Silt excluders are constructed on the
A. river bed upstream of head regulator
B. river bed downstream of head regulator
C. canal bed upstream of head regulator
D. canal bed downstream of head regulator
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In Montague type fall
A. A straight glacis is provided
B. A circular glacis is provided
C. A parabolic glacis is provided
D. No glacis is provided
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For a flood control reservoir, the effective storage is equal to
A. Useful storage - valley storage
B. Useful storage + surcharge storage
C. Useful storage + surcharge storage + valley storage
D. Useful storage + surcharge storage - valley storage
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The crest level of a canal diversion head work, depends upon
A. F.S.L. of the canal
B. Discharge perimeters
C. Pond level
D. All the above
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Select the correct statement.
A. A meander increases the river length but a cut off reduces the river length
B. A cut-off increases the river length but a meander reduces the river length
C. Both meander and cut-off increase the river length
D. Both meander and cut-off decrease the river length
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Select the incorrect statement.
A. Intensive irrigation should be avoided in areas susceptible to water logging
B. Extensive irrigation should be adopted in areas susceptible to water logging
C. Lift irrigation increases water logging
D. All of the above
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When surface of transpiration is submerged under water, then potential evapotranspiration is
A. much more than evapotranspiration
B. much less than evapotranspiration
C. equal to evapotranspiration
D. equal to or less than evapotranspi-ration
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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 km 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
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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
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In a canal syphon, the flow is
A. Under atmospheric pressure
B. Pipe flow
C. With critical velocity
D. Under negative pressure
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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
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The optimum depth of kor watering for a rice crop, is
A. 23.0 cm
B. 19.0 cm
C. 17.5 cm
D. 13.5 cm
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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
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In a Sarda type fall, the rectangular crest, may be used for discharge up to
A. 6 cumecs
B. 10 cumecs
C. 14 cumecs
D. 20 cumecs
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The meander pattern of a river is developed by
A. Average discharge
B. Dominant discharge
C. Maximum discharge
D. Critical discharge
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Pick up the correct statement from the following
A. Approach of the water line in a flumed channel section should not be steeper than 22 2 1 ∘
B. Departure of the water line from a flumed channel section should not be steeper than 30°
C. Approach of the water line should not be steeper than 30° and departure line not steeper than 22 2 1 ∘ in a flumed channel section
D. Approach and departure of the water line in a flumed channel section, should not be steeper than 22 2 1 ∘
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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
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If the straight sides of a triangular section of a lined canal with circular bottom of radius R, make an angle θ with horizontal, the perimeter of the canal is
A. R (θ + tan θ)
B. 2R (θ + tan θ)
C. R (θ + cos θ)
D. 2R (θ + cos θ)
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An aggrading river is a
A. silting river
B. scouring river
C. both silting and scouring river
D. neither silting nor scouring river
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The shape of recession limb of a hydrograph depends upon
A. Basin characteristics only
B. Storm characteristics only
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above
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