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Where are point bars formed?

  1. On the convex side of meanders of large rivers.

  2. As a major land form of river deposition.

  3. On foot slope plains of low gradients.

  4. On the concave banks of meanders of large rivers.

  5. In the middle of the rivers where silt deposits accumulate.
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Explanation

They are found on the convex side of meanders of large rivers and are sediments deposited in a linear fashion by flowing waters along the bank. They are almost uniform in profile and in width and contain mixed sizes of sediments.

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