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Rivers in alluvial flood plains which flow in zig-zag fashion are called

Solution

Concept

Meandering rivers

Step-by-step solution

1. A river that follows a winding (zig-zag) path in an alluvial plain is a meandering river.

Explanation

Meandering is the natural tendency of an alluvial river to develop curves of increasing amplitude.

Why the other options are wrong

Aggrading and degrading describe bed level changes, and a deltaic river branches into distributaries.

Shortcut

Zig-zag = meandering.

Common mistake

Choosing deltaic.

Correct answer: A) meandering

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