
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