By which name is the river Brahmaputra known after it joins the river Ganga in Bangladesh? || ADRE 1.0 (SLRC 2022) Paper-I Solved Questions

QUESTION:

By which name is the river Brahmaputra known after it joins the river Ganga in Bangladesh? 

(A) Lohit 

(B) Hooghly 

(C) Padma 

(D) Siang


ANSWER:


Option

River Name

Explanation

(A)

Lohit

Incorrect. The Lohit River is a tributary of the Brahmaputra, not its name after joining the Ganga.

(B)

Hooghly

Incorrect. The Hooghly is a distributary of the Ganga, not the Brahmaputra.

(C)

Padma

Correct. The river Brahmaputra is known as the Padma after it joins the river Ganga in Bangladesh.

(D)

Siang

Incorrect. The Siang is the name of the Brahmaputra in Arunachal Pradesh, not after it joins the Ganga.


Correct Option: (C) Padma


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