Explore topic-wise MCQs in Irrigation Engineering.

This section includes 11 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.

______ is a passage for water over a natural ground having a deck slab over it as path way for vehicles.

A. Minor Bridge
B. Slab Culvert
C. Box Culvert
D. Hume pipe culvert
Answer» C. Box Culvert
2.

In a canal syphon, flow is

A. under atmospheric pressure
B. pipe flow only
C. with critical velocity
D. under negative pressure
Answer» C. with critical velocity
3.

If the path of an irrigation canal is below the bed level of a natural stream, the type of cross drainage structure provided is

A. Aqueduct
B. Sluice gate
C. Super passage
D. Level crossing
Answer» D. Level crossing
4.

An irrigation canal, freely flowing under a drainage channel is specifically called as

A. Canal junction
B. Canal crossing
C. Canal siphon
D. Super passage
E. Aqueduct
Answer» E. Aqueduct
5.

In a siphon aqueduct, the worst condition of uplift on the floor occurs when

A. The canal is full and the drainage is empty, with water table at drainage bed level
B. The canal is empty and the drainage is full, with water table at drainage bed level
C. Both the canal and the drainage are full
D. The canal is empty and the drainage is full, with water table below the floor
Answer» C. Both the canal and the drainage are full
6.

During the survey of metro rail line, it was observed that a canal and drainage intersect at the almost same level while aligning the metro line from one point to another. What structure needs to be built for this feature?

A. Inlet and outlet
B. A syphon
C. Aqueduct
D. A level crossing
Answer» E.
7.

A cross drainage work in which a canal is provided over the natural drainage is called:

A. super-passage
B. canal syphon
C. level crossing
D. aqueduct
Answer» E.
8.

A hydraulic structure is constructed when a Full Supply Level (FSL) of a canal is much higher than the High Flood Level (HFL) of the stream which in turn, is lower than the bottom of the canal trough. Such a structure is called as:

A. Super passage
B. Aqueduct
C. Inlets
D. Level crossing
Answer» C. Inlets
9.

In a Canal Syphon type Cross Drainage Work

A. canal bed is below the drain
B. canal bed is above the drain
C. canal bed and the drain at the same level
D. canal and the drain crossing at right angles
Answer» B. canal bed is above the drain
10.

If a canal runs parallel to the road which has a natural drain along its edges. Then the canal is defined as:

A. Aqueduct
B. Syphon
C. Syphon aqueduct
D. Super passage
Answer» B. Syphon
11.

An aqueduct is provided where

A. canal bed level is above the HFL in river
B. river bed level is above the FSL of canal
C. canal bed level is in between the bed level and HFL of river
D. river bed level is in between the bed level and FSL of canal
Answer» B. river bed level is above the FSL of canal