Consider the following statements with refrence to Course of Brahmaputra River 1 Brahmaputra enters ...........

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Consider the following statements with refrence to Course of Brahmaputra River:

1. Brahmaputra enters the plains of Bangladesh after turning south around the Garo Hills below Dhuburi, India.

2. After flowing it is joined on its right bank by the Tista River.

3. It curves southeast to join the Meghna River near Dhaka.

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1 and 2

1 and 3

2 and 3

All of the above

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Explanation:

The Brahmaputra enters the plains of Bangladesh after turning south around the Garo Hills below Dhuburi, India. After flowing past Chilmari, Bangladesh, it is joined on its right bank by the Tista River and then follows a 240 km course due south as the Jamuna River. Before its confluence with the Ganga, the Jamuna receives the combined waters of the Baral, Atrai, and Hurasagar Rivers on its right bank and becomes the point of departure of the large Dhaleswari River on its left bank. A tributary of the Dhaleswari, the Buriganga (“Old Ganga”), flows past Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, and joins the Meghna River above Munshiganj