{"id":1047,"date":"2023-06-20T12:09:29","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T06:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:11:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:41:33","slug":"q-with-reference-to-river-teesta-consider-the-following-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-with-reference-to-river-teesta-consider-the-following-statements","title":{"rendered":"Q. With reference to river Teesta, consider the following statements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>The source of river Teesta is the same as that of Brahamputra but it flows through Sikkim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>River Rangeet originates in Sikkim and it is a tributary of river Teesta.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>River Teesta flows into Bay of Bengal on the border of India and Bangladesh.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teesta River<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teesta River originates from the\u00a0<strong>Pahunri glacier (not from the same source as the Brahmaputra).<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Brahmaputra originates in the&nbsp;<strong>Angsi glacier<\/strong>&nbsp;near Mount Kailash.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teesta is one of the&nbsp;<strong>right&nbsp;tributaries of Brahmaputra.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Before going to the Bay of Bengal through Bangladesh&nbsp;<strong>Teesta flows through West Bengal and Sikkim<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>River Rangeet&nbsp;<\/strong>originates in Sikkim which is the largest river in Sikkim and also&nbsp;a tributary of river Teesta<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tributaries<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Left<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rangpo River<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lachung River<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ranikhola<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relli River<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talung River<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dik Chhu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lang Lang Chu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Right<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rangeet River<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kanaka River<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ringyong Chhu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ranghap Chhu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Teesta-River.png\" alt=\"Teesta River\" class=\"wp-image-33368\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jaldhaka River<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Jaldhaka River,&nbsp;<strong>also known as Dichu, a tributary of Brahmaputra<\/strong>&nbsp;is a trans-boundary river flowing through<strong>&nbsp;India, Bhutan and Bangladesh&nbsp;<\/strong>with a length of 233 kilometres.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&nbsp;<strong>originates from the Bitang Lake at Kupup, Gangtok District, Sikkim,&nbsp;<\/strong>near the&nbsp;<strong>Jelep La pass<\/strong>&nbsp;below Dongkya Mountain Range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It&nbsp;<strong>passes through Neora Valley National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary &amp; Gorumara National Park<\/strong>&nbsp;in West Bengal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_b3d71e-ac .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_b3d71e-ac .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_b3d71e-ac\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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