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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Energy Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
What does ADF stand for in hydrology? |
A. | Automatic direction finder |
B. | Average daily flow |
C. | Average duration flow |
D. | Annual dry flow |
Answer» C. Average duration flow | |
2. |
What does CN stands for in hydrology? |
A. | Cyanide |
B. | Channel number |
C. | Cumulonimbus |
D. | Carbon nano-tube |
Answer» D. Carbon nano-tube | |
3. |
What is DWF? |
A. | Deep water flow |
B. | Dry weather flow |
C. | Drawing web format |
D. | Dam water flood |
Answer» C. Drawing web format | |
4. |
The magnitude of runoff as ordinates against the corresponding percentage of time as abscissa gives ________ |
A. | Mass duration curve |
B. | Load duration curve |
C. | Power duration curve |
D. | Flow duration curve |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
The unit hydrographs can be successfully applied to basin areas of what sq km? |
A. | 15000 sq km |
B. | 10000 sq km |
C. | 3000 sq km |
D. | 25000 sq km |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Above which range should be the unit hydrographs be used? |
A. | Around 5000 sq km |
B. | Over 2500 sq km |
C. | Around 4000 sq km |
D. | Below 5000 sq km |
Answer» B. Over 2500 sq km | |
7. |
What is the theoretical number of unit hydrographs for given basin? |
A. | 500 |
B. | 2900 |
C. | 36000 |
D. | infinite |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
What is unit hydrograph helpful in? |
A. | Estimating runoff from a basin |
B. | Estimating no of days of rain fall |
C. | Knowing the draught months in a year |
D. | In deciding the land for hydel power plant |
Answer» B. Estimating no of days of rain fall | |
9. |
Hydrographs of similar rainfalls will be similar in shape. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
10. |
Unit hydrograph was explained by Sherman in which year? |
A. | 1925 |
B. | 1928 |
C. | 1932 |
D. | 1945 |
Answer» D. 1945 | |
11. |
When is the Hydrograph called as a unit hydrograph? |
A. | When 1cm of runoff is resulted from a rain fall |
B. | When 3cm of runoff is resulted from rainfall |
C. | When 1mm of runoff is resulted from rainfall |
D. | When 3mm of runoff is resulted from rainfall |
Answer» B. When 3cm of runoff is resulted from rainfall | |
12. |
What information does the year wise hydrograph gives? |
A. | Draught |
B. | Heavy rainfall |
C. | Rising cold |
D. | Water scarcity |
Answer» B. Heavy rainfall | |
13. |
What does hydrograph based on day gives? |
A. | Idea about flood period during the month |
B. | Idea of rainfall |
C. | Idea of draught during the year |
D. | Idea of scarcity of water in the upcoming year |
Answer» B. Idea of rainfall | |
14. |
Choose the correct sentence about information available from hydrograph among the following options? |
A. | The mean annual runoff or mean runoff each week of the year |
B. | Total volume at that instant, as the area under hydrograph indicates the force of water during the duration |
C. | Rate of flow at any particular time during the duration period |
D. | Mean runoff for each month |
Answer» E. | |
15. |
What do you call a graph which is plotted for discharge versus time? |
A. | Snow Graph |
B. | Hydrograph |
C. | Rain graph |
D. | Fluid graph |
Answer» C. Rain graph | |