2026 · Q35
Consider the following statements related to river terraces:
- 1They are surfaces marking old valley floor or floodplain levels
- 2They may be bedrock surfaces without any alluvial cover or alluvial terraces consisting of stream deposits
- 3They are basically products of deposition as they result due to vertical erosion by the stream into its own depositional floodplain Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
General KnowledgeGeography
- A1 only
- B1 and 2 only
- C2 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
River terraces are surfaces marking old valley-floor or floodplain levels (statement 1 correct) and may be bare bedrock surfaces or alluvial terraces of stream deposits (statement 2 correct). Statement 3 is incorrect: terraces are essentially erosional features produced by vertical incision of the stream into its own deposits, not products of deposition. The answer is (B) 1 and 2 only.