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1.

A person standing inside "Faraday cage" is not affected by electric field because

A. electric potential is positive
B. electric potential is negative
C. zero electric potential
D. electric field outside the cage cancels the field inside
Answer» E.
2.

Select the incorrect statement from the following option.

A. Intermediate compound formation theory fails to explain the action of promoters
B. Intermediate compound formation theory fails to explain the function of a catalyst in homogeneous reactions
C. Intermediate compound formation theory fails to explain the action of catalytic poisons
D. Intermediate compound formation theory fails to explain the function of catalyst in heterogeneous reactions
Answer» C. Intermediate compound formation theory fails to explain the action of catalytic poisons
3.

The ratio of the rate of change of discharge of an outlet and parent channel, is known as

A. Efficiency
B. Sensitivity
C. Flexibility
D. Modular limit
Answer» D. Modular limit
4.

A river is said to be of

A. Aggrading type if it builds up its bed to a certain slope
B. Degrading type if it cuts its bed to a certain slope
C. Meandering type if it flows in sinuous curve
D. All the above
Answer» E.
5.

Regime conditions in a channel may occur if

A. Discharge is constant
B. Channel flows uniformly in incoherent alluvium as that transported in suspension
C. Silt grade and silt charge are constant
D. All the above
Answer» E.
6.

If V0 is the critical velocity of a channel, its silt transporting power, according to Kennedy, is proportional to

A. V0 1/2
B. V0 3/2
C. V0 5/2
D. V0 7/2
Answer» D. V0 7/2
7.

If d1 is the depth of cutting, d2 is the height of the bank from bed level r2 : 1 and r1 : 1 are the slopes in filling and cutting respectively, the horizontal distance n between the bed and bank, is

A. x = r1 d1
B. x = r2 d2
C. x = d1 / r1
D. x = d2 / r2
Answer» C. x = d1 / r1
8.

The main function of a diversion head works of a canal from a river, is

A. To remove silt
B. To control floods
C. To store water
D. To raise water level
Answer» E.
9.

In a canal syphon, the flow is

A. Under atmospheric pressure
B. Pipe flow
C. With critical velocity
D. Under negative pressure
Answer» C. With critical velocity
10.

Irrigation canals are generally aligned along

A. Ridge line
B. Contour line
C. Valley line
D. Straight line
Answer» B. Contour line
11.

Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

A. Side walls of a venturi head flume are splayed out from the end of the throat at 1 : 10 for a length of 4.5 m
B. Length of side walls should be such that the width of the flume is made equal to 2/3rd the bed width of the distributary
C. Once the width of the flume becomes 2/3rd of the width of the distributary, the splayed walls are increased to 1 in 3 to get full bed width
D. None of these
Answer» E.
12.

For the design of major hydraulic structures on the canals, the method generally preferred to, is based on

A. Blighs theory
B. Electrical analogy method
C. The relaxation method
D. Khoslas method of independent variables
Answer» E.
13.

The velocity of drainage water in the barrels of a syphon-aqueduct, is normally limited to

A. 1 to 2 m per second
B. 2 to 3 m per second
C. 3 to 4 m per second
D. 4 to 5 m per second
Answer» C. 3 to 4 m per second
14.

For a standing crop, the consumptive use of water is equal to the depth of water

A. Transpired by the crop
B. Evaporated by the crop
C. Transpired and evaporated by the crop
D. Used by the crop in transpiration, evaporation and also the quantity of water evaporated from adjacent soil
Answer» E.
15.

According to Bligh's creep theory, percolating water flows along

A. Straight path under the foundation of the dam
B. Circular path under the foundation of the dam
C. The outline of the base of the foundation of the dam
D. None of these
Answer» E.
16.

The level of the floor of a syphon aqueduct can be obtained

A. By subtracting the depth of the culvert from the canal bed level
B. By subtracting the thickness of culvert plus the depth of the culvert from the canal bed level
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both (a) and (b)
17.

The most suitable section of a lined canal, is

A. Triangular section with circular bottom for small canals
B. Trapezoidal section with rounded corners for large canals
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
18.

According to Lacey, in regime conditions

A. Silt is kept in suspension by vertical components of eddies
B. Entire cross-section of the channel is generated at all points by the forces normal to the wetted perimeter
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b)
19.

According to Lacey, depth of scour in a river depends upon the straightness of the reach. If D is the depth of scour in regime flow in a right angled bend, it is

A. 1.25 D
B. 1.50 D
C. 1.75 D
D. 2.00 D
Answer» E.
20.

Cross regulators in main canals are provided

A. To regulate water supply in the distributaries
B. To increase water head upstream when a main canal is running with low supplies
C. To overflow excessive flow water
D. None of these
Answer» C. To overflow excessive flow water
21.

