Explore topic-wise MCQs in Energy Engineering.

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