Question

Assertion (A) : West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas. 

Reason (R) : These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments. 

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A 

(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A 

(c) A is true but R is false (d) A is false but R is true

Answer 1

(a) West flowing rivers Narmada and Tapti do not form delta, because topography of western peninsular India is rocky without loose sediments and no alluvial sediments carried by the rivers.