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151.

The amount of irrigation water required to meet the evapotranspiration needs of the crop during its full growth is called

A. effective rainfall
B. consumptive use
C. consumptive irrigation requirement
D. net irrigation requirement
Answer» D. net irrigation requirement
152.

The meander pattern of a river is developed by

A. Average discharge
B. Dominant discharge
C. Maximum discharge
D. Critical discharge
Answer» C. Maximum discharge
153.

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

A. 6 cumecs
B. 10 cumecs
C. 14 cumecs
D. 20 cumecs
Answer» D. 20 cumecs
154.

Generally the weir is aligned at right angles to the direction of the main river current because

A. It ensures less length of the weir
B. It gives better discharging capacity
C. It is economical
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
155.

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
156.

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.
157.

For a flood control reservoir, the effective storage is equal to

A. useful storage – valley storage
B. useful storage + surcharge storage
C. useful storage + surcharge storage + valley storage
D. useful storage + surcharge storage -valley storage
Answer» E.
158.

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
159.

Silt excluders are constructed on the

A. river bed upstream of head regulator
B. river bed downstream of head regulator
C. canal bed upstream of head regulator
D. canal bed downstream of head regulator
Answer» B. river bed downstream of head regulator
160.

Garnett's diagrams are used for graphical solution of design equations of a canal by

A. Lacey's theory
B. Kennedy's theory
C. Gibb's theory
D. Lindlay theory
Answer» C. Gibb's theory
161.

Which of the following methods of applying water may be used on rolling land ?

A. boarder flooding
B. check flooding
C. furrow flooding
D. free flooding
Answer» E.
162.

Infiltration rate is always

A. more than the infiltration capacity
B. less than the infiltration capacity
C. equal to or less than the infiltration capacity
D. equal to or more than the infiltration capacity
Answer» D. equal to or more than the infiltration capacity
163.

For cereal crops the most commonly adopted method of irrigation, is

A. Free flowing method
B. Check method
C. Furrow method
D. Sprinkling method
Answer» C. Furrow method
164.

According to Khosla’s theory, the exit gradient in the absence of a downstream cutoff is

A. 0
B. unity
C. infinity
D. very large
Answer» D. very large
165.

Dimensions of coefficient of transmissibility are

A. M°L°T°
B. rvfL’T”1
C. M° L2 T1
D. M’LV
Answer» D. M’LV
166.

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.
167.

S-hydrograph is used to obtain unit hydrograph of

A. shorter duration from longer duration
B. longer duration from shorter duration
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
168.

The best unit duration of storm for a unit hydrograph is

A. 1 hour
B. one-fourth of basin lag
C. one-half of basin lag
D. equal to basin lag
Answer» C. one-half of basin lag
169.

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.
170.

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
171.

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.
172.

If the R.L’s of canal bed level and high flood level of drainage are 212.0 m and 210.0 m respectively, then cross drainage work will be

A. aqueduct
B. superpassage
C. syphon
D. syphon aqueduct
Answer» D. syphon aqueduct
173.

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
174.

Cyclonic precipitation is caused by lifting of an air mass due to

A. pressure difference
B. temperature difference
C. natural topographical barriers
D. all of the above
Answer» B. temperature difference
175.

Effective precipitation for a crop may be defined as

A. Total precipitation minus the loss due to evaporation
B. Total precipitation minus the loss due to infiltration
C. Total precipitation during the crop period
D. Available water stored in soil within root zone of the crop
Answer» E.
176.

The water utilizable by plants is available in soils mainly in the form of

A. gravity water
B. capillary water
C. hydroscopic water
D. chemical water
Answer» C. hydroscopic water
177.

Infiltration capacity

A. is a constant factor
B. changes with time
C. changes with location
D. changes with both time and location
Answer» E.
178.

Irrigation canals are generally aligned along

A. Ridge line
B. Contour line
C. Valley line
D. Straight line
Answer» B. Contour line
179.

The depth of the crest of a scouring sluice below the crest of a head regulator, is generally kept

A. 0.20 m
B. 1.20 m
C. 2.20 m
D. 3.20 m
Answer» C. 2.20 m
180.

Retrogression of the bed level of a river downstream a weir, occurs due to

A. Heavy impact of water
B. Increase of the bed level
C. Less percentage of silt
D. Soft soil strata
Answer» D. Soft soil strata
181.

