Q. What tributary stream runs parallel to and within the floodplain of a larger river for considerable distance, before eventually joining it called?
Answer: Yazoo stream
Notes: Yazoo stream is a type of a tributary stream running parallel to and within the floodplain of a large river for a considerable distance and then eventually joins it.

This Question is Also Available in:

हिन्दी
This question has been sourced from GKToday's "40000+ GK / General Studies MCQs for SSC & State PCS Exams" App Exclusive Course in GKToday Android Application which provides more than 40K General Knowledge and General Studies questions with explanations asked in all Competitive Exams of India.
📌 Question Number: 190 in Physical Geography - Various Landforms in the above course in App.