Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Himalayan rivers display a strong meandering tendency in the plains. b. The peninsular rivers show features like flat valleys, ox-bow lakes, flood plains and braided channels. c. Geologists believe that a mighty river called Indo-Brahma traversed the entire longitudinal extent of the Himalayas and finally discharged into the Gulf of Sind near lower Punjab 5-24 million years ago.

  1. a only

  2. b only

  3. c only

  4. a and c

  5. a, b and c
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct answer as both these statements are correct. Himalayan rivers display a strong meandering tendency in the plains. Geologists believe that a mighty river called Indo-Brahma traversed the entire longitudinal extent of the Himalayas and finally discharged into the Gulf of Sind near lower Punjab 5-24 million years ago.

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