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A boatman on the northern plains sees rivers branching like a tree. This drainage pattern is:
ADendritic
BRadial one
CTrellis one
DCentripetal
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Dendritic
1. Dendritic means tree-like.
2. The rivers of the northern plain show it.
3. So the pattern is dendritic.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Geography, India Physical Environment, Chapter 3, Drainage System._
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