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Majuli, the largest inhabited riverine island in the world, lies in the:

AGodavari
BBrahmaputra
CGanga river
DIndus river
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Brahmaputra
1. Slow rivers deposit silt and form islands. 2. Majuli is in the Brahmaputra. 3. Rivers also split into distributaries. _Source: syllabus Contemporary India I, Chapter 2, Physical Features of India._
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