Q.

The Brahmaputra originates from which of the following glaciers?

A. Angsi
B. Gangotri
C. Yamunotri
D. Chemayungdung
Answer» A. Angsi
Explanation: The Brahmaputra river (also called as "Burlung-Buthur" by the Bodo people of Assam), called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan language, originates on the Angsi Glacier located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet and not Chema- Yungdung glacier, which was previously identified by geographer Swami Pranavananda in the 1930s.
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