PYQ · APPSC Group II 2019 · Screening Test · Q35 Difficulty 1/5
Indian Physical Geography› Indian Rivers and Drainage Systems
Which Indian river is known as ‘Tsangpo’ ?
Answer a.
Explanation Answer · a
The answer is (a) Brahmaputra. In Tibet the Brahmaputra is called the Tsangpo. The Brahmaputra rises near the Mansarovar lake in Tibet, where it is called the Yarlung Tsangpo (Tsangpo). It flows east, turns around the Namcha Barwa peak and enters Arunachal Pradesh, where it is called the Siang or Dihang. In Assam it is the Brahmaputra and in Bangladesh the Jamuna.
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