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Alluvial fans of Himalayan rivers in plains may form due to what?

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: Deposition while moving from mountains to plains

An alluvial fan forms where a river leaves a steep mountain valley and enters a much flatter plain. Because the slope suddenly becomes gentler, the river loses speed and cannot carry all its sand, silt, and gravel. It deposits these materials in a spreading, fan-shaped body. Therefore, option A is correct. Tides, snowfall in deserts, and lava deposition in lakes do not explain the formation of an alluvial fan by a Himalayan river.

The essential sequence is mountain to plain, reduced slope, reduced velocity, and deposition. Himalayan rivers carry large quantities of eroded material from the mountains. At the foothills, the change in gradient causes some of this load to settle and spread outward. Repeated deposition gradually produces the fan shape. Thus the description in option A gives both the correct location and process. The supplied answer and explanation are accurate.

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