High viscosity of water can be explained on the basis of:

Covalent bonding

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Ionic bonding

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Hydrogen bonding

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is C Hydrogen bonding
The covalent bond is applicable within a molecule.
But viscosity is an intermolecular phenomenon.

Hydrogen bonding in water increases viscosity because they increase the intermolecular forces between the molecule.

Therefore, option $C$ is correct.

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