Correct answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3
Explanation
- A
1 only
Dibang only. Dibang is a left-bank Brahmaputra tributary in Arunachal, but Kameng and Lohit also join the same system. 1 alone is incomplete.
- B
2 and 3 only
2 and 3 only. Kameng and Lohit are Brahmaputra tributaries, yet omitting Dibang is wrong. This letter is not the key.
- C
1 and 3 only
1 and 3 only. Dibang and Lohit are correct; Kameng (Jia Bharali) is also a north-bank tributary in Assam/Arunachal. Dropping 2 is not the key.
- D
1, 2 and 3
1, 2 and 3. Dibang, Kameng and Lohit are all tributaries of the Brahmaputra in the eastern Himalayan basin. That stored letter is the official key.
Summary. Official key is (d) 1, 2 and 3. Dibang, Lohit and Kameng all feed the Brahmaputra. Honour the stored letter (d).
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