UPSC Geography Oceans and Continents / महासागरों और महाद्वीपों Question Bank Oceans and Marine Resources / Canals etc

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    The riverbank is weakest where the river turns. This is because water          [NDA 2012-II]

    A)  gets concentrated on the inner bank of the turn, making it denser

    B)  effectively bounces off the outer bank as it turns exerting an extra pressure on the bank

    C)  flows faster as it turns

    D)  reacts more effectively with the bank at a turn

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

     Water effectively bounces off the outer bank as it turns exerting an extra pressure on the bank. This is why the river bank is weakest where the river turns.


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