Explore topic-wise MCQs in Irrigation Engineering.

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