Question

Which of the following rivers is a river fed only by rain water?
1. Mayurakshi River
2. Teesta River
3. Torsha River
4. Matla River

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Mayurakshi River

The correct answer is Mayurakshi River.

• Mayurakshi originates from the high lands of Santhal Parganas.
  • It is the main river of the Birbhum district. Several spill channels – the Manikarnika, Kana Mor, Gambhira, etc.
  • All these rivers flow into the lower pocket of Hijal Beel in the district of Murshidabad.

• The Teesta river of North Bengal originates in the glaciers of North Sikkim at an altitude of 6400 m and outfalls into the Brahmaputra in the Rangpur district of Bangladesh. It is formed by the union of two streams.
  • Lachen and Lachung at Chungthung in Sikkim.
  • It enters West Bengal at Rangpoo and up to Mechi, it forms the boundary between West Bengal and Sikkim.
  • Two of its tributaries-Great Rangit and Rammam also serve as the natural boundary between the two states.
• The river Torsa originates in the Chumbi Valley of southern Tibet at an altitude of 7065 m.
  • It flows through Tibet, Bhutan, West Bengal, and Bangladesh.
  • The river passes by the Coochbehar town and is joined by rivers Kaljani and Raidak-I.
  • The combined flow outfalls into the Brahmaputra near Nageswari at Rangpur in Bangladesh.
• Matla river can be seen around in Sundarbans, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.