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Flood caused due to overflow of river due to excessive rainfall which causes a river to exceed its capacity is called flood.

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riverine
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coastal
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surface
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Solution

The correct option is A riverine
Flood caused due to overflow of river which is due to excessive rainfall over an extended period of time, causes a river to exceed its capacity is called riverine flood.
Flood that occurs in areas that lie on the coast of a sea, ocean, or other large body of open water as the result of extreme tidal conditions is called coastal flood.
When heavy rainfall creates a flood event which is independent of an overflowing water body is called as surface flood.

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