Which of the following statements with regard to the Yarlung Tsangpo / Brahmaputra river system is/are correct? 1. The Yarlung Tsangpo originates from the Angsi/Chemayungdung glacier complex in the Kailash Range near Lake Mansarovar.2. It executes a sharp U-turn (Great Bend) around the Namcha Barwa peak to carve the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon before entering India. 3. Upon entering Arunachal Pradesh as the Siang/Dihang, it merges with the Dibang and Lohit rivers near Sadiya to form the Brahmaputra. Select the answer using the code given below: |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: Rises in the southwestern Tibetan Plateau near the sacred source region of Mansarovar.
Statement 2 is correct: The river flows eastward across southern Tibet before cutting around Namcha Barwa in a dramatic syntaxial bend to enter India.
Statement 3 is correct: In the Assam Valley near Sadiya, the Siang/Dihang receives the Dibang and Lohit rivers to officially take the name Brahmaputra.