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This section includes 14 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 plant uses a reversible turbine that can work at relatively high efficiencies and helps in reducing the cost of such a plant? |
| A. | Run-off river plant |
| B. | Storage plant |
| C. | Pumped storage plant |
| D. | Tidal plant |
| Answer» D. Tidal plant | |
| 2. |
In a low head scheme, a weir or barrage is constructed to raise the water level. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 3. |
Pondage in a hydropower station is _________________________________ |
| A. | pond level |
| B. | temporary storage to meet peak demands |
| C. | excess runoff to last for years |
| D. | excess runoff for a few hours only |
| Answer» C. excess runoff to last for years | |
| 4. |
Which of the following dam is not an example of High head scheme? |
| A. | Bhakra dam in Punjab |
| B. | Rihand dam In UP |
| C. | Hoover Dam in the USA |
| D. | Sarda canal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
Which among the following plant generates power during peak hours? |
| A. | Storage plant |
| B. | Run-off river plant |
| C. | Pumped storage plants |
| D. | Tidal plants |
| Answer» D. Tidal plants | |
| 6. |
Which of the following plants utilize the minimum flow in a river having no appreciable pondage on its upstream side? |
| A. | Storage plant |
| B. | Run-off river plant |
| C. | Pumped storage plants |
| D. | Tidal plants |
| Answer» C. Pumped storage plants | |
| 7. |
When the powerhouse is located near the dam as is done in the low head installations, it is known as _________________ |
| A. | concentrated fall hydroelectric development |
| B. | divided fall hydroelectric development |
| C. | concentrated fall thermal power development |
| D. | divided fall thermal power development |
| Answer» B. divided fall hydroelectric development | |
| 8. |
Which among the following is an example of a tidal plant? |
| A. | Rance power station in France |
| B. | Ganguwal powerhouse located on Nangal hydel channel in India |
| C. | Sarda powerhouse located on Sarda canal in UP in India |
| D. | Mohammad Pur and Pathri powerhouses on Ganga Canal |
| Answer» B. Ganguwal powerhouse located on Nangal hydel channel in India | |
| 9. |
The natural high waterfalls may be used for generation of ____________________ |
| A. | hydro-power |
| B. | water-power |
| C. | both hydropower and water power |
| D. | thermal power |
| Answer» D. thermal power | |
| 10. |
A storage hydro plant essentially involves ________________ |
| A. | a barrage or a weir |
| B. | a dam |
| C. | either barrage or a dam |
| D. | check dams |
| Answer» C. either barrage or a dam | |
| 11. |
A runoff river plant for hydropower generation is essentially a ________________________ |
| A. | high head scheme |
| B. | medium head scheme |
| C. | low head scheme |
| D. | any of the schemes |
| Answer» D. any of the schemes | |
| 12. |
Fossil fuels are used in _____________________ |
| A. | a nuclear power plant |
| B. | an ordinary thermal power plant |
| C. | a hydropower plant |
| D. | atomic power plant |
| Answer» C. a hydropower plant | |
| 13. |
A nuclear power development scheme is essentially a _____________________ |
| A. | thermal power scheme |
| B. | hydropower scheme |
| C. | both thermal and hydropower scheme |
| D. | atomic power scheme |
| Answer» B. hydropower scheme | |
| 14. |
A hydropower plant developed at the site of a drop in an irrigation canal is of the type ________ |
| A. | runoff river plant |
| B. | storage plant |
| C. | pumped storage plant |
| D. | tidal plant |
| Answer» B. storage plant | |