Delta: MCQ Test
16 questions · pick one option for each · submit when you finish to see your score and the correct answers.
Question 1 of 16
An example of an abandoned delta is provided by which of the following rivers?
- AHwangho
- BIndigo
- CGanges
- DAmazon
Question 2 of 16
Which is the largest river delta in the world in terms of area?
- ANile Delta
- BSundarban Delta
- CAmazon River Delta
- DMississippi River Delta
Question 3 of 16
Which river presents a beautiful example of a claw-shaped delta?
- AIndigo
- BGanges
- CMississippi
- DHongho
Question 4 of 16
The delta of which of the following rivers is like the wings of a bird?
- AIndigo
- BBrahmaputra
- CAmazon
- DMississippi River Delta
Question 5 of 16
What type of shape does a delta generally have?
- Asquare
- BRectangular
- Ctriangular
- DIndeterminate shape
Question 6 of 16
What type of delta does the Ganga River have?
- AArc-shaped delta
- Bclaw-shaped
- Cattenuate
- Dyachtsman
Question 7 of 16
Which important landform is created by a river in its old age?
- Awaterfall
- BChadan Lake
- CAlluvial cone
- DDelta
Question 8 of 16
Narmada and Tapi form which type of delta?
- AArc-shaped delta
- Bbirdfoot
- Cestuaries
- Dabandoned
Question 9 of 16
Which city is located in the delta region of the Red River?
- AVientiane
- BSeoul
- CHanoi
- DHankou
Question 10 of 16
Which of the following rivers forms an estuary?
- AMenam
- BIndigo
- CYangtze River
- DNarmada
Question 11 of 16
In which areas and how are dry deltas formed?
- AIn coastal areas, rivers leave behind old deltas.
- Bmountain foothills
- Cby the confluence of rivers at their confluence
- Dnone of the above
Question 12 of 16
The deltas of the Ganges and Mississippi rivers are considered to be which type of delta?
- AArc-shaped delta
- Bestuarine delta
- CBirdfoot Delta
- Dprogressive delta
Question 13 of 16
Who is considered the namer of Delta?
- APolydonius
- BEratosthenes
- CHicataeus
- DHerodotus
Question 14 of 16
What is the triangular depositional feature located between different branches of a river called?
- AAlluvial fan
- Briver meander
- CNatural embankment
- DDelta
Question 15 of 16
The Ganges River forms a delta at its mouth. Where does this delta begin?
- Afrom Kolkata
- Bcarefully
- Cfrom Budge Budge
- Dfrom the beautiful forest
Question 16 of 16
Which of the following conditions are necessary for the formation of a delta?
- AExcessive amount of load in the river
- Btide-free estuary
- CDecreasing river velocity near the mouth
- Dall of the above