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301.

*/*_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
302.

*/*_The intensity of irrigation means?

A. Percentage of culturable commanded area to be irrigated annually
B. Percentage of gross commanded area to be irrigated annually
C. Percentage of the mean of culturable commanded area and the gross commanded area to be irrigated annually
D. Total depth of water supplied by the number of waterings
Answer» B. Percentage of gross commanded area to be irrigated annually
303.

*/*_The length and width of a meander and also the width of the river, vary roughly as?

A. Square root of the discharge
B. Discharge
C. Square of the discharge
D. Cube of the discharge
Answer» B. Discharge
304.

*/*_A land is said to be water-logged if its soil pores within?

A. A depth of 40 cm are saturated
B. A depth of 50 cm are saturated
C. Root zone of the crops are saturated
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
305.

*/*_F.S.L. of a canal at its head with respect to parent channel is kept?

A. At the same level
B. 15 cm lower
C. 15 cm higher
D. None of these
Answer» C. 15 cm higher
306.

*/*_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
307.

*/*_Coefficient of discharge of an ogee spillway?

A. depends on depth of approach and upstream slope
B. depends on downstream apron interference and downstream submergence
C. remains constant
D. both (A) and (B)
Answer» E.
308.

*/*_If L is total length of a canal in kilometers, P is total perimeter of its lining in metres and C is the cost of lining per square metre, the additional expenditure involved on lining, is?

A. 100 PLC
B. PLC/1000
C. PL/1000C
D. PC/100L
Answer» B. PLC/1000
309.

*/*_Assertion A : To estimate the rainfall over a catchment, the number of raingauges required per unit area is large for hilly areas.Reason R : Rainfall gradient is steep. Select your correct answer according to the coding system given below :?

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
310.

*/*_A hydraulic jump is generally formed when a stream moving with?

A. A hyper-critical velocity meets a stream moving with a critical velocity
B. A hyper-critical velocity meets a stream moving with a hyper-critical velocity
C. A hyper-critical velocity meets a stream moving with a sub-critical velocity
D. A sub-critical velocity meets a stream moving with a hyper-critical velocity
Answer» D. A sub-critical velocity meets a stream moving with a hyper-critical velocity
311.

*/*_The peak of a 4 hour flood hydrograph is 240 m3/sec . If the rainfall excess is 80 mm and base flow which is constant is 40 m3/sec, then the peak of 4-hours unit hydrograph will be?

A. 20 m3/sec
B. 25 m3/sec
C. 30 m3/sec
D. 35 m3/sec
Answer» C. 30 m3/sec
312.

*/*_A river training work is generally required when the river is?

A. aggrading type
B. degrading type
C. meandering type
D. both (A) and (B)
Answer» D. both (A) and (B)
313.

*/*_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
314.

*/*_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
315.

*/*_Select the correct statement.?

A. A meander increases the river length but a cut off reduces the river length
B. A cut-off increases the river length but a meander reduces the river length
C. Both meander and cut-off increase the river length
D. Both meander and cut-off decrease the river length
Answer» B. A cut-off increases the river length but a meander reduces the river length
316.

*/*_The flow-mass curve is graphical representation of?

A. Cumulative discharge and time
B. Discharge and percentage probability of flow being equaled or exceeded
C. Cumulative discharge, volume and time in chronological order
D. Discharge and time in chronological order
Answer» D. Discharge and time in chronological order
317.

*/*_The shape of recession limb of a hydrograph depends upon?

A. Basin characteristics only
B. Storm characteristics only
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Storm characteristics only
318.

*/*_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
319.

*/*_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
320.

*/*_The useful storage is the volume of water stored in the reservoir between?

A. minimum pool level and maximum pool level
B. minimum pool level and normal pool level
C. normal pool level and maximum pool level
D. river bed and minimum pool level
Answer» C. normal pool level and maximum pool level
321.

*/*_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.
322.

*/*_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
323.

*/*_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.
324.

*/*_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
325.

*/*_The width of a dowla is generally kept between 30 to 60 cm and its height above the road level should invariably be more than?

