Question

What are tributaries?

• A. Two large rivers which meet to form a single river is known as a tributary.
• B. Rivers at the end of their course are known as tributaries.
• C. Rivers or streams which join a larger river are called tributaries.
• D. Rivers at the start of their course are known as tributaries.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Rivers or streams which join a larger river are called tributaries.

Rivers or streams which join a larger river are called ‘tributaries’. Many such tributaries join the river as it flows down from its source and makes its bigger and broader.