Question

Which of the following is the largest delta in the world ?
A. Mekong delta
B. Nile delta
C. Godavari delta
D. Ganges Brahmaputra delta

Answer 1

Hint: It is also known as the Suburban delta of Bengal delta. This delta is found in the Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent.

Complete answer:
Ganges Brahmaputra delta is the largest delta of the world.
The delta is found in the Bengal region of Indian subcontinent consisting of Bangladesh and West Bengal.
It empties into the bay of Bengal with the combined waters of several river systems consisting mainly of Brahmaputra and Ganga river.
It is also known as the most fertile region in the world. Ganges Brahmaputra delta is renowned as the green delta of the world.
The Ganges delta is in the shape of a triangle which is considered to be an accurate delta. It covers more than 105000 kilometre².
Though the delta mostly lies in Bangladesh and India, rivers from Bhutan, Tibet, India and Nepal drain into it from the north.
On an average 60% of the delta is in Bangladesh whereas 40% of it is in West Bengal, India.
A large portion of the delta is composed of alluvial soil that comprises sediment particles that finally settles down when river currents slow down.
The soil of the Ganges Brahmaputra delta has a large amount of minerals and nutrients which is very good for agriculture.

The correct answer is option D.

Note: The Gorai Madhumati river is one of the distributaries of Ganges Brahmaputra delta the device is delta into two parts: geologically young, active, eastern delta and the older, less active Western delta.