A. 10 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 30 cm
D. 40 cm
Answer» D. 40 cm
326.

*/*_The depth of water required to bring the soil moisture content of a given soil upto its field capacity is called?

A. hygroscopic water
B. equivalent moisture
C. soil moisture deficiency
D. pellicular water
Answer» D. pellicular water
327.

*/*_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.
328.

*/*_The ratio of rate of change of the discharge of an outlet to the rate of change of the discharge of distributing channel is called?

A. proportionality
B. flexibility
C. setting
D. sensitivity
Answer» C. setting
329.

*/*_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
330.

*/*_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
331.

*/*_If the straight sides of a triangular section of a lined canal with circular bottom of radius D, make an angle ? with horizontal, the hydraulic mean depth is?

A. D
B. D/2
C. D/3
D. D/5
Answer» C. D/3
332.

*/*_If straight sides of a triangular section of a lined canal with circular bottom of radius R, make an angle θ with horizontal, the area of its cross-section, is?

A. R (θ + tan θ)
B. R (θ + cot θ)
C. R2 (θ + tan θ)
D. R2 (θ + cot θ)
Answer» E.
333.

*/*_If d1 is the depth of cutting, d2 is the height of the bank from bed level r2 : 1 and r1 : 1 are the slopes in filling and cutting respectively, the horizontal distance n between the bed and bank, is?

A. x = r1 d1
B. x = r2 d2
C. x = d1 / r1
D. x = d2 / r2
Answer» C. x = d1 / r1
334.

*/*_According to G.W. Pickles the effect of confining the flood water of a river between levee, is to increase?

A. Rate of flood wave
B. Water surface elevation during floods
C. Maximum discharge
D. Surface slope of streams above the levied portion
Answer» E.
335.

*/*_The duty is largest?

A. at the head of water course
B. on the field
C. at the head of a main canal
D. same at all places
Answer» C. at the head of a main canal
336.

*/*_Attracting groynes are built?

A. Perpendicular to the bank
B. Inclined down stream
C. Inclined up stream
D. None of these
Answer» C. Inclined up stream
337.

*/*_Vertical drop fall is satisfactory for a height upto?

A. 0.5 m
B. 1.5 m
C. 3.5 m
D. 5.0 m
Answer» C. 3.5 m
338.

*/*_The runoff increases with?

A. increase in intensity of rain
B. increase in infiltration capacity
C. increase in permeability of soil
D. all of the above
Answer» B. increase in infiltration capacity
339.

*/*_A river bend characterized by silting?

A. scouring on concave side
B. silting on convex side
C. scouring on convex side and on concave side
D. scouring on concave side and silting on convex side
Answer» E.
340.

*/*_Lane's weighted creep theory assumes?

A. Equal weightage to horizontal and vertical creeps
B. Double weightage to horizontal creep and one weightage to vertical creep
C. Triple weightage to horizontal creep and one weightage to vertical creep
D. Triple weightage to vertical creep and one weightage to horizontal creep
Answer» E.
341.

*/*_A current meter is used to measure the?

A. velocity of flow of water
B. depth of flow of water
C. discharge
D. none of the above
Answer» B. depth of flow of water
342.

%_A deep well_%

A. is always deeper than a shallow well
B. has more discharge than a shallow well
C. is weaker structurally than a shallow well
D. both (A) and (B)
Answer» C. is weaker structurally than a shallow well
343.

_ The depth of rice root zone, is$?

A. 50 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 80 cm
D. 90 cm
Answer» E.
344.

_ 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
345.

_ 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
346.

_ 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
347.

_ 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.
348.

_ 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.
349.

_ The flow of water after spilling over the weir crest in chute spillway and side channel spillway respectively are$?

A. At right angle and parallel to weir crest
B. Parallel and at right angle to weir crest
C. Parallel to weir crest in both
D. At right angle to weir crest in both
Answer» B. Parallel and at right angle to weir crest
350.

_ The main cause of meandering is$?

A. presence of an excessive bed slope in the river
B. degradation
C. the extra turbulence generated by the excess of river sediment during floods
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above