Which of the following rivers is a river fed only by rain water?1. May

1.	Which of the following rivers is a river fed only by rain water?1. Mayurakshi River2. Teesta River3. Torsha River4. Matla River
Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Mayurakshi River The correct answer is Mayurakshi River. Mayurakshi originates from the high lands of Santhal Parganas. It is the main river of the Birbhum district. Several spill channels – the Manikarnika, Kana Mor, Gambhira, etc. All these rivers flow into the lower pocket of Hijal Beel in the district of Murshidabad. The Teesta river of North Bengal originates in the glaciers of North Sikkim at an altitude of 6400 m and outfalls into the Brahmaputra in the Rangpur district of Bangladesh. It is formed by the union of two streams. Lachen and Lachung at Chungthung in Sikkim. It enters West Bengal at Rangpoo and up to Mechi, it forms the boundary between West Bengal and Sikkim. Two of its tributaries-Great Rangit and Rammam also serve as the natural boundary between the two states. The river Torsa originates in the Chumbi Valley of southern Tibet at an altitude of 7065 m. It flows through Tibet, Bhutan, West Bengal, and Bangladesh. The river passes by the Coochbehar town and is joined by rivers Kaljani and Raidak-I. The combined flow outfalls into the Brahmaputra near Nageswari at Rangpur in Bangladesh. Matla river can be seen around in Sundarbans, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.

Which of the following rivers is a river fed only by rain water?1. Mayurakshi River2. Teesta River3. Torsha River4. Matla River

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 1 : Mayurakshi River

The correct answer is Mayurakshi River.

Mayurakshi originates from the high lands of Santhal Parganas.
- It is the main river of the Birbhum district. Several spill channels – the Manikarnika, Kana Mor, Gambhira, etc.
- All these rivers flow into the lower pocket of Hijal Beel in the district of Murshidabad.

The Teesta river of North Bengal originates in the glaciers of North Sikkim at an altitude of 6400 m and outfalls into the Brahmaputra in the Rangpur district of Bangladesh. It is formed by the union of two streams.
- Lachen and Lachung at Chungthung in Sikkim.
- It enters West Bengal at Rangpoo and up to Mechi, it forms the boundary between West Bengal and Sikkim.
- Two of its tributaries-Great Rangit and Rammam also serve as the natural boundary between the two states.
The river Torsa originates in the Chumbi Valley of southern Tibet at an altitude of 7065 m.
- It flows through Tibet, Bhutan, West Bengal, and Bangladesh.
- The river passes by the Coochbehar town and is joined by rivers Kaljani and Raidak-I.
- The combined flow outfalls into the Brahmaputra near Nageswari at Rangpur in Bangladesh.
Matla river can be seen around in Sundarbans, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal.