Complete the sentence about Teesta River with the correct year: The Teesta changed course as a result of the flooding of ______, turning southeast to become part of the Brahmaputra.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. 1787
The Teesta is a 414 km river that rises in the eastern Himalayas and enters Bangladesh after crossing Sikkim and West Bengal. It once flowed south from Jalpaiguri through three channels, but the flooding of 1787 sent it southeast to join the Brahmaputra.
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