Explore topic-wise MCQs in Irrigation Engineering.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Irrigation Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Calculate the top width of the dam if the height of water stored is 84m.

A. 5 m
B. 2.5 m
C. 5.55 m
D. 7.75 m
Answer» B. 2.5 m
2.

What is the formula for limiting height of a gravity dam?

A. Hmax = f / (Sc + 1) γw
B. Hmax = f / (Sc – 1) γw
C. Hmax = f / (Sc + C) γw
D. Hmax = f / (Sc – 1) γw
Answer» B. Hmax = f / (Sc – 1) γw
3.

What is the value of eccentricity for no tension condition in the dam?

A. e < B/6
B. e > B/6
C. e > B/3
D. e < B/3
Answer» B. e > B/6
4.

If the eccentricity of the resultant falls outside the middle third, the ultimate failure of the dam occurs by ______________

A. tension
B. crushing
C. sliding
D. overturning
Answer» B. crushing
5.

For triangular dam section of height H for just no tension under the action of water pressure, self-weight and uplift pressure, the minimum base width required is _____________

A. H / (S-1)
B. H / S1/2
C. H / (S – 1)-1
D. H / (S-1)1/2
Answer» E.
6.

For usual values of permissible compressive stress and specific gravity of concrete, a high concrete gravity is the one whose height exceeds ______________

A. 48 m
B. 70 m
C. 88 m
D. 98 m
Answer» D. 98 m
7.

Calculate the value of minimum base width for an elementary triangular concrete gravity dam supporting 72 m height of reservoir water and full uplift? (Take specific gravity of concrete as 2.4 and coefficient of friction as 0.7)

A. 36.28 m
B. 39.77 m
C. 51.5 m
D. 73.5 m
Answer» E.
8.

The two-dimensional stability analysis of gravity dams proves better for U-shaped valleys than for V-shaped valleys.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9.

When the reservoir is empty, the maximum vertical stress equal to ________________

A. At heel = 2W/B and at toe = 0
B. At heel = 0 and at toe = 2W/B
C. At heel = toe = zero
D. At heel = toe = 2W/B
Answer» B. At heel = 0 and at toe = 2W/B
10.

When the reservoir is empty, the single force acting on it is the self-weight of the dam which acts at a distance of ____________

A. B/2 from the heel
B. B/6 from the heel
C. B/3 from the heel
D. B/4 from the heel
Answer» D. B/4 from the heel