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4. Irrigation water having the concentration of Na++ , Ca++ and Mg++ as 20, 3 and 1 Milli
equivalent per litre respectively will be classified as
a) low sodium water
b) medium sodium water
c) high sodium water
d) very high sodium water
Ans: b
7. The kor depth for rice is 190 mm and kor period is 14 days. The outlet factor for this will
be
a) 637 hectares/m3/sec
b) 837 hectares/m3/sec
c) 972 hectares/m3/sec
d) 1172 hectares/m3/sec
Ans: a
8. For supplying water to rabi crop, kharif crop and sugarcane, the channel is designed for
a capacity equal to the greater of the water requirement of
a) rabi or kharif
b) rabi and kharif or sugarcane
c) rabi and sugarcane or kharif and sugarcane
d) rabi or kharif or sugarcane
Ans: c
9. The ratio of the quantity of water stored in the root zone of the crops to the quantity of
water actually delivered in the field is known as
a) water conveyance efficiency
b) water application efficiency
c) water use efficiency
d) none of the above
Ans: b
10. The water utilizable by plants is available in soils mainly in the form of
a) gravity water
b) capillary water
c) hydroscopic water
d) chemical water
Ans: b
11. The amount of irrigation water required to meet the evapotranspiration needs of the
crop during its full growth is called
a) effective rainfall
b) consumptive use
c) consumptive irrigation requirement
d) net irrigation requirement
Ans: c
12. With the increase in the quantity of water supplied, the yield of most crops
a) increases continuously
b) decreases continuously
c) increases upto a certain limit and then becomes constant
d) increases upto a certain limit and then decreases
Ans: d
15. The depth of water required to bring the soil moisture content of a given soil upto its
field capacity is called
a) hygroscopic water
b) equivalent moisture
c) soil moisture deficiency
d) pellicular water
Ans: c
18. If the intensity of rainfall is more than the infiltration capacity of soil, then the
infiltration rate will be
a) equal to rate of rainfall
b) equal to infiltration capacity
c) more than rate of rainfall
d) more than infiltration capacity
Ans: b
22. Which of the following types of rain gauges is used for measuring rain in remote hilly
inaccessible areas ?
a) tipping bucket type
b) weighing type
c) floating type
d) Simon’s raingauge
Ans: a
25. Under the same conditions, which of the following shapes of water surface will give the
highest rate of evaporation ?
a) flat water surface
b) convex water surface
c) concave water surface
d) independent of shape of water surface
Ans: b
26. Assertion A : To estimate the rainfall over a catchment, the number of raingauges
required per unit area is large for hilly areas.
Reason R : Rainfall gradient is steep. Select your correct answer according to the coding
system given below :
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Ans: a
30. The area between the isohyets 45 cm and 55 cm is 100 square km and between 55 cm
and 65 cm is 150 square km. The average depth of annua! precipitation over the above
basin of 250 square km will be
a) 50 cm
b) 55 cm
c) 56 cm
d) 60 cm
Ans: c
33. The rainfall on five successive days were measured as 100 mm, 80 mm, 60 mm, 40 mm and
20 mm respectively. If the infiltration index or the storm loss rate for the catchment area is
earlier estimated as 50 mm/day, the total surface run off will be
a) 50 mm
b) 60 mm
c) 90 mm
d) 140 mm
Ans: c
34. The normal annual precipitation at stations X, A, B and C are 700 mm, 1000 mm, 900 mm
and 800 mm respectively. If the storm precipitation at three station A, B and C were 100 mm, 90
mm and 80 mm respectively, then the storm precipitation for station X will be
a) 70mm
b) 80mm
c) 90 mm
d) 105 mm
Ans: a
36. The unit hydrograph due to a storm may be obtained by dividing the ordinates of the direct
runoff hydrograph by
a) direct runoff volume
b) period of storm
c) total rainfall
d) none of the above
Ans: a
37. The unit hydrograph of a specified duration can be used to evaluate the hydrograph of storms
of
a) same duration only
b) same and shorter duration
c) same and longer duration
d) any duration
Ans: d
39. The relation between probability (P) and recurrence interval (T) is given by
a) PT = 1
b) PT2 = 1
c) P/T = 1
d) P/T2 = 1
Ans: a
41. If d is the depth of the aquifer through which water is flowing, then the relationship between
permeability k and transmissible T is given by
a) T = kd
b) T = k/d
c) T= Vkd
d) k= VTd
Ans: a
45. The useful storage is the volume of water stored in the reservoir between
a) minimum pool level and maximum pool level
b) minimum pool level and normal pool level
c) normal pool level and maximum pool level
d) river bed and minimum pool level
Ans: b
46. The water stored in the reservoir below the minimum pool level is called
a) useful storage
b) dead storage
c) valley storage
d) surcharge storage
Ans: b
49. The total capacity of a reservoir is 25 million cubic metres and dead storage is 5 million
cubic metres. If the average volume of sediment deposition is 0.10 million cubic metre per year,
then the usefulness of the reservoir will start reducing after
a) 50 years
b) 150 years
c) 200 years
d) 250 years
Ans: a
50. The forces, which are considered for the analysis of an elementary profile of a gravity dam
under empty reservoir condition, are
i) Water pressure
ii) Self weight
iii) Uplift
iv) Pressure due to earthquake
The correct answer is
a) Only (ii)
b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: a
51. When the upstream face of a gravity dam is vertical, then the intensity of water pressure at
the water surface and at the base respectively will be
a) 0 and wH212
b) wH2/2and wH2/3
c) wH and 0
d) OandwII
where w is unit weight of water and H is the depth of water.
