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Questions Related to rivers

What is the name of a stream that flows through the deposits of a delta at the mouth of a river?

  1. Canal

  2. Delta-mouth

  3. Lake

  4. Distributary


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Distributary is called a stream that flows through the deposits of a delta at the mouth of a river. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributary is a tributary.

Which of the following combinations of river and city situated on their banks is wrong?

  1. Lucknow - Gomati

  2. Ayodhya - Saryu

  3. Badrinath - Alaknanda

  4. Vijayawada - Narmada


Correct Option: D