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.

Design a channel carrying a 30 cumecs. The median grain diameter is taken as 0.5 mm. The bedload concentration is 60 p.p.m by weight. Use Lacey s Regime perimeter and Meyer-peter s formulas.

A. B = 26 m, S = 1/5600, y = 1.25 m
B. B = 22 m, S = 1/5800, y = 1.55 m
C. B = 24 m, S = 1/5500, y = 1.45 m
D. B = 25 m, S = 1/5700, y = 1.35 m
Answer» E.
2.

What minimum value of shear stress is needed to move the sediment?

A. Critical Velocity Ratio
B. Critical Shear Stress
C. Critical Velocity
D. Drag Force
Answer» C. Critical Velocity
3.

Water in which condition or state carry a maximum amount of sediment?

A. Uniform State
B. Vapor State
C. Floods
D. Ice
Answer» D. Ice
4.

What cause is prime responsible for the heavy movement of water from main canal to branch canal?

A. Existence of Favorable Gradient
B. Velocity of Flow
C. Type of Flow
D. Depth of the Canal
Answer» B. Velocity of Flow
5.

Given that the bed slope of a channel is 1 in 2000 and the discharge is 60 cumecs. The depth of the channel is fixed and is given as 2 m. The tractive force needed for the movement of bedload is? Take critical velocity ratio as 1.1.

A. 8.89 N/m<sup>3</sup>
B. 8.87 N/m<sup>3</sup>
C. 8.85 N/m<sup>3</sup>
D. 8.83 N/m<sup>3</sup>
Answer» E.
6.

A part of tractive force does not have any part in transporting the bed material, i. e bed load.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

Which type of force is needed for suspension of suspended load in flowing water?

A. Capillary Force
B. Drag Force
C. Forces of Turbulence
D. Gravity Force
Answer» D. Gravity Force
8.

What type of force is completely responsible for the bedload movement?

A. Forces of Turbulence
B. Drag Force
C. Capillary Force
D. Gravity Force
Answer» C. Capillary Force
9.

Commonly the bed load is 10% of total suspended load.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

On which factor does the movement of bedload depends?

A. Velocity of Flow
B. Type of Flow
C. Depth of Flow
D. Width of the River
Answer» B. Type of Flow