Question

Which of the following statements about the Brahmaputra are correct?

1. It is the deepest river in India.

2. It is the least polluted Himalayan river.

3. It is the river with the highest water load in India.

• A. 1 & 2
• B. 2 & 3
• C. 1 & 3
• D. All are correct

Answer 1

Answer:

D. All are correct

• Correct Answer: Option D - All are correct

• The Brahmaputra River is one of India's major rivers with several distinctive characteristics:

• It is indeed the deepest river in India, with depths reaching up to 380 feet (116 meters) in some sections. This makes it significantly deeper than other major Indian rivers.

• The Brahmaputra is considered the least polluted of the Himalayan rivers. This is partly due to less industrial development along its banks compared to rivers like the Ganges, and its high volume of water that helps dilute pollutants.

• The Brahmaputra carries the highest water load among Indian rivers. It discharges approximately 19,800 cubic meters of water per second on average, and during peak monsoon season, this can reach up to 100,000 cubic meters per second. This massive water discharge is due to heavy rainfall in its catchment area and the melting of Himalayan snow and glaciers.

• The river originates in Tibet (where it's known as Yarlung Tsangpo), flows through China, India, and Bangladesh (where it's called Jamuna), and eventually merges with the Ganges to form the world's largest delta, the Sundarbans, before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.