Explore topic-wise MCQs in Irrigation Engineering.

This section includes 11 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.

According to the Inglis formula, the non-ghat areas are the one where rainfall is _____________

A. 200 cm or more
B. 200 cm or less
C. 100 cm or more
D. 100 cm or less
Answer» C. 100 cm or more
2.

Which of the following formula for calculating yield can be applied to all catchments?

A. Inglis formula
B. Khosla s formula
C. Lacey s formula
D. Barlow s table
Answer» C. Lacey s formula
3.

Which of the following yield formula is used for the catchments of West Maharashtra state of India?

A. Inglis formula
B. Khosla s formula
C. Lacey s formula
D. Barlow s table
Answer» B. Khosla s formula
4.

What is the value of Lacey s monsoon duration factor for a good year?

A. 0.5
B. 1.2
C. 1.5
D. 1.8
Answer» D. 1.8
5.

What is the value of Barlow s runoff percentage (K) for hills and plains with little cultivation?

A. 10
B. 15
C. 20
D. 25
Answer» E.
6.

In which of the following method, the catchments were categorized as good, bad and average catchments to account for the general characteristics of the catchment?

A. Binnie s percentages
B. Strange s tables
C. Barlow s tables
D. Inglis formula
Answer» C. Barlow s tables
7.

Who did the first effort to give empirical relations for converting the yearly rainfall value into the yearly runoff for the given catchment?

A. Mr. W L Strange
B. Alexander Binnie
C. Mr. T.G Barlow
D. Sir Inglis
Answer» C. Mr. T.G Barlow
8.

Design yield of a storage reservoir is kept _______________

A. higher than its firm or safe yield
B. lower than its firm or safe yield
C. equal to its firm or safe yield
D. higher or lower than the firm yield depending upon the designer s intuition
Answer» C. equal to its firm or safe yield
9.

Yield of a reservoir represents ___________________

A. the inflow into the reservoir
B. the capacity of the reservoir
C. the outflow demand on the reservoir
D. the optimum value of catchment yield
Answer» D. the optimum value of catchment yield
10.

While planning a water supply reservoir as compared to an irrigation reservoir the design yield may be kept __________________

A. higher
B. lower
C. equal
D. lower or higher as per designers discretion
Answer» C. equal
11.

Average yield of a storage reservoir is the arithmetic average of its ________________

A. firm yields over a long period
B. secondary yields over a long period
C. firm and secondary yields over a long period
D. reservoir yield over a long period
Answer» D. reservoir yield over a long period