Q. Consider the following Statements: An Ox-Bow lake is a cut-off river meander. Youthful stage of a river is characterised by a flood-plain. Which of the Statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Answer: Only 1
Notes: Although the youthful, mature and old stages can indeed be perceived as stages of evolution of a river, every river posseses all three “stages” at the same time in different places! Floodplains are the formed in the mature stage of a river. Potholes, Rapids and Waterfalls are the features of the youthful Stage.

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