UPPSC PCS 2014 · Question 90 of 150

Assertion (A): The rivers of West Coast of India do not form delta. Reason (R): They flow through short courses on relatively harder rocks. Choose the correct answer using the codes given below. Codes:

Geography

ABoth (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).Correct
BBoth (A) and (R) are correct but, (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C(A) is true, but (R) is false.
D(A) is false, but (R) is correct.

Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation

The rivers of the West Coast of India do not form deltas because they flow through short courses on relatively harder rocks. That's why these rivers do not carry a lot of sandy soil with them and their routes are very short.

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