SSC Sample Paper SSC (Group-C) Sample Test Paper-2

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    Which of the following are alternative names for the river "Brahmaputra"?

    A)  Yamuna, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo

    B)  Yamuna, Megna and Tsangpo Yamuna

    C)  Jamuna. Slang. Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo

    D)  Jamuna, Slang, Yarlung Zangbo, Megna and Tsangpo  

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

     The Brahmaputra goes by a number of names during its journey from the Angsi glacier in the Himalayas to the sea (Bay of Bengal). It begins as the Yarlung Tsangpo in southwestern Tibet and becomes the Dihang or Siang in China and Arunachal Pradesh.It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna. In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Padma (name of the river Ganges in Bangladesh) and finally the Megna. From here. it is known as Meghna before emptying into the Bay of Bengal


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