Explore topic-wise MCQs in Irrigation Engineering.

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1.

A sloping apron is provided partly above the river bed and partly below the river bed in case of ____________________________

A. when TWC coincides with the JHC at all discharges
B. when TWC lies above the JHC at all discharges
C. when TWC lies below the JHC at all discharges
D. when TWC lies above the JHC at low discharges and below the JHC at high discharges
Answer» E.
2.

What is the expected solution for the case when the T.W.C is lying above the J.H.C curve at all discharges?

A. By providing a simple concrete apron of length 5(Y<sub>1</sub> Y<sub>2</sub>)
B. By providing a sloping apron above the river bed
C. By providing a sloping apron below the river bed
D. Provision of a ski-jump bucket
Answer» C. By providing a sloping apron below the river bed
3.

Which of the following stilling basin help in stabilizing the flow and improve the jump performance?

A. dentated sills
B. chute blocks
C. baffle piers
D. friction blocks
Answer» C. baffle piers
4.

The percentage of energy dissipation in a hydraulic jump increases with the increase in the Froude number.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

A ski-jump bucket is also known as _____________________

A. flip bucket
B. solid roller bucket
C. slotted roller bucket
D. flexible bucket
Answer» B. solid roller bucket
6.

The formation of hydraulic jump at the foot of a spillway is one of the common methods of energy dissipation because ______________________

A. it destroys more than 90% of total energy by the turbulence produced in the jump
B. it reduces the kinetic energy by increasing the depth of flow
C. its action is not understood
D. it reduces the kinetic energy by decreasing the depth of flow
Answer» B. it reduces the kinetic energy by increasing the depth of flow
7.

The device which does not help in energy dissipation at the bottom of a hydraulic structure over which water spills is ________________

A. chute block
B. dentated sill
C. morning glory
D. baffle piers
Answer» D. baffle piers
8.

When the tail-water depths in the river downstream of a spillway are quite low such that the tail-water curve at all discharges lies below the post jump depth curve, then the energy dissipation can be affected best by ___________________

A. a roller bucket
B. a ski-jump bucket
C. either roller or ski-jump bucket
D. a sloping apron
Answer» C. either roller or ski-jump bucket
9.

The most ideal condition for energy dissipation in the design of spillways is the one when the tail-water rating curve coincides with the jump rating curve at all discharge.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

The energy dissipation at the toe of the spillway is affected basically by the use of hydraulic jump in _______________________

A. roller bucket
B. a ski-jump bucket
C. a sloping apron below the downstream river bed
D. both roller and ski-jump bucket
Answer» D. both roller and ski-jump bucket