Ans: d
53. The uplift pressure on the face of a drainage gallery in a dam is taken as
a) hydrostatic pressure at toe
b) average of hydrostatic pressure at toe and heel
c) two-third of hydrostatic pressure at toe plus one-third of hydrostatic pressure at heel
d) none of the above
Ans: c
57. 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
Ans: a
58. The maximum permissible eccentricity for no tension at the base of a gravity dam is
a) B/2
b) B/3
c) B/4
d) B/6
Ans: d
60. For wave action in dams, the maximum height of freeboard is generally taken to be equal to
a) 0.5 hw
b) 0.75 hw
c) 1.25 hw
d) 1.50 hw
where hw is height of wave.
Ans: d
62. The most suitable material for the central impervious core of a zoned embankment type dam
is
a) clay
b) coarse sand
c) silty clay
d) clay mixed with fine sand
Ans: d
65. The flow of water after spilling over the weir crest in chute spillway and side channel
spillway respectively are
a) at right angle and parallel to weir crest
b) parallel and at right angle to weir crest
c) parallel to weir crest in both
d) at right angle to weir crest in both
Ans: a
68. Which of the following spillways is least suitable for an earthen dam ?
a) ogee spillway
b) chute spillway
c) side channel spillway
d) shaft spillway
Ans: a
69. In case of non-availability of space due to topography, the most suitable spillway is
a) straight drop spillway
b) shaft spillway
c) chute spillway
d) ogee spillway
Ans: b
71. For the upstream face of an earthen dam, the most adverse condition for stability of slope is
a) sudden drawdown
b) steady seepage
c) during construction
d) sloughing of slope
Ans: a
72. If there are two canals taking off from each flank of a river, then there will be
a) one divide wall and one undersluice
b) one divide wall and two undersluices
c) two divide walls and one undersluice
d) two divide walls and two undersluices
Ans: d
73. Generally the weir is aligned at right angles to the direction of the main river current because
a) it ensures less length of the weir
b) it gives better discharging capacity
c) it is economical
d) all of the above
Ans: d
76. As compared to crest of the normal portion of the weir, the crest of the under sluice portion
of weir is kept at
a) lower level
b) higher level
c) same level
d) any of the above depending on the design
Ans: a
78. According to Khosla’s theory, the exit gradient in the absence of a downstream cutoff is
a) 0
b) unity
c) infinity
d) very large
Ans: c
79. The minimum size of stone that will remain at rest in a channel of longitudinal slope S and
hydraulic mean depth R is given by
a) 4RS
b) 11 RS
c) 7RS
d) 15 RS
Ans: b
80. The ratio of average values of shear stresses produced on the bed and the banks of a channel
due to flowing water is
a) less than 1
b) equal to 1
c) greater than 1
d) equal to zero
Ans: c
81. If the critical shear stress of a channel is xc, then the average value of shear stress required to
move the grain on the bank is
a) 0.5 xc
b) 0.75 TC
c) xc
d) 1.33 TC
Ans: b
83. Wetted perimeter of a regime channel for a discharge of 64 cumecs as per Lacey’s theory
will be
a) 19 m
b) 38m
c) 57m
d) 76m
Ans: b
84. Which of the following canal structures is used to remove surplus water from an irrigation
channel into a natural drain ?
a) canal fall
b) canal outlet
c) canal escape
d) canal regulator
Ans: c
85. For a proportional outlet, the flexibility is
a) zero
b) between zero and 1
c) 1
d) greater than 1
Ans: c
88. A straight glacis type fall with a baffle platform and a baffle wall is called
a) vertical dropfall
b) glacis fall
c) Montague type fall
d) inglis fall
Ans: d
89. Which of the following types of falls use parabolic glacis for energy dissipation ?
a) vertical drop fall
b) glacis fall
c) Montague type fall
d) inglis fall
Ans: c
90. In a Sarda type fall, rectangular crest is used for discharge upto
a) 6 cumecs
b) 10 cumecs
c) 14 cumecs
d) 20 cumecs
Ans: c
94. The ratio of rate of change of the discharge of an outlet to the rate of change of the discharge
of distributing channel is called
a) proportionality
b) flexibility
c) setting
d) sensitivity
Ans: b
95. The drainage water intercepting the canal can be disposed of by passing the canal below the
drainage in
a) aqueduct and syphon aqueduct
b) aqueduct and super passage
c) super passage and canal syphon
d) level crossing
Ans: c
96. If the R.L’s of canal bed level and high flood level of drainage are 212.0 m and 210.0 m
respectively, then cross drainage work will be
a) aqueduct
b) superpassage
c) syphon
d) syphon aqueduct
Ans: c
97. The aqueduct or superpassage type of works are generally used when
a) high flood drainage discharge is small
b) high flood drainage discharge is large and short lived
c) high flood drainage discharge is large and continues for a long time
d) none of the above
Ans: a
106. If D is the depth of scour below original bed, then the width of launching apron is
generally taken as
a) 1.2 D
b) 1.5 D
c) 2.0 D
d) 2.5 D
Ans: b
115. The net speed under which the turbine reaches its peak efficiency is called
a) design speed
b) rated speed
c) gross speed
d) operating speed
Ans: a
116. A runoff river plant
a) is a medium head scheme
b) generates power during peak hours only
c) is suitable only on a perennial river
d) has no pondage at all
Ans: c
117. The net head under which the turbine reaches its peak efficiency at synchronous speed
is called
a) design head
b) rated head
c) gross head
d) operating head
Ans: a
118. The ratio of the average load to the installed capacity of the plant whose reserve
capacity is zero will be equal to
a) load factor
b) plant factor
c) utilisation factor
d) both (a) and (b)
Ans: d
123. The maximum average depth due to one day storm over an area of 100 km2 is 100 mm.
Depth-Area-Duration (DAD) curves indicate that for the same area of 100 km2 the
maximum average depth for a 3 hour storm will be
a) 100 mm
b) more than 100 mm
c) less than 100 mm
d) none of the above
Ans: b
124. The maximum rainfall depth of 300 mm in 24 hours has a return period of 100 years.
The probability of 24 hours rainfall equal to or greater than 300 mm occurring at least
once in 10 years is given by
a) (0.99)10
b) 1 – (0.99)10
c) (0.9)’00
d) l-(0.9)100
Ans: b
125. The most suitable chemical which can be applied to the water surface for reducing
evaporation is
a) methyl alcohol
b) ethyl alcohol
c) cetyl alcohol
d) butyl alcohol
Ans: c
128. Which of the following methods is used to estimate flood discharge based on high
water marks left over in the past ?
a) slope-area method
b) area-velocity method
c) moving boat method
d) ultra-sonic method
Ans: a
129. To determine the discharge at a section in a stream from its rating curve, the required
data are
i) slope of water surface at the section
ii) stage at the section iii) current meter readings at the section The correct answer is
a) (i) and (ii)
b) (ii) and (iii)
c) only (ii)
d) only (iii)
Ans: c
130. The stage of river carrying a discharge of Q m7sec at a point is 10 m and slope of
water surface is (1/4000). The discharge of a flood at the same point and same stage of 10 m
with a water surface slope of(l/1000)willbe
a) V2 Q m3/sec
b) 0.5 Q mVsec
c) 2 Q m3/sec
d) 4 Q m3/sec
Ans: c
131. The stream which does not have any base flow contribution is called
a) perennial stream
b) intermittent stream
c) ephemeral stream
d) none of the above
Ans: c
133. If the demand line drawn from a ridge in a flow mass curve does not intersect the
curve again, it indicates that
a) demand cannot be met by inflow
b) reservoir was not full at the beginning
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the above
Ans: a
136. For a catchment area of 120 km2, the equilibrium discharge in m3/hour of an S-curve
obtained by the summation of 6 hour unit hydro graph is
a) 0.2 x 106
b) 0.6 x 106
c) 2.4 xlO6
d) 7.2 xlO6
Ans: a
139. To estimate the magnitude of a flood with a return period of T years, Gumbel’s
distribution method requires the following data pertaining to annual flood series
i) mean value
ii) standard deviation
iii) length of record
iv) coefficient of skew
The correct answer is
a) (i) and (ii)
b) (i),(iD and (iii)
c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Ans: b
140. For an annual flood series arranged in descending order of magnitude, the return for
a magnitude listed at position period m in a total data N is
a) N/(m+l)
b) m/(N+l)
c) m/N
d) (N+l)/m
Ans: d
141. If the risk of a flood occurring in the next 10 years is accepted to 10%, then the return
period for design should be
a) 1 + (0.9)010
b) 1 – (0.9)°l0
c) 1/(1-0.9°10)
d) 1/(1+ 0.9010)
Ans: c
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