Consider the following statements: 1. Tista (Tecsta) river flows through Arunachal Pradesh. 2. Tista (Teesta) river empties into Brahmaputra. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Q: 43 (IES/2015)
Consider the following statements:
1. Tista (Tecsta) river flows through Arunachal Pradesh.
2. Tista (Teesta) river empties into Brahmaputra.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IES

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The correct answer is option 2, which states that statement 2 only is correct. Let`s dissect each statement to understand why.

Statement 1: "Tista (Tecsta) river flows through Arunachal Pradesh."

This statement is incorrect. The corrected name of the river is Teesta, not Tista or Tecsta. The Teesta river does not flow through Arunachal Pradesh. It actually originates in Sikkim, a state in India, and it flows through the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam.

Statement 2: "Tista (Teesta) river empties into Brahmaputra."

This statement is correct. The Teesta river, after flowing through the states of West Bengal and Assam, eventually merges with the Brahmaputra river. This junction point is located near the town of Fulchori in Bangladesh.

Therefore, only statement 2 is accurate, making option 2 the correct answer.