Multiple choice

The Brahmaputra, Irrawady and Mekong rivers originate in Tibet and flow through narrow and parallel mountain ranges in their upper reaches. Of these rivers, Brahmaputra makes a “U” turn in its course to flow into India. This “U” turn is due to

  1. Uplift of folded Himalayan series.

  2. Syntaxial bending of geologically young Himalayas.

  3. Geo-tectonic disturbance in the tertiary folded mountain chains.

  4. Both (1) and (2) above.
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Explanation

Brahmaputra originates near Mt. Kalias and is known to take a U-turn near Mount Namcha Barwa. This U-turn is also known as Great Bend. The U turn is because of the 1800 bend of the Himalyan structural trends.

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