Geography
Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statement and choose the appropriate option:
Assertion (A): Deltas are formed at the river mouths.
Reason (R): Flood plains are formed from silt, deposited after flood water recedes.
- Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
- Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- (R) is true but (A) is false.
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
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Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
Explanation — Deltas are formed at the mouths of distributaries (narrow river branches) when they enter the sea, and Flood plains are formed from silt, deposited after flood water recedes. However, floodplains and deltas are different landforms formed in different parts of a river's course.
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