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This section includes 188 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Irrigation Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
The highest concrete gravity dam of India which is also the 2nd highest such dam of the world is _______________ |
| A. | Indira Sagar Dam |
| B. | Cheruthoni Dam |
| C. | Bhakra Nangal dam |
| D. | Tehri Dam |
| Answer» D. Tehri Dam | |
| 152. |
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. | |
| 153. |
Hoop’s reinforcement is provided in cement concrete pressure pipes in order to counteract the _________ |
| A. | water hammer pressure |
| B. | internal hammer pressure |
| C. | stresses caused by the external backfills |
| D. | both water hammer pressure and internal hammer pressure |
| Answer» E. | |
| 154. |
What is the name given to the straight reaches between two successive curves in a meander? |
| A. | Cut-Off |
| B. | Meander Belt |
| C. | Crossings |
| D. | Bend |
| Answer» D. Bend | |
| 155. |
The complete formation of which curve leads to the formation of a meander? |
| A. | Horizontal Curve |
| B. | S-Curve |
| C. | Vertical Curve |
| D. | Circular Curve |
| Answer» C. Vertical Curve | |
| 156. |
What was the initial belief for the meandering process? |
| A. | Velocity of the Flow |
| B. | Excessive Bed Slope |
| C. | Discharge |
| D. | Type of Sediment Load Carried |
| Answer» C. Discharge | |
| 157. |
How many numbers of variables govern the meandering process? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 3 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
Multiple arch dam is an example of _______________ |
| A. | Arch dam |
| B. | Shell-arch dams |
| C. | Buttress dams |
| D. | Coffer dam |
| Answer» D. Coffer dam | |
| 159. |
Earthen dams are _________________ |
| A. | rigid dams |
| B. | non-rigid dams |
| C. | overflow dams |
| D. | diversion dams |
| Answer» C. overflow dams | |
| 160. |
A _________________ dam is generally called as a weir or barrage. |
| A. | storage dam |
| B. | detention dam |
| C. | diversion dam |
| D. | rigid dam |
| Answer» D. rigid dam | |
| 161. |
What is the example of Himalayan Rivers? |
| A. | Cauvery |
| B. | Godavari |
| C. | Tapti |
| D. | Ganga |
| Answer» E. | |
| 162. |
Which stage of the river is formed by erosion? |
| A. | Aggrading |
| B. | Tidal Rivers |
| C. | Boulder River Stage |
| D. | Rocky River Stage |
| Answer» E. | |
| 163. |
Which type of river tends to develop bends? |
| A. | Alluvial River |
| B. | Flashy River |
| C. | Virgin River |
| D. | Himalayan River |
| Answer» B. Flashy River | |
| 164. |
The numerous problems faced by the river is due to sediment carried by it. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 165. |
Which of the following types of pressure conduits is preferably used for large heads? |
| A. | PCC pipes |
| B. | Cast iron pipes |
| C. | Pre-stressed concrete pipes |
| D. | Asbestos pipes |
| Answer» D. Asbestos pipes | |
| 166. |
Which foundation is not fit for concrete gravity dam or for rock-fill dams? |
| A. | Solid rock foundation |
| B. | Gravel foundation |
| C. | Silt and fine sand foundation |
| D. | Clay foundation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 167. |
The prominent modern dam which has changed its name several times is _____________ |
| A. | Nagarjuna dam |
| B. | Hoover dam |
| C. | Bhakra dam |
| D. | Idukki dam |
| Answer» C. Bhakra dam | |
| 168. |
Into how many categories the river training works are classified? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 5 |
| Answer» D. 5 | |
| 169. |
The valley storage reduces the effective storage capacity of a reservoir. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be True or False |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 170. |
What is the most important physical characteristic of a reservoir? |
| A. | Storage capacity |
