Question

Which type of river tends to develop bends?

(a) Alluvial River

(b) Flashy River

(c) Virgin River

(d) Himalayan River

This question was posed to me in my homework.

My doubt is from Behavior of Rivers topic in section Rivers Behaviour, Control and Training of Irrigation Engineering

Answer 1

Correct option is (a) Alluvial River

The best explanation: Alluvial River tends to form the bends as this type of rivers are always characterised by scouring on the concave side and silting on the convex side. And this scouring and silting action gets continued by the action of centrifugal force in the bend.