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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Irrigation Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In case of a flowing well, the piezometric surface is always _________ |
| A. | below the ground level |
| B. | above the ground level |
| C. | at the ground level |
| D. | above or below the ground level |
| Answer» C. at the ground level | |
| 2. |
Water wells excavated through confined aquifers are known as ______________ |
| A. | artesian wells |
| B. | non-artesian wells |
| C. | gravity wells |
| D. | water table wells |
| Answer» B. non-artesian wells | |
| 3. |
Specific retention of groundwater is larger in coarse-grained soils. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 4. |
Field capacity of a ground aquifer equals _________ |
| A. | specific yield |
| B. | 100 specific yield |
| C. | 100/ specific yield |
| D. | field capacity |
| Answer» C. 100/ specific yield | |
| 5. |
What is the volume of groundwater which can be extracted by gravity drainage from a soil stratum when expressed as percentage fraction of the volume of the soil stratum? |
| A. | Pellicular water |
| B. | Available water |
| C. | Specific yield |
| D. | Field capacity |
| Answer» D. Field capacity | |
| 6. |
The quantum of water contained in the soil pores which cannot be extracted by gravity drainage is called _____________ |
| A. | pellicular water |
| B. | capillary water |
| C. | hygroscopic water |
| D. | available water |
| Answer» B. capillary water | |
| 7. |
Which of the following geological formation does not contain any amount of groundwater? |
| A. | Aquitard |
| B. | Aquifer |
| C. | Aquiclude |
| D. | Aquifuge |
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. |
Which of the following geological formation contains and readily yields water to our tube wells? |
| A. | Aquifer |
| B. | Aquifuse |
| C. | Aquiclude |
| D. | Aquitard |
| Answer» B. Aquifuse | |
| 9. |
The geological formation which may contain water but does not contain any yield is ____________ |
| A. | aquifer |
| B. | aquifuse |
| C. | aquiclude |
| D. | aquitard |
| Answer» D. aquitard | |
| 10. |
The geological formation which yields only insignificant quantity of groundwater is _____________ |
| A. | aquifer |
| B. | aquifuse |
| C. | aquiclude |
| D. | aquitard |
| Answer» E. | |