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 intertwined 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 a braided river in parts of its course and deposits significant sediment. However, it is not characterized by extensive gully erosion, which is more typical of the Chambal river basin.

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