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Q44 (CDS-I/2005) Geography › Indian Physical Geography › Himalayan river systems Answer Verified

Consider the following statements 1. Tista river flows through Arunachal Pradesh. 2. Tista river falls into the Brahmaputra. Which of the statements givern above is/are correct ?

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The Tista (or Teesta) river originates in the eastern Himalayas from the Tso Lhamo lake or Teesta Khangse glacier in North Sikkim [t5, t8]. It flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal before entering Bangladesh [t1, t9]. It does not flow through Arunachal Pradesh; rather, the Brahmaputra enters India through Arunachal Pradesh [c5]. Therefore, statement 1 is incorrect. Regarding statement 2, the Tista is a major right-bank tributary of the Brahmaputra [c1, t2]. It joins the Brahmaputra (known as the Jamuna in Bangladesh) at Fulchori in Bangladesh [c2, t5, t8]. Historically, the Tista was a tributary of the Ganga but shifted its course following a major flood in 1787 [c1, t5]. Since it currently falls into the Brahmaputra, statement 2 is correct.

Sources

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