| B. | Annual Yield |
| C. | Average yield |
| D. | Reservoir water level |
| Answer» B. Annual Yield | |
| 171. |
According to the Hydraulic design, the dams are classified as _________ |
| A. | diversion and detention Dams |
| B. | storage and diversion dams |
| C. | overflow and non-overflow dam |
| D. | arch and buttress dam |
| Answer» D. arch and buttress dam | |
| 172. |
Which category of river training work helps in navigation of the channels? |
| A. | Mean Water Training |
| B. | Training for Depth |
| C. | Training for Discharge |
| D. | Training for Sediment |
| Answer» C. Training for Discharge | |
| 173. |
The famous Roosevelt dam in USA is of the type __________________ |
| A. | Rock-fill dam |
| B. | Solid Masonry Gravity Dam |
| C. | RCC arch bridge |
| D. | A hollow masonry gravity dam |
| Answer» C. RCC arch bridge | |
| 174. |
Which head loss formula is also applicable to turbulent flow in pressure conduits? |
| A. | Darch-Weisbach equation |
| B. | Manning’s formula |
| C. | Hazen-Williams formula |
| D. | Both Darch-Weisbach and Manning’s formula |
| Answer» C. Hazen-Williams formula | |
| 175. |
Which of the following dam is partly earthen and partly rockfill? |
| A. | Tehri dam |
| B. | Koyna dam |
| C. | Sardar Sarovar dam |
| D. | Bhakra dam |
| Answer» B. Koyna dam | |
| 176. |
What is the source of water for the Non-Himalayan Rivers? |
| A. | Summer Season |
| B. | Rainy Season |
| C. | Winter Season |
| D. | Himalayan Rivers |
| Answer» D. Himalayan Rivers | |
| 177. |
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. | |
| 178. |
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 | |
| 179. |
What is the approximate value of Ryve’s coefficient for combined catchment having limited areas near hills? |
| A. | 6.5 |
| B. | 8.5 |
| C. | 10.2 |
| D. | Up to 40 |
| Answer» D. Up to 40 | |
| 180. |
Calculate peak discharge for a combined catchment of a tank forming a constituent unit of a group with the following given data –Combined catchment = 26 sq. kmIntercepted catchment = 20 sq. kmRyve’s coefficient for combined catchment = 9.0Ryve’s coefficient intercepted = 1.8 |
| A. | 66 cumecs |
| B. | 59 cumecs |
| C. | 50 cumecs |
| D. | 69 cumecs |
| Answer» B. 59 cumecs | |
| 181. |
Pipe sluices are generally not adopted in tank bunds where the depth below F.T.L exceeds ____________ |
| A. | 1.5 m |
| B. | 1 m |
| C. | 2.5 m |
| D. | 5 m |
| Answer» D. 5 m | |
| 182. |
What will the discharging capacity of a masonry waste weir of 55 m length and 1.5 m width provided in an earthen bund for passing a flood with 1.2 m water depth over its crest? |
| A. | 120 cumecs |
| B. | 254 cumecs |
| C. | 59.4 cumecs |
| D. | 65.8 cumecs |
| Answer» B. 254 cumecs | |
| 183. |
The discharge through the sluice of a small irrigation tank is usually controlled by _______________ |
| A. | dam stone |
| B. | plug |
| C. | special balanced valves |
| D. | shutters |
| Answer» C. special balanced valves | |
| 184. |
The rivers in hills are further classified into how many groups? |
| A. | 4 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 3 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» C. 3 | |
| 185. |
What type of groyne does the diagram represent? |
| A. | Sedimenting Groyne |
| B. | Attracting Groyne |
| C. | Repelling Groyne |
| D. | Deflecting Groyne |
| Answer» E. | |
| 186. |
Depending on the topography of the river basin, into how many classifications the river reaches are divided? |
| A. | 3 |
| B. | 4 |
| C. | 5 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» B. 4 | |
| 187. |
What type of structure does the diagram represent? |
| A. | Cut-Off |
| B. | Meander |
| C. | Bends |
| D. | Straight Reach |
| Answer» E. | |
| 188. |
What type of river does the diagram represent? |
| A. | Braided River |
| B. | Aggrading Type River |
| C. | Degrading type River |
| D. | Stable Type River |
| Answer» B. Aggrading Type River | |