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51.

If the straight sides of a triangular section of a lined canal with circular bottom of radius R, make

A. R
B. 2R
C. R
D. 2R
Answer» E.
52.

A fall in a canal bed is generally provided, if

A. Ground slope exceeds the designed bed slope
B. Designed bed slope exceeds the ground slope
C. Ground slope is practically the same as the designed bed slope
D. None of these
Answer» B. Designed bed slope exceeds the ground slope
53.

The Lacey’s regime velocity is proportional to

A. R1/2 S3/4
B. Q3/4 S1/3
C. R3/4 S1/3
D. R2/3 S1/2
Answer» D. R2/3 S1/2
54.

Canals constructed for draining off water from water logged areas, are known

A. Drains
B. Inundation canals
C. Valley canals
D. Contour canals
Answer» B. Inundation canals
55.

While deciding the alignment of a proposed canal taking off from a river at B, three alignments of approximately equal lengths are available. These cross a drainages at C1, C2and C3 where drainage bed levels C1 > C2 > C3, you will provide at site C3

A. An aqueduct
B. A syphon aqueduct
C. A super passage
D. A syphon
Answer» B. A syphon aqueduct
56.

A counter berm is

A. A horizontal benching provided on the inside slope
B. A horizontal benching provided on the outside slope
C. A vertical benching provided on the outer edge of the bank
D. A vertical benching provided on the inner edge of the bank
Answer» C. A vertical benching provided on the outer edge of the bank
57.

V and R are the regime mean velocity and hydraulic mean depth respectively in metres. Lacey’s silt factor f is

A. 2V² R
B. 3V²/4R
C. 5V²/2R
D. 2V²/5R
Answer» D. 2V²/5R
58.

A land is said to be water-logged if its soil pores within

A. A depth of 40 cm are saturated
B. A depth of 50 cm are saturated
C. Root zone of the crops are saturated
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
59.

The length and width of a meander and also the width of the river, vary roughly as

A. Square root of the discharge
B. Discharge
C. Square of the discharge
D. Cube of the discharge
Answer» B. Discharge
60.

The most suitable location of a canal head work, is

A. Boulders stage of the river
B. Delta stage of the river
C. Rock stage of the river
D. Trough stage of the river
Answer» E.
61.

The crest level of a canal diversion head work, depends upon

A. F.S.L. of the canal
B. Discharge perimeters
C. Pond level
D. All the above
Answer» E.
62.

If L is total length of a canal in kilometres, P is total perimeter of its lining in metres and C is the cost of lining per square metre, the additional expenditure involved on lining, is

A. 100 PLC
B. PLC/1000
C. PL/1000C
D. PC/100L
Answer» B. PLC/1000
63.

The difference in level between the top of a bank and supply level in a canal, is called

A. Berm
B. Free board
C. Height of bank
D. None of these
Answer» C. Height of bank
64.

When a canal and a drainage approach each other at the same level, the structure so provided, is

A. An aqueduct
B. A syphon
C. A level crossing
D. Inlet and outlet
Answer» D. Inlet and outlet
65.

For the conditions enumerated to provide a crossing at C1 You will probably provide

A. An aqueduct
B. A super-passage
C. A syphon aqueduct
D. None of these
Answer» C. A syphon aqueduct
66.

The scour depth D of a river during flood, may be calculated from the Lacey’s equation

A. D = 0.47 (Q/f)
B. D = 0.47 (Q/f)1/2
C. D = 0.47 (Q/f)1/3
D. D = 0.47 (Q/f)2/3
Answer» D. D = 0.47 (Q/f)2/3
67.

If H and d are the water depth and drop in the bed level at a Sarda fall, the width B of the trapezoidal crest, is given by

A. B = 0.22 (H + d)
B. B = 0.33 (H + d)
C. B = 0.44 (H + d)
D. B = 0.55 (H + d)
Answer» E.
68.

The ratio of the head recovered to the head put in, is known as

A. Efficiency
B. Sensitivity
C. Flexibility
D. Modular limit
Answer» B. Sensitivity
69.

The ratio of the rate of change of discharge of an outlet to the rate of change in level of water surface in a distributary at its normal depth, is known as

A. Efficiency
B. Sensitivity
C. Flexibility
D. Modular limit
Answer» C. Flexibility
70.

Process of meandering is due to

A. Sediment load of streams
B. Discharge and hydraulic properties of streams
C. Relative erodibility of the bed and banks
D. All the above
Answer» E.
71.

Finally formed berms in canals are provided for

A. Protection of banks erosion by the waves
B. Control of seepage losses
C. Strengthening of banks
D. All the above
Answer» E.
72.

In case of a trapezoidal notch fall

A. Top length of the piers should not be less than their thickness
B. Splay upstream from the notch section is 45°
C. Splay downstream from the notch section is 22½°
D. All the above
Answer» E.
73.

An outlet which maintains a constant discharge irrespective of fluctuation in the water levels of the supplying channel or water course, is known as

A. Non-modular outlet
B. Semi-modular outlet
C. Flexible modular outlet
D. Right modular outlet
Answer» E.
74.

In a barrage, the crest level is kept

A. Low with large gates
B. High with large gates
C. High with no gates
D. Low with no gates
Answer» B. High with large gates
75.

If the irrigation efficiency is 80%, conveyance losses are 20% and the actual depth of watering is 16 cm, the depth of water required at the canal outlet, is

A. 10 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 20 cm
D. 25 cm
Answer» E.
76.

The depth of rice root zone, is

A. 50 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 80 cm
D. 90 cm
Answer» E.
77.

The top of the capillary zone

A. Lies below the water table at every point
B. Lies above the water table at every point
C. Coincides the water table at every point
D. None of these
Answer» C. Coincides the water table at every point
78.

The length of a meander is the distance along the river between the tangent point of one curve to the tangent point of

A. Reverse curve
B. Next curve of the same order
C. Reverse curve plus the width of the river
D. None of these
Answer» C. Reverse curve plus the width of the river
79.

If B and d are the bed width and depth of a channel in metres, the combined losses due to evaporation and seepage in cumecs per kilometre length of the channel, is

A. (1/50) × (B + d)2/3
B. (1/100) × (B + d)2/3
C. (1/150) × (B + d)2/3
D. (1/200) × (B + d)2/3
Answer» E.
80.

For the stability of a structure against seepage pressure according to Khosla’s creep theory, the critical gradient is

A. Zero
B. 0.25
C. 0.50
D. 1.00
Answer» E.
81.

Side slopes generally kept for canals in loam soil, are

A. 1 : 1 in cutting and 1½ : 1 in filling
B. 1½ : 1 in cutting and 2 : 1 in filling
C. Neither (a) nor (b)
D. Both (a) and (b)
Answer» E.
82.

A deficit of sediments in flowing water may cause a river

A. Meandering type
B. Aggrading type
C. Degrading type
D. Sub-critical type
Answer» D. Sub-critical type
83.

Lacey’s equation for calculating flood discharge in rivers, is

A. V = 10.8 R1/2 S1/2
B. V = 10.8 R2/3 S1/2
C. V = 10.8 R2/3 S1/3
D. V = 10.8 R1/3 S2/3
Answer» D. V = 10.8 R1/3 S2/3
84.

The width of a dowla is generally kept between 30 to 60 cm and its height above the road level should invariably be more than

A. 10 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 30 cm
D. 40 cm
Answer» D. 40 cm
85.

The ratio of the rate of change of discharge of an outlet and parent channel, is known as

A. Efficiency
B. Sensitivity
C. Flexibility
D. Modular limit
Answer» D. Modular limit
86.

A river is said to be of

A. Aggrading type if it builds up its bed to a certain slope
B. Degrading type if it cuts its bed to a certain slope
C. Meandering type if it flows in sinuous curve
D. All the above
Answer» E.
87.

Regime conditions in a channel may occur if

A. Discharge is constant
B. Channel flows uniformly in incoherent alluvium as that transported in suspension
C. Silt grade and silt charge are constant
D. All the above
Answer» E.
88.

If V0 is the critical velocity of a channel, its silt transporting power, according to Kennedy, is proportional to

A. V01/2
B. V03/2
C. V05/2
D. V07/2
Answer» D. V07/2
89.

The main function of a diversion head works of a canal from a river, is

A. To remove silt
B. To control floods
C. To store water
D. To raise water level
Answer» E.
90.

In a canal syphon, the flow is

A. Under atmospheric pressure
B. Pipe flow
C. With critical velocity
D. Under negative pressure
Answer» C. With critical velocity
91.

Irrigation canals are generally aligned along

A. Ridge line
B. Contour line
C. Valley line
D. Straight line
Answer» B. Contour line
92.

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

A. Side walls of a venturi head flume are splayed out from the end of the throat at 1 : 10 for a length of 4.5 m
B. Length of side walls should be such that the width of the flume is made equal to 2/3rd the bed width of the distributary
C. Once the width of the flume becomes 2/3rd of the width of the distributary, the splayed
D. None of these
Answer» E.
93.

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

A. In free flooding irrigation, water is admitted at one corner of a field and is allowed to spread over the entire area
B. In check method of irrigation, the field is divided into smaller compartments and water is admitted to each in turn
C. In furrow irrigation water is admitted between the rows of plants in the field
D. None of these
Answer» E.
94.

For the design of major hydraulic structures on the canals, the method generally preferred to, is based on

A. Bligh’s theory
B. Electrical analogy method
C. The relaxation method
D. Khosla’s method of independent variables
Answer» E.
95.

The velocity of drainage water in the barrels of a syphon-aqueduct, is normally limited to

A. 1 to 2 m per second
B. 2 to 3 m per second
C. 3 to 4 m per second
D. 4 to 5 m per second
Answer» C. 3 to 4 m per second
96.

Bed bars in a canal are provided

A. To watch the general behaviour of canal
B. To measure the discharge
C. To raise the supply level
D. To control the silting
Answer» B. To measure the discharge
97.

For a standing crop, the consumptive use of water is equal to the depth of water

A. Transpired by the crop
B. Evaporated by the crop
C. Transpired and evaporated by the crop
D. Used by the crop in transpiration, evaporation and also the quantity of water evaporated from adjacent soil
Answer» E.
98.

According to Bligh’s creep theory, percolating water flows along

A. Straight path under the foundation of the dam
B. Circular path under the foundation of the dam
C. The outline of the base of the foundation of the dam
D. None of these
Answer» E.
99.

If the straight sides of a triangular section of a lined canal with circular bottom of radius D, make th horizontal, the hydraulic mean depth is

A. D
B. D/2
C. D/3
D. D/5
Answer» C. D/3
100.

The level of the floor of a syphon aqueduct can be obtained

A. By subtracting the depth of the culvert from the canal bed level
B. By subtracting the thickness of culvert plus the depth of the culvert from the canal bed level
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)