Brahmaputra river - GS questions based on daily current affairs

ANSWER: River

Explanation:
The Brahmaputra River is also called as "Burlung-Buthur" by the Bodo people of Assam.
- It originates in Chemayungdung glacier, located on the northern side of the Himalayas.
- It is known as Dihang or Siang in Arunachal Pradesh while called as jamuna in Bangladesh.

ANSWER: Yarlung Tsangpo

Explanation:
- Zangmu Dam is a 510MW Chinese hydroelectric dam became operational on the Brahmaputra.
- Brahmaputra is known as Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet.
- Zangmu Hydropower Project is regarded as the highest in the world and just 550km from the Indian border, had been connected to China's national power grid.