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What is the main agricultural benefit of Himalayan rivers?

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Correct answer: Providing irrigation water and fertile soil

Himalayan rivers support agriculture in two major ways. They carry water that can be used for irrigation, especially when rainfall is seasonal or uneven. They also transport fine sediments and deposit them on plains, forming fertile alluvial soils. These soils are often suitable for growing crops because repeated deposition can replenish nutrients and create broad level fields. The actual benefit varies with flooding, management, and local soil conditions.

The correct choice is A, providing irrigation water and fertile soil. The other choices describe impossible or harmful transformations and do not represent an agricultural benefit. The best answer includes both water and alluvium: water helps crops grow during dry periods, while deposited silt improves the soil for cultivation. Thus, Himalayan rivers are important not only as channels of water but also as agents that shape productive plains.

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AgricultureIrrigationAlluvial Soil

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