The heaviest rocks, which are rolled along the river bed in river transport, come under which type of load?
Solution load
Suspension load
Saltation load
Traction load
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UPSC CAPF – 2021
– **Solution load:** Dissolved material carried within the water.
– **Suspension load:** Fine particles like clay and silt held up and carried within the main flow of water.
– **Saltation load:** Medium-sized particles like sand and gravel that move by bouncing or hopping along the bed.
– **Traction load:** Coarsest and heaviest material like pebbles, cobbles, and boulders that are rolled or slid along the river bed by the force of the water.
The description “heaviest rocks, which are rolled along the river bed” directly matches the definition of traction load.