Which river does not form a delta? (1) Ganga (2) Brahmputra (3) Godavari (4) Tapi

Which river does not form a delta? (1) Ganga (2) Brahmputra (3) Godavari (4) Tapi
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(4) Tapi Explanation: West-flowing rivers in India such as Narmada and Tapti do not form deltas. They flow through fault region created by the mountains Vindhya and Satpura which is rocky and devoid of any alluvial material. Thus they don't carry much sediments to form deltas.
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