IRRIGATION ENGINEERING QUIZ

A hydraulic structure is designed to withstand

Hydraulic jump

Seepage forces

All of these

Hydraulic pressure

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The sinuosity of a meander is the ratio of

