Explore topic-wise MCQs in Irrigation Engineering.

This section includes 9 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.

Which of the following guideline is incorrect for the selection of a suitable site for a reservoir?

A. The geological formation should be such that it entails minimum leakage
B. The cost of the dam is a controlling factor
C. Too much silt-laden tributaries should be avoided as far as possible
D. The reservoir basin should have a shallow wide opening in the valley
Answer» E.
2.

Which of the following measure does not prevent or reduce the intensity of the earthquake?

A. Filling the reservoir up to a limited safe level
B. Draining out water from weaker adjoining rocks
C. Active exploration of the dam site for the absence of inactive faults before selecting the same
D. Increasing the pore pressure
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following dam is situated in the seismologically inactive zone in Peninsular India?

A. Koyna dam
B. Hirakud dam
C. Tehri dam
D. Idukki dam
Answer» B. Hirakud dam
4.

Which of the following is not used as WERs?

A. Hexa decanol
B. Octa decanol
C. Docosanol
D. Cyclohexanol
Answer» E.
5.

Windbreakers, Integrated operation of reservoirs and Use of underground storage are all methods of ______________________

A. evaporation control
B. estimation of absorption losses
C. estimation of absorption losses
D. estimation of reservoir leakage
Answer» B. estimation of absorption losses
6.

According to the Central Water Commission, the average annual evaporation loss is estimated to be _____________

A. 100 cm
B. 125 cm
C. 225 cm
D. 250 cm
Answer» D. 250 cm
7.

If 20% of the reservoir capacity is earmarked for dead storage in a storage reservoir of 30 M.cum and the average annual silt deposition in the reservoir is 0.1 M cum, then the useful life of the reservoir will start reducing after ____________

A. 60 years
B. 120 years
C. 240 years
D. 300 years
Answer» B. 120 years
8.

The economical height of a dam is that height for which the ____________________

A. cost per unit of storage is minimum
B. benefit-cost ratio is maximum
C. net benefits are maximum
D. benefit-cost ratio is minimum
Answer» B. benefit-cost ratio is maximum
9.

As the height of a proposed dam is increased, the cost per unit of storage initially increases and then decreases.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.