UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

For a given storm, other factors remaining same :

A Basins with large drainage densities give smaller flood peaks.

B Low drainage density basins give shorter time bases of hydrographs.

C The flood peak is independent of the drainage density.

D Basins having low drainage density give smaller peaks in flood hydrographs.

ANS:D - Basins having low drainage density give smaller peaks in flood hydrographs.

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