Explore topic-wise MCQs in Surveying.

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101.

The state of the soil when plants fail to extract sufficient water for their requirements, is

A. maximum saturated point
B. permanent wilting point
C. ultimate utilisation point
D. none of these.
Answer» C. ultimate utilisation point
102.

The scour depth D of a river during flood, may be calculated from the Lacey's equation

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D
103.

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.
104.

A minimum of 90 cm free board is provided if the discharge in the canal is between

A. 30 to 33 cumecs
B. 30 to 60 cumecs
C. Over 60 cumecs
D. Over 100 cumecs
Answer» D. Over 100 cumecs
105.

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
106.

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.
107.

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
108.

The saturation line is the line up to which banks get saturated after the canal runs for some time. The saturation gradient in ordinary loam soil, is generally

A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 1
C. 4 : 1
D. 5 : 1
Answer» D. 5 : 1
109.

The depth of rice root zone, is

A. 50 cm
B. 60 cm
C. 70 cm
D. 90 cm
Answer» E.
110.

The optimum depth of kor watering for a rice crop, is

A. 23.0 cm
B. 19.0 cm
C. 17.5 cm
D. 13.5 cm
Answer» C. 17.5 cm
111.

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
112.

According to Lacey, depth of scour in a river depends upon the straightness of the reach. If D is the depth of scour in regime flow in a right angled bend, it is

A. 1.25 D
B. 1.50 D
C. 1.75 D
D. 2.00 D
Answer» E.
113.

While deciding the alignment of a proposed canal taking off from a river at B, three alignments of approximately equal lengths are available. These cross a drainages at C1, C2 and C3 where drainage bed levels C1 > C2 > C3, you will provide at site C3

A. an aqueduct
B. a syphon aqueduct
C. a super passage
D. a syphon.
Answer» B. a syphon aqueduct
114.

If water table is comparatively high, the irrigation canal becomes useless, due to

A. large amount of seepage
B. water logging of the cultivated areas
C. uncertain water demand
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
115.

For the stability of a structure against seepage pressure according to Khosla's creep theory, the critical gradient is

A. zero
B. 0.25
C. 0.50
D. 1.00
Answer» E.
116.

If the straight sides of a triangular section of a lined canal with circular bottom of radius D, make an angle θ with horizontal, the hydraulic mean depth is

A. D
B. D/2
C. D/3
D. D/4
Answer» C. D/3
117.

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.
118.

When a canal and a drainage approach each other at the same level, the structure so provided, is

A. an aqueduct
B. a syphon
C. a level crossing
D. inlet and outlet.
Answer» D. inlet and outlet.
119.

If H and d are the water depth and drop in the bed level at a Sarda fall, the width B of the trapezoidal crest, is given by

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» E.
120.

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
121.

For a given discharge in a channel, Blench curves give the relationship between the loss of head (HL) and

A. specific energy up-stream
B. specific energy down-stream
C. critical depth of water down-stream
D. depth of water down-stream
Answer» C. critical depth of water down-stream
122.

In north Indian Plains, optimum depth of kor watering for wheat, is

A. 23.0 cm
B. 19.0 cm
C. 17.5 cm
D. 13.5 cm
Answer» E.
123.

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
124.

A river training work is generally required when the river is

A. meandering
B. aggrading
C. degrading
D. all the above.
Answer» B. aggrading
125.

For a standing crop, the consumptive use of water is equal to the depth of water

A. transpired by the crop
B. evaporated by the crop
C. transpired and evaporated by the crop
D. used by the crop in transpiration, evaporation and also the quantity of water evaporated from adjacent soil.
Answer» E.
126.

Side slopes generally kept for canals in loam soil, are :

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» E.
127.

Fundamental momentum equation for a hydraulic jump, is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
128.

If B and d are the bed width and depth of a channel in metres, the combined losses due to evaporation and seepage in cumecs per kilometre length of the channel, is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» E.
129.

If q is the discharge per unit width of a channel and D1 D2 are the depths of water before and after hydraulic jump, the following relationship is true

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D
130.

The discharge over a trapezoidal crest of a Sarda fall with free over fall conditions, is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D
131.

While deciding the alignment of a proposed canal taking off from a river at B , three alignments of approximately equal lengths are available. These cross a drainages at C 1 , C 2 and C 3 where drainage bed levels C 1 > C 2 > C 3 , you will provide at site C 3

A. an aqueduct
B. a syphon aqueduct
C. a super passage
D. a syphon.
Answer» B. a syphon aqueduct
132.

Disposal of extra excavated earth of canals, is utilised to provide a spoil bank on

A. left side
B. right side
C. both sides
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
133.

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.
134.

If average particle size of the silt in millimetres is m, the Lacey's silt factor f is proportional to

A. m
B. m 3
C. m 1/2
D. m 1/3
Answer» D. m 1/3
135.

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 /4
Answer» C. D /3
136.

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

A. R(? + tan ?)
B. R(? + cot ?)
C. R 2 (? + tan ?)
D. R 2 (? + cot ?)
Answer» E.
137.

If D is the depth of water upstream of the throat above its sill, B is the width of the throat, to achieve critical flow in an open venturi flume, the theoretical maximum flow Q , is

A. Q = 1.71 BD 1/2
B. Q = 1.71 BD
C. Q = 1.71 BD 3/2
D. Q = 1/71 BD 2/3
Answer» D. Q = 1/71 BD 2/3
138.

According to Bligh's creep theory, percolating water flows along

A. straight path under the foundation of the dam
B. circular path under the foundation of the dam
C. the outline of the base of the foundation of the dam
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
139.

If the optimum depth of kor watering for a crop is 15.12 cm, the outlet factor for the crop for four week period in hectares per cumec, is

A. 1000
B. 1200
C. 1400
D. 1600
Answer» E.
140.

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
141.

Solution of Laplacian equation in three dimensions of water in a syphon, is done by

A. analytical method
B. Khosla's method
C. method of relaxation
D. Unwin's method.
Answer» D. Unwin's method.
142.

If d 1 is the depth of cutting, d 2 is the height of the bank from bed level r 2 : 1 and r 1 : 1 are the slopes in filling and cutting respectively, the horizontal distance n between the bed and bank, is

A. x = r 1 d 1
B. x = r 2 d 2
C. x = d 1 / r 1
D. x = d 2 / r 2
Answer» C. x = d 1 / r 1
143.

For a given discharge in a channel, Blench curves give the relationship between the loss of head ( H L ) and

A. specific energy up-stream
B. specific energy down-stream
C. critical depth of water down-stream
D. depth of water down-stream
Answer» C. critical depth of water down-stream
144.

For loss of head in a canal inverted syphon barrel, the factor in the Unwin formula is a coefficient for loss of head due to

A. friction
B. exit
C. entry
D. gradient
Answer» D. gradient
145.

For the conditions enumerated to provide a crossing at C 1 You will probably provide

A. an aqueduct
B. a super-passage
C. a syphon aqueduct
D. none of these.
Answer» C. a syphon aqueduct
146.

If the straight sides of a triangular section of a lined canal with circular bottom of radius R , make an angle ? with horizontal, the perimeter of the canal is

A. R(? + tan ?)
B. 2R(? + tan ?)
C. R(? + cos ?)
D. 2R(? + cos ?)
Answer» E.