Multiple choice

Which one of the following characteristics is NOT relevant to the River Ganga?

  1. It is a braided river with numerous channels.

  2. It has multiple inter-twined sand-bars.

  3. It has extensive gully erosion.

  4. It deposits enormous sediment annually into the Bay of Bengal.
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Explanation

The Ganga is characterized by being a braided river with multiple channels and intertwined sand-bars, and it deposits enormous sediment into the Bay of Bengal. However, gully erosion is not a characteristic feature of the Ganga. Gully erosion typically occurs in smaller streams in upper reaches, not in major mature rivers like the Ganga in its middle and lower courses.

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