A fall which maintains its depth, is

A. A trapezoidal notch fall
B. A low weir fall
C. A rectangular notch fall
D. All the above
Answer» E.
182.

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.
183.

The ratio of average values of shear stresses produced on the bed and the banks of a channel due to flowing water is

A. less than 1
B. equal to 1
C. greater than 1
D. equal to zero
Answer» D. equal to zero
184.

The width of a meander belt is the transverse distance between

A. Apex point of one curve and apex point of the reserve curve
B. Apex point and the crossing
C. Two banks of meandering river
D. None of these
Answer» B. Apex point and the crossing
185.

In rigid module, the discharge

A. Is independent of water levels in the distributary and water course
B. Depends upon the water level in distributary
C. Depends upon the water level in the water course
D. Depends upon the water levels of both, i.e. distributary and water course
Answer» B. Depends upon the water level in distributary
186.

A straight glacis type fall with a baffle platform and a baffle wall is called

A. Vertical drop-fall
B. Glacis fall
C. Montague type fall
D. Inglis fall
Answer» E.
187.

The relation between probability (P) and recurrence interval (T) is given by

A. PT = 1
B. PT2 = 1
C. P/T = 1
D. P/T2 = 1
Answer» B. PT2 = 1
188.

The most suitable material for the central impervious core of a zoned embankment type dam is

A. clay
B. coarse sand
C. silty clay
D. clay mixed with fine sand
Answer» E.
189.

If the demand line drawn from a ridge in a flow mass curve does not intersect the curve again, it indicates that

A. demand cannot be met by inflow
B. reservoir was not full at the beginning
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
Answer» B. reservoir was not full at the beginning
190.

For a catchment area of 120 km2, the equilibrium discharge in m3/hour of an S-curve obtained by the summation of 6 hour unit hydro graph is

A. 0.2 x 106
B. 0.6 x 106
C. 2.4 xlO6
D. 7.2 xlO6
Answer» B. 0.6 x 106
191.

Main purpose of mean water training for rivers is

A. Flood control
B. To provide sufficient depth of water in navigable channels, during low water periods
C. To preserve the channel in good shape by efficient disposal of suspended and bed load
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
192.

If the critical shear stress of a channel is XC, then the average value of shear stress required to move the grain on the bank is

A. 0.5 XC
B. 0.75 TC
C. XC
D. 1.33 TC
Answer» C. XC
193.

For the upstream face of an earthen dam, the most adverse condition for stability of slope is

A. sudden drawdown
B. steady seepage
C. during construction
D. sloughing of slope
Answer» B. steady seepage
194.

When a canal is carried over a natural drainage, the structure provided, is known as

A. Syphon
B. Aqueduct
C. Super passage
D. Syphon-aqueduct
Answer» C. Super passage
195.

To control the silt entry into a distributary at head regulator, King's vanes are provided which are the walls

A. Of R.C.C. or steel plate 8 cm thick
B. Of height ⅓rd to ¼th the depth of water in the main canal
C. Spaced at interval of 1½ times their heights
D. All the above
Answer» E.
196.

The depth of rice root zone, is

A. 50 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 80 cm
D. 90 cm
Answer» E.
197.

The stream which does not have any base flow contribution is called

A. perennial stream
B. intermittent stream
C. ephemeral stream
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
198.

Horizontal acceleration due to earthquake results in

A. hydrodynamic pressure
B. inertia force into the body of the dam
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
199.

As per Lacey’s theory, the silt factor is

A. directly proportional to average par¬ticle size
B. inversely proportional to average par¬ticle size
C. directly proportional to square root of average particle size
D. not related to average particle size
Answer» D. not related to average particle size
200.

For a proportional outlet, the flexibility is

A. zero
B. between zero and 1
C. 1
D. greater than 1
Answer» D. greater than 1