Q85 · UPPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · General Studies

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'Moribund Delta' is a subdivision of which of the following delta?

A Krishna-Godavari Delta
B Mahanadi Delta
C Bengal Delta
D Cauvery Delta

Correct answer: (c) Bengal Delta

Explanation

  1. A

    Krishna-Godavari Delta

    The Krishna–Godavari delta is an active/growing east-coast delta. ‘Moribund delta’ is not its standard subdivision name in this question.

  2. B

    Mahanadi Delta

    The Mahanadi delta (Odisha) is not the textbook ‘moribund delta’ of Bengal school geography.

  3. C

    Bengal Delta

    Bagh’s/ Bagchi’s Bengal delta is classically divided into moribund, mature and active parts. The moribund delta is the dead/dying western old Ganga–Bhagirathi spill area of the Bengal delta (Nadia–Murshidabad type tracts). That is why (c) is the official key.

  4. D

    Cauvery Delta

    The Cauvery delta is a separate, still-evolving Tamil Nadu delta, not this subdivision.

Summary. Official key is (c). ‘Moribund delta’ is a subdivision of the Bengal (Ganga–Brahmaputra) delta — the decaying western old delta — not Krishna–Godavari, Mahanadi or Cauvery.