Explore topic-wise MCQs in Irrigation Engineering.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Irrigation Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

What costs are reduced with the help of lining a canal?

A. A.R and M.O Costs
B. Irrigation Water Costs
C. Construction Costs
D. Transportation Costs
Answer» B. Irrigation Water Costs
2.

What type of major dangers can the lining of canals extinguish?

A. Leakages
B. Floods
C. Water-logging
D. Seepage Losses
Answer» C. Water-logging
3.

Mathematically, depending on what factor we can say velocity increases the capacity of the canal?

A. Coefficient of Viscosity
B. Coefficient of Capillarity
C. Coefficient of Roughness
D. Coefficient of Resistance
Answer» D. Coefficient of Resistance
4.

Depending on what factor does the lining of a canal can increase the capacity of the canal?

A. Width of the Canal
B. Type of Flow
C. Velocity
D. Side Slope
Answer» D. Side Slope
5.

Design a lined canal to carry a discharge of 400 cumecs and slope is 1 in 6000. Take side slopes as 1 : 1 and rugosity constant as 0.012. Assume limiting velocity as 3 m/sec.

A. Total Depth = 6.3 m, Bed Width = 15 m
B. Total Depth = 6.28 m, Bed Width = 14.2 m
C. Total Depth = 6.5 m, Bed Width = 14 m
D. Total Depth = 6.25 m, Bed Width = 14.4 m
Answer» E.
6.

Design a lined canal carrying a discharge of 20 cumecs. The slope is 1 in 7000. Assume suitable values for side slopes and lining.

A. Side Slope = 1.2: 1, Depth = 4.4 m
B. Side Slope = 1.4: 1, Depth = 4.1 m
C. Side Slope = 1.5: 1, Depth = 3.77 m
D. Side Slope = 1.3: 1, Depth = 4.5 m
Answer» D. Side Slope = 1.3: 1, Depth = 4.5 m
7.

Lining of canals can bring high areas under command.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

What is the name given to the land unfit for agriculture due to waterlogging?

A. Desert
B. Tundra
C. Waterlogged Area
D. Thur
Answer» E.
9.

What type of losses can be mainly avoided by lining the canals?

A. Evaporation Losses
B. Seepage Losses
C. Erosion of Canal Bed
D. Discharge Losses at Branch Canals
Answer» C. Erosion of Canal Bed
10.

Irrigation water is a costly commodity.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False