Question

Which of the following statement/s regarding flood plains are true?

i. The deposition of alluvium along both the flooded banks may cause the formation of plains. Such plains are called flood plains.

ii. Flood plains are not so significant as they are not suitable for agriculture

• A. i only
• B. ii only
• C. Both i and ii
• D. Neither i nor ii

Answer 1

Answer:

A. i only

• Statement (i) is correct

• "The deposition of alluvium along both the flooded banks may cause the formation of plains. Such plains are called flood plains."

• This accurately describes how flood plains form through the deposition of sediment along river banks during flooding.

• Statement (ii) is incorrect because flood plains are actually very significant and are highly suitable for agriculture.

• In reality, flood plains are among the most fertile agricultural lands in the world due to the regular deposition of nutrient-rich alluvial soil.

• Many of the world's most productive agricultural regions are located on flood plains, like the Indo-Gangetic plain in South Asia and the Nile River valley.