Question

Depending on the topography of the river basin, into how many classifications the river reaches are divided?

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 5

(d) 1

I got this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

This question is from Classification of Rivers topic in portion Rivers Behaviour, Control and Training of Irrigation Engineering

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) 3

For explanation I would say: The classifications given on the basis of topography of river reaches are river in hills (upper reaches), rivers in plains (lower reaches), and tidal rivers.