The Rift Valley is created

A Between two anticlines
B Between two rifts
C Erosion of synclinal basin
D Due to volcanic eruption

Correct Answer: Between two rifts

The Rift Valley is created between two rifts. When Earth's crust cracks, faulting takes place due, to tension or compression and a section of it subside or rise above the surrounding level. The subsided part between two blocks is called rift valley.
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