Question

A river before joining the sea or ocean gets divided into branches.

(a) False

(b) True

The question was asked during an interview.

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

Answer 1

Right answer is (b) True

To explain I would say: As a river approaches the sea or ocean, the velocity of the flow gets reduced, and in turn silting action takes place resulting in rising of water levels and the formation of new channels. These channels or branches multiply in numbers as the river approaches the sea or ocean.