If the optimum depth of kor watering for a crop is 15.12 cm, the outlet factor for the crop for four week period in hectares per cumec, is

A. 1000
B. 1200
C. 1400
D. 1600
Answer» E.
22.

A hydraulic structure is designed to withstand

A. Seepage forces
B. Hydraulic jump
C. Hydraulic pressure
D. All the above
Answer» E.
23.

According to Khosla, the exits gradient of surface flow

A. Depends upon the b/d ratio
B. Is independent of the b/d ratio
C. Is independent of the depths of d/s cut off walls
D. None of these
Answer» B. Is independent of the b/d ratio
24.

The sinuosity of a meander is the ratio of

A. Meander length and the width of meander
B. Meander length and half width of the river
C. Curved length and the straight distance
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
25.

Borrow pits should preferably be located in

A. Field on the left side of the canal
B. Field on the right side of the canal
C. Fields on both sides of the canal
D. Central half width of the section of the canal
Answer» E.
26.

The measure to remove water logging of land, is

A. To reduce percolation from canals and water courses
B. To increase outflow from the ground water reservoir
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b)
27.

Pick up the correct statement from the following

A. In a level crossing, a crest with its top at the canal F.S.L. is provided across the drainage at its up-stream junction with canal
B. In a level crossing a regulator is provided across the drainage at its down-stream
C. In a level crossing, a cross regulator is provided on the canal below the crossing
D. All the above
Answer» E.
28.

When a canal flowing under pressure is carried below a natural drainage such that its F.S.L. does not touch the underside of the supporting structure, the structure so provided, is called

A. Syphon
B. Aqueduct
C. Super passage
D. Syphon-aqueduct
Answer» D. Syphon-aqueduct
29.

The main cause of silting up a channel,

A. Non-regime section
B. Inadequate slope
C. Defective head regulator
D. All the above
Answer» E.
30.

The structure constructed to allow drainage water to flow under pressure through an inverted syphon below a canal, is called

A. Syphon
B. Super passage
C. Super-aqueduct
D. Syphon aqueduct
Answer» E.
31.

For a unique design of a channel by Kennedy's theory

A. Its breadth must only be known
B. Its depth must only be known
C. Its breadth and depth ratio must only be known
D. All the above
Answer» D. All the above
32.

The water face of the guide banks, is protected by

A. One men stone pitching
B. Two man stone pitching
C. Three man stone pitching
D. Four man stone pitching
Answer» B. Two man stone pitching
33.

The field capacity of a soil depends upon

A. Capillary tension in soil
B. Porosity of soil
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b)
34.

Pick up the correct sequence of the part of a canal system from the following

A. Head work-distributary-branch canal-minor
B. Head works-main canal-branch canal-distributary-minor
C. Head works-main canal-branch canal-minor-distributary
D. Heads works-branch canal-main canal distributary, minor
Answer» C. Head works-main canal-branch canal-minor-distributary
35.

To hold hydraulic jumps, baffle walls are provided in

A. Sarda type falls
B. English type falls
C. Montague type falls
D. Vertical type falls
Answer» C. Montague type falls
36.

If the height of the hydraulic gradient line above the floor of thickness t is h and the specific gravity of the material of the floor is G, the minimum thickness t of the floor downstream of the crest-wall, is given by the equation

A. t = (h + 1)/(G + t)
B. t = (h - 1)/(G + t)
C. t = (h - 1)/(G - t)
D. t = (h + 1)/G
Answer» D. t = (h + 1)/G
37.

In a syphon aqueduct

A. Drainage passes over the canal and F.S.L. of the canal is below the bottom of the drainage trough
B. Drainage passes over the canal and F.S.L. of the canal is above the bottom of the drainage trough
C. Canal passes over the drainage and H.F.L. of the drainage is above the bottom of the canal trough
D. Canal passes over the drainage and H.F.L. of the drainage is below the bottom of the canal trough
Answer» D. Canal passes over the drainage and H.F.L. of the drainage is below the bottom of the canal trough
38.

If water table is comparatively high, the irrigation canal becomes useless, due to

A. Large amount of seepage
B. Water logging of the cultivated areas
C. Uncertain water demand
D. All the above
Answer» E.
39.

The field capacity of a soil is 25%, its permanent wilting point is 15% and specific dry unity weight is 1.5. If the depth of root zone of a crop, is 80 cm, the storage capacity of the soil, is

A. 8 cm
B. 10 cm
C. 12 cm
D. 14 cm
Answer» D. 14 cm
40.

In gravity canals, F.S.L. is

A. Always at the ground level
B. Always below the ground level
C. Generally 4 to 5 metres above the ground level
D. Only a few cm above the ground level
Answer» E.
41.

Canals taken off from ice-fed perennial rivers, are known

A. Permanent canals
B. Ridge canals
C. Perennial canals
D. Inundation canals
Answer» D. Inundation canals
42.

The consumptive use of water for a crop

A. Is measured as the volume of water per unit area
B. Is measured as depth of water on irrigated area
C. May be supplied partly by precipitation and partly by irrigation
D. All the above
Answer» E.