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This section includes 276 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Agriculture knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
Wilting point is that limit after that the crop starts feeding up and no water is available for plant, this point occurs after _________________? |
| A. | 30% water available |
| B. | 25% water available |
| C. | 20% water available |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» D. All are correct | |
| 2. |
Which of the following is a cash crop ___________________? |
| A. | Maize |
| B. | Paddy |
| C. | Cotton |
| D. | Wheat |
| Answer» D. Wheat | |
| 3. |
Which of the following has highest-coefficient of discharge_____________________? |
| A. | Sharp edged orifice |
| B. | Venturi meter |
| C. | Broad crested weir |
| D. | Cippoletti weir |
| Answer» C. Broad crested weir | |
| 4. |
When the weight of weir balances the up lift pressure caused by the head of the water seeping below the weir bed is called ___________________? |
| A. | Cippollite weir |
| B. | Broad crested weir |
| C. | Gravity weir |
| D. | Non-gravity weir |
| Answer» D. Non-gravity weir | |
| 5. |
When the reservoir is full, the maximum compressive force in a gravity dam is produced ___________________? |
| A. | At the toe |
| B. | At the heel |
| C. | Within the middle third of base |
| D. | At centre of base |
| Answer» B. At the heel | |
| 6. |
When the rate of change of discharge of outlet equals the rate of change of discharge of the channel, the out let is called __________________? |
| A. | Sensitive |
| B. | Flexible |
| C. | Proportional |
| D. | Non-flexible |
| Answer» D. Non-flexible | |
| 7. |
When the high flood level of the drain is sufficiently below the bed of the Canal that the drainage water flows freely under gravity, such structure is called___________________? |
| A. | Aqueduct |
| B. | Syphon-aqueduct |
| C. | Cross-Drainage |
| D. | Non-gravity structure |
| Answer» B. Syphon-aqueduct | |
| 8. |
When the fluid properties do not change with time, it is a ___________ flow? |
| A. | Steady |
| B. | Uniform |
| C. | Unsteady |
| D. | Non-Uniform |
| Answer» B. Uniform | |
| 9. |
When the air in a atmosphere is fully saturated with the vapours present in it, then the pressure exerted by such wet air mass will be called ____________________? |
| A. | Vapour pressure |
| B. | Saturation pressure |
| C. | Partial pressure |
| D. | Atmospheric pressure |
| Answer» C. Partial pressure | |
| 10. |
When seepage water after passing the ground water aquifer joins the surface stream, such stream will be called_____________________? |
| A. | Influent stream |
| B. | Effluent stream |
| C. | Rain stream |
| D. | Storm stream |
| Answer» B. Effluent stream | |
| 11. |
When reservoir is full on upstream side, the maximum stress comes upon__________________? |
| A. | Top of dam |
| B. | Bottom of dam |
| C. | Face of dam |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» C. Face of dam | |
| 12. |
When high flood passing down weir creating high up lift pressures and there is no flow in the canals, if such condition is taken for design and is called__________________? |
| A. | High flood level |
| B. | Dangerous condition |
| C. | Hydraulic design condition |
| D. | Worst condition |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
When FSL of the canal is sufficiently above the bed level of drainage so that canal flows under syphonis action, the structure is called _____________________? |
| A. | Super passage |
| B. | Syphon – Aqueduct |
| C. | Canal-syphon |
| D. | Aqueduct |
| Answer» D. Aqueduct | |
| 14. |
When FSL of the canal is sufficiently below the bottom of the drain, so that water flows freely under gravity, such structures is called_____________________? |
| A. | Syphon |
| B. | Syphon – Aqueduct |
| C. | Super-passage |
| D. | Canal-syphon |
| Answer» D. Canal-syphon | |
| 15. |
when ever a sloping face of river bank is protected by stone pitching against scour, the pitching is extended beyond the toe to the river side that is called__________________? |
| A. | Toe wall |
| B. | Launching apron |
| C. | Protective wall |
| D. | Guide bank |
| Answer» C. Protective wall | |
| 16. |
When ever a body is immersed wholly or partially in water, it is lifted up by a force equal to the weight of water displaced by the body ? |
| A. | Archimed’s Principle |
| B. | Law of gravity |
| C. | Newton’s law of otion |
| D. | None of these |
| Answer» B. Law of gravity | |
| 17. |
When a weir is constructed, the downstream .bed of the river goes on eroding and consequently causes progressive lowering of the bed on downstream of weir called__________________? |
| A. | Retrogression |
| B. | Lowering down of bed |
| C. | Ponding on down stream |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» B. Lowering down of bed | |
| 18. |
Weep holes are provided in canal lining to _____________________? |
| A. | improve strength of lining |
| B. | Give additional anchorage against sliding |
| C. | Provide water into branch canals |
| D. | Have drainage facility |
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. |
Water storage efficiency in the root zone depends upon__________________? |
| A. | Porosity |
| B. | Fine particles of soil |
| C. | Coarse particles of soil |
| D. | Climatic conditions |
| Answer» B. Fine particles of soil | |
| 20. |
Water logging caused by ____________ water, which during excessive irrigation percolates down and join under ground water table? |
| A. | Capillary |
| B. | Hygroscopic |
| C. | Gravity |
| D. | Free |
| Answer» D. Free | |
| 21. |
Water logging is the state of the soil where the water table brought ______________capacity or root zone of plants? |
| A. | Far from |
| B. | Within |
| C. | Below |
| D. | Near |
| Answer» C. Below | |
| 22. |
Water logging and soil salinization is a twin menace which has effected the agriculture sector severely, about _______________ hectares of land are wasted yearly? |
| A. | 30,000 |
| B. | 35,000 |
| C. | 40,000 |
| D. | 45,000 |
| Answer» D. 45,000 | |
| 23. |
Water available above the top of root zone of plants is about 15% of soil moisture contents, is mostly not available to plants celled_________________? |
| A. | Capillary water |
| B. | Irrigation water |
| C. | Effective water |
| D. | Hygroscopic water |
| Answer» E. | |
| 24. |
Water application efficiency increases if the plot to be irrigated is__________________? |
| A. | Circular |
| B. | Square |
| C. | Rectangle |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» D. All are correct | |
| 25. |
Water available in root zone of plants, is about 50% of soil moisture content. which is always available to the plants is called________________? |
| A. | Effective water |
| B. | Soil-moisture content |
| C. | Capillary water |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» D. All are correct | |
| 26. |
Volume of water that unit volume of aquifer will give up by gravity pull is called ____________________? |
| A. | Specific volume |
| B. | Specific yield |
| C. | Specific retention |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» C. Specific retention | |
| 27. |
velocity of gases is measured with a _____________________? |
| A. | Hot wire manometer |
| B. | Hot wire anemometer |
| C. | Barometer |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» C. Barometer | |
| 28. |
Velocity of flow in a sewer must be form ______________ to ? |
| A. | 1 m / sec to 3m/ sec |
| B. | 3m / sec to 4m/ sec |
| C. | 4m / sec to 4.5 ml sec |
| D. | 4.5 ml sec to 5 m/ sec |
| Answer» B. 3m / sec to 4m/ sec | |
| 29. |
Total energy line (T.E.L) represents the sum of ________________________? |
| A. | Pressure head + kinetic head and datum head |
| B. | Velocity head + kinetic head + datum head |
| C. | Velocity head + potential head + datum head |
| D. | The energy head + potential head + datum head |
| Answer» B. Velocity head + kinetic head + datum head | |
| 30. |
Torsional force does not act on ____________________? |
| A. | Steel |
| B. | Liquids |
| C. | Soil |
| D. | Wood |
| Answer» C. Soil | |
| 31. |
To protect the face of embankment against the attack of wave wash with stone boulders is called _________________? |
| A. | Pitching |
| B. | Armouring |
| C. | Revetment |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» B. Armouring | |
| 32. |
To pack with clay material generally for the purpose of checking leakage of water is called __________________? |
| A. | Pug |
| B. | Cohesive |
| C. | Seal |
| D. | Repair |
| Answer» B. Cohesive | |
| 33. |
To keep the Hydraulic structure safe against undermining the ________________ should be safe? |
| A. | Exit gradient |
| B. | Hydraulic gradient |
| C. | Creep length |
| D. | Critical exit gradient |
| Answer» B. Hydraulic gradient | |
| 34. |
To dispose of the surplus water from dam, a water way is constructed called________________? |
| A. | Water escape |
| B. | Spillway |
| C. | Channel |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» C. Channel | |
| 35. |
To be more close to the actual field conditions, some times artificial rain tests conducted, the instrument used is called ___________________? |
| A. | Infiltrometer |
| B. | I.C. curve |
| C. | Rain simulator |
| D. | v Hydrometer |
| Answer» D. v Hydrometer | |
| 36. |
To avoid scouring from end of structure, it is necessary to provide a ________________ at the exit point? |
| A. | Vertical cutoff |
| B. | Stone apron |
| C. | Stone boom |
| D. | Stone blocks |
| Answer» B. Stone apron | |
| 37. |
Those crops which increase the nitrogen content of the soil and hence the fertility also are called ___________________? |
| A. | Leguminous crops |
| B. | Cash crops |
| C. | Fodder |
| D. | Food crops |
| Answer» B. Cash crops | |
| 38. |
Theoretical velocity of the jet at Vena Contracta is determined by ________________? |
| A. | (2 gh)1/2 |
| B. | 2(gh)1/2 |
| C. | 2g (h)1/2 |
| D. | 2gh |
| Answer» B. 2(gh)1/2 | |
| 39. |
The weight per unit of liquid at standard Temperature and pressure is called___________________? |
| A. | Specific weight |
| B. | Mass weight |
| C. | Mass density |
| D. | Capillary rise is significant |
| Answer» B. Mass weight | |
| 40. |
The water way from a weir is determined by using Lacey’s wetted perimeter i.e. P=_______(Q)1/2 ? |
| A. | 3.50 |
| B. | 3.75 |
| C. | 4.75 |
| D. | 5.75 |
| Answer» D. 5.75 | |
| 41. |
The water vapours are generally present in a atmosphere, some times isolated and sometimes mixed with other gases. in such a situation the pressure exerted by each component of mixture, will be called ______________________? |
| A. | Partial pressure |
| B. | Saturation pressure |
| C. | Vapour pressure |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» B. Saturation pressure | |
| 42. |
The water particles held in soil pores of root zone by _____________ against gravity and is known as capillary water? |
| A. | Cohesive force |
| B. | Capillary force |
| C. | Tension force |
| D. | Gravity force |
| Answer» C. Tension force | |
| 43. |
The water evaporates from paddy surfaces to the atmosphere in the form of water vapours, these water vapours get collected in the atmosphere and behave & like_________________? |
| A. | Water |
| B. | Snow |
| C. | Ice particles |
| D. | Gas |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
The water level required on the upstream side of a canal head regulator, so as to feed the off-taking canal with its full supply is called_________________? |
| A. | HFL |
| B. | FSL |
| C. | Pond level |
| D. | Canal level |
| Answer» D. Canal level | |
| 45. |
The water in swimming pools can be ____________ by using any one from the following, chlorine-ultraviolet rays and bromine t ? |
| A. | Disinfected |
| B. | Infected |
| C. | Cleaned |
| D. | Iodized |
| Answer» B. Infected | |
| 46. |
The water force per meter length on a vertical wall is equal to_________________? |
| A. | w H |
| B. | W.H/2 |
| C. | WH2 2 |
| D. | wh2 |
| Answer» D. wh2 | |
| 47. |
The wall of masonry or concrete, constructed at 90° to the axis of weir to separate normal weir from under sluices is called____________________? |
| A. | Divide wall |
| B. | Retaining wall |
| C. | Toe wall |
| D. | All are correct |
| Answer» B. Retaining wall | |
| 48. |
The velocity in a large canal or channel measured at a depth of ___________________ gives the mean velocity using the current meter? |
| A. | 0.6m |
| B. | 0.5m |
| C. | 0.6 depth |
| D. | 0.5 depth |
| Answer» D. 0.5 depth | |
| 49. |
The various works constructed on river side to control the flow and pass it safely from hydraulic structures are called ___________________? |
| A. | River controlling works |
| B. | River Training works |
| C. | Marginal Embankment |
| D. | Guide Banks |
| Answer» C. Marginal Embankment | |
| 50. |
The value of coefficient of discharge in comparison to cofficient of velocity is found to be ____________________? |
| A. | Lesser |
| B. | More |
| C. | Equal |
| D. | Zero |
| Answer» B. More | |