Q. Which of the following are alternative names for the river “Brahmaputra”?
Answer: Jamuna, Siang, Yarlung Zangbo and Tsangpo
Notes: 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 at Tamtung Iso lake in western Tibet, south east of mount Kailash and lake Mansarovar and becomes the Dihang or Siangin China in 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 Meghna. From here, it is known as Meghna before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

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