The Indus river deposits around ______ of silt into the Arabian Sea annually.

six hundred million tons

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five hundred million tons

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three hundred million tons

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four hundred million tons

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The correct option is C three hundred million tons
The Indus river deposits around three hundred million tons of silt into the Arabian Sea annually. On the other hand, the peninsular rivers flow through the hard rocks, therefore they erode less silt.

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