Finally formed berms in canals are provided for
A. Protection of banks erosion by the waves
B. Control of seepage losses
C. Strengthening of banks
D. All the above
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Canals constructed for draining off water from water logged areas, are known
A. Drains
B. Inundation canals
C. Valley canals
D. Contour canals
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A hydroelectric scheme operating under a head of 80 m will be classified as
A. low head scheme
B. medium head scheme
C. high head scheme
D. none of the above
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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
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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 = r 1 d 1
D. x = r 2 d 2
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A minimum of 90 cm free board is provided if the discharge in the canal is between
A. 30 to 33 cumecs
B. 30 to 60 cumecs
C. Over 60 cumecs
D. Over 100 cumecs
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If the irrigation efficiency is 80%, conveyance losses are 20% and the actual depth of watering is 16 cm, the depth of water required at the canal outlet, is
A. 10 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 20 cm
D. 25 cm
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The difference in level between the top of a bank and supply level in a canal, is called
A. Berm
B. Free board
C. Height of bank
D. None of these
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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
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The downstream expansion head of a guide bank is extended to subtend an angle at the centre, equal to
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The uplift pressure on a dam can be controlled by i) constructing cutoff under upstream face ii) constructing drainage channels bet-ween the dam and its foundation iii) by pressure grouting in foundation The corret answer is
A. only (i)
B. both (i) and (ii)
C. both (i) and (iii)
D. (i), (ii) and (iii)
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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°10
B. 1 - 0.9°10
C. 1 − 0.9 ∘ 10 1
D. 1 + 0.9 ∘ 10 1
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The width of a meander belt is the transverse distance between
A. Apex point of one curve and apex point of the reserve curve
B. Apex point and the crossing
C. Two banks of meandering river
D. None of these
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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Gravity water is harmful to crops
B. Hygroscopic water remains attached to soil molecules by chemical bond
C. Capillary moisture held in the soil pores against gravity by surface tension, is utilized by plants
D. All the above
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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
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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
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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
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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
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For wave action in dams, the maximum height of freeboard is generally taken to be equal to (where hw is height of wave.)
A. 0.5 hw
B. 0.75 hw
C. 1.25 hw
D. 1.50 hw
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The intensity of irrigation means
A. Percentage of culturable commanded area to be irrigated annually
B. Percentage of gross commanded area to be irrigated annually
C. Percentage of the mean of culturable commanded area and the gross commanded area to be irrigated annually
D. Total depth of water supplied by the number of waterings
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