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This section includes 62 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Irrigation Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
A canal which is aligned at right angles to the contour is called |
A. | contour canal |
B. | watershed canal |
C. | branch canal |
D. | side slope canal |
Answer» E. | |
52. |
Design of irrigation canals in plain regions of Karnataka is usually done based on |
A. | Lacey’s theory |
B. | Dicken’s theory |
C. | Kennedy’s equation |
D. | Theory of Economical sections |
Answer» B. Dicken’s theory | |
53. |
Lining of irrigation channels |
A. | Increases the water logging area |
B. | Decreases the water logging area |
C. | Does not change the water logging area |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Does not change the water logging area | |
54. |
Irrigation channel are usually kept along the one of the following:- |
A. | Valley |
B. | Water shed |
C. | Contour line |
D. | Straight line |
Answer» C. Contour line | |
55. |
If the nature of river is at a moderate bent condition then maximum V depth of scour is taken as: |
A. | 1.25 D |
B. | 1.75 D |
C. | 1.5 D |
D. | 2 D |
Answer» D. 2 D | |
56. |
Garret’s diagram are used to: |
A. | Separate base flow from total runoff |
B. | Correct inconsistency in rainfall data |
C. | Determine reservoir capacity |
D. | Design channels |
Answer» E. | |
57. |
In a canal, a cistern element is designed on the |
A. | upstream side of a fall to absorb the shock of the returning wave |
B. | upstream side of a fall to prevent the damage to the bed and sides due to undesirable scour |
C. | downstream of a fall to dissipate the kinetic energy and prevent the damage to the bed and sides due to undesirable scour |
D. | downstream of a fall to divert the flow |
Answer» D. downstream of a fall to divert the flow | |
58. |
Coefficient of Rugosity, as defined by Lacey, is dependent on |
A. | Grade of the boundary material |
B. | Density of the boundary material |
C. | Grade and density of the boundary material |
D. | Grade, density and hydraulic mean depth of the boundary material |
Answer» D. Grade, density and hydraulic mean depth of the boundary material | |
59. |
Lacey gave a relation between |
A. | velocity and hydraulic mean depth |
B. | area and velocity |
C. | Both 1 and 2 |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
60. |
Cross regulators are provided |
A. | to rise the water level to its upstream during the periods of low discharge in parent channel |
B. | to help in closing the supply to downstream of the parent channel |
C. | to absorb fluctuations in various sections of the channel systems |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
61. |
According to Kennedy, non-silting and non-scouring velocity is called: |
A. | Optimal velocity |
B. | Critical velocity |
C. | Mean velocity |
D. | Average velocity |
Answer» C. Mean velocity | |
62. |
Lacey’s theory is applicable to flow |
A. | through pipes |
B. | over spillways |
C. | in alluvial rivers and canal |
D. | in concrete lined canals |
Answer» D. in concrete lined canals | |