Q. With reference to Kushiyara River consider the following statements:
1.It is a trans-boundary river of India.
2.It is one of the branches of Barak River.
3.It flows through Manipur and Mizoram.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: A
Notes:

Kushiyara River is the trans-boundary river of India. It is a distributary river in Bangladesh and Assam, India. It forms on the India-Bangladesh border as a branch of the Barak River, when the Barak separates into the Kushiyara and Surma. The waters of the Kushiyara thus originate in the state of Nagaland in India and pick up tributaries from Manipur, Mizoram and Assam.

The waters of the Kushiyara originate in the state of Nagaland in India and pick up tributaries from Manipur, Mizoram and Assam.

Kushiyara flows westward forming the boundary between Assam, India, and the Sylhet District of Bangladesh

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sheikh-hasina-india-visit-delhi-dhaka-sign-river-pact-first-in-25-years-8135250/

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