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
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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
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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
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The best unit duration of storm for a unit hydrograph is
A. 1 hour
B. one-fourth of basin lag
C. one-half of basin lag
D. equal to basin lag
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S-hydrograph is used to obtain unit hydrograph of
A. shorter duration from longer duration
B. longer duration from shorter duration
C. both (A) and (B)
D. none of the above
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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
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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
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Dimensions of coefficient of transmissibility are
A. M°L°T°
B. M°L1 T-1
C. M°L2 T-1
D. M°L3 T-1
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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
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For cereal crops the most commonly adopted method of irrigation, is
A. Free flowing method
B. Check method
C. Furrow method
D. Sprinkling method
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For standing crops in undulating sandy fields, the best method of irrigation, is
A. Sprinkler irrigation
B. Free flooding
C. Check method
D. Furrow method
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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
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The saturation line is the line up to which banks get saturated after the canal runs for some time. The saturation gradient in ordinary loam soil, is generally
A. 2 : 1
B. 3 : 1
C. 4 : 1
D. 5 : 1
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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. If the flexibility is more than one, the outlet is hyper-proportional
B. If the setting of an outlet is higher than that required for proportionality, the outlet is hyper-proportional
C. If the flexibility is zero, it is a rigid module
D. All the above
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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. The full supply level of a canal should be above ground level
B. According to Lacey, regime conditions require a particular slope for a given discharge and silt factor
C. In case the ground slope is less than the required bed slope, the silt factor must be reduced by permitting the entry of coarse silt
D. All the above
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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Water table generally follows the ground surface above it with a few exceptions
B. Static level of water in an open well indicates the position of the water table
C. At water table, hydrostatic pressure is zero
D. All the above
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Lacy's regime condition is obtained if
A. Silt grade in the channel is variable
B. Discharge in the channel is variable
C. Silt charge in the channel is variable
D. Channel flows in unlimited, incoherent alluvium of the same character as that transported material
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Infiltration rate is always
A. more than the infiltration capacity
B. less than the infiltration capacity
C. equal to or less than the infiltration capacity
D. equal to or more than the infiltration capacity
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Which of the following methods of applying water may be used on rolling land ?
A. boarder flooding
B. check flooding
C. furrow flooding
D. free flooding
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Garnett's diagrams are used for graphical solution of design equations of a canal by
A. Lacey's theory
B. Kennedy's theory
C. Gibb's theory
D. Lindlay theory
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