Explore topic-wise MCQs in Civil Engineering.

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101.

An outlet is said to be proportional if its flexibility, is

A. Zero
B. Less than one
C. More than one
D. One
Answer» E.
102.

The most suitable section of a lined canal, is

A. Triangular section with circular bottom for small canals
B. Trapezoidal section with rounded corners for large canals
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
103.

According to Lacey, in regime conditions

A. Silt is kept in suspension by vertical components of eddies
B. Entire cross-section of the channel is generated at all points by the forces normal to the wetted perimeter
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b)
104.

According to Lacey, depth of scour in a river depends upon the straightness of the reach. If D is the depth of scour in regime flow in a right angled bend, it is

A. 1.25 D
B. 1.50 D
C. 1.75 D
D. 2.00 D
Answer» E.
105.

Cross regulators in main canals are provided

A. To regulate water supply in the distributaries
B. To increase water head upstream when a main canal is running with low supplies
C. To overflow excessive flow water
D. None of these
Answer» C. To overflow excessive flow water
106.

In Montague type fall

A. A straight glacis is provided
B. A circular glacis is provided
C. A parabolic glacis is provided
D. No glacis is provided
Answer» D. No glacis is provided
107.

If the optimum depth of kor watering for a crop is 15.12 cm, the outlet factor for the crop for four week period in hectares per cumec, is

A. 1000
B. 1200
C. 1400
D. 1600
Answer» E.
108.

A hydraulic structure is designed to withstand

A. Seepage forces
B. Hydraulic jump
C. Hydraulic pressure
D. All the above
Answer» E.
109.

According to Khosla, the exits gradient of surface flow

A. Depends upon the b/d ratio
B. Is independent of the b/d ratio
C. Is independent of the depths of d/s cut off walls
D. None of these
Answer» B. Is independent of the b/d ratio
110.

The sinuosity of a meander is the ratio of

A. Meander length and the width of meander
B. Meander length and half width of the river
C. Curved length and the straight distance
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
111.

Borrow pits should preferably be located in

A. Field on the left side of the canal
B. Field on the right side of the canal
C. Fields on both sides of the canal
D. Central half width of the section of the canal
Answer» E.
112.

The measure to remove water logging of land, is

A. To reduce percolation from canals and water courses
B. To increase outflow from the ground water reservoir
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b)
113.

In a Sarda type fall, the rectangular crest, may be used for discharge upto

A. 6 cumecs
B. 10 cumecs
C. 14 cumecs
D. 20 cumecs
Answer» D. 20 cumecs
114.

When a canal flowing under pressure is carried below a natural drainage such that its F.S.L. does not touch the underside of the supporting structure, the structure so provided, is called

A. Syphon
B. Aqueduct
C. Super passage
D. Syphon-aqueduct
Answer» D. Syphon-aqueduct
115.

A river training work is generally required when the river is

A. Meandering
B. Aggrading
C. Degrading
D. All the above
Answer» B. Aggrading
116.

Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A. Gravity water is harmful to crops
B. Hygroscopic water remains attached to soil molecules by chemical bond
C. Capillary moisture held in the soil pores against gravity by surface tension, is utilised by plants
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
117.

The main cause of silting up a channel,

A. Non-regime section
B. Inadequate slope
C. Defective head regulator
D. All the above
Answer» E.
118.

The structure constructed to allow drainage water to flow under pressure through an inverted syphon below a canal, is called

A. Syphon
B. Super passage
C. Super-aqueduct
D. Syphon aqueduct
Answer» E.
119.

For a unique design of a channel by Kennedy’s theory

A. Its breadth must only be known
B. Its depth must only be known
C. Its breadth and depth ratio must only be known
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
120.

Pick up the correct statement from the following

A. Escapes are essential safety valves in a canal system
B. The escapes must lead the surplus water to natural drainages
C. The escapes are aligned to take advantage of contours of lower values
D. All the above
Answer» E.
121.

The water face of the guide banks, is protected by

A. One men stone pitching
B. Two man stone pitching
C. Three man stone pitching
D. Four man stone pitching
Answer» B. Two man stone pitching
122.

The field capacity of a soil depends upon

A. Capillary tension in soil
B. Porosity of soil
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b)
123.

Pick up the correct sequence of the part of a canal system from the following

A. Head work-distributary-branch canal-minor
B. Head works-main canal-branch canal-distributary-minor
C. Head works-main canal-branch canal-minor-distributary
D. Heads works-branch canal-main canal distributary, mino
Answer» C. Head works-main canal-branch canal-minor-distributary
124.

To hold hydraulic jumps, baffle walls are provided in

A. Sarda type falls
B. English type falls
C. Montague type falls
D. Vertical type falls
Answer» C. Montague type falls
125.

If the height of the hydraulic gradient line above the floor of thickness t is h and the specific gravity of the material of the floor is G, the minimum thickness t of the floor downstream of the crest-wall, is given by the equation

A. t = (h + 1)/(G + t)
B. t = (h – 1)/(G + t)
C. t = (h – 1)/(G – t)
D. t = (h + 1)/G
Answer» D. t = (h + 1)/G
126.

If A is the area of the surface, density of water, then

A. Total pressure on the surface is e
B. Depth of the point at which total pressure acts is equal to its moment of inertia divided by
C. Depth of the centre of pressure is 2/3H vertically below the surface
D. All the above
Answer» E.
127.

If water table is comparatively high, the irrigation canal becomes useless, due to

A. Large amount of seepage
B. Water logging of the cultivated areas
C. Uncertain water demand
D. All the above
Answer» E.
128.

The field capacity of a soil is 25%, its permanent wilting point is 15% and specific dry unity weight is 1.5. If the depth of root zone of a crop, is 80 cm, the storage capacity of the soil, is

A. 8 cm
B. 10 cm
C. 12 cm
D. 14 cm
Answer» D. 14 cm
129.

In gravity canals, F.S.L. is

A. Always at the ground level
B. Always below the ground level
C. Generally 4 to 5 metres above the ground level
D. Only a few cm above the ground level
Answer» E.
130.

Canals taken off from ice-fed perennial rivers, are known

A. Permanent canals
B. Ridge canals
C. Perennial canals
D. Inundation canals
Answer» D. Inundation canals
131.

The consumptive use of water for a crop

A. Is measured as the volume of water per unit area
B. Is measured as depth of water on irrigated area
C. May be supplied partly by precipitation and partly by irrigation
D. All the above
Answer» E.