Question

Which river is the widest in India?
1. Ganges
2. Brahmaputra
3. Jamuna
4. Sutlej

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Brahmaputra

The correct answer is Brahmaputra.

• The Brahmaputra is the widest in India.
• Brahmaputra river originates under the name of Siang or Dihang, from the Chemayungdung glacier of the Kailash range near the Mansarovar lake.
• It enters India west of Sadiya town in Arunachal Pradesh.
• Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Siang, Burhi Dihing, Tista, and Dhansari.
• The Brahmaputra Valley has an average width of about 80 Km.
• The main river of the valley, Brahmaputra is one of the largest rivers in the world and rank fifth with respect to its average discharge.
• Namcha Barwa is a mountain peak in Tibetian Himalaya with a height of 7757 meters.
• The Tsangpo - Brahmaputra river takes a U-turn on reaching the Namcha Barwa and enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a gorge.
• The Himalayas extend in the east-west direction from the Indus gorge in the west to the Brahmaputra gorge in the east.
• The gently arching ranges of the Himalayan mountains on their Western and Eastern extremities are sharply bent southward in deep Knee-bend flexures that are called syntaxial bends.
• The western syntaxial bend occurs near the Nanga Parbat and the eastern syntaxial bend occurs near the Namche Barwa.