Yanam, a region of the Union Territory of Puducherry, is located in the delta of which river?
Yanam is a former French colony and a region of the Union Territory of Puducherry on the Andhra Pradesh coast. The town lies where the Coringa branches off the Gautami…
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Yanam, a region of the Union Territory of Puducherry, is located in the delta of which river?
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Correct answer D
Yanam is a former French colony and a region of the Union Territory of Puducherry on the Andhra Pradesh coast. The town lies where the Coringa branches off the Gautami Godavari, a branch of the Godavari in its delta.
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Option A
Incorrect. The Brahmaputra joins the Ganga river system before reaching the Bay of Bengal. Yanam lies in the Godavari delta.
Option B
Incorrect. The Ganga reaches the Bay of Bengal through the Bengal delta. Yanam is on the Andhra Pradesh coast.
Option C
Incorrect. The Yamuna is a tributary of the Ganga and does not form a coastal delta.
Option D
Correct. Yanam lies in the Godavari delta, near the point where the Coringa branches off the Gautami Godavari.
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