Alluvial fan is seen in India?
A. Haridwar
B. Godavari delta
C. Sundarban, WB
D. Kutch, Gujarat
Answer: Option A
Solution (By Examveda Team)
An alluvial fan is an accumulation of the sediments that fan outwards from a concentrated source of sediments, such as a narrow canyon emerging from an escarpment. This accumulation is shaped like a section of a shallow cone, with its apex at the source of sediments.An alluvial fan is seen in India near Haridwar as it is along the Himalayas mountain front on the Indo-Gangetic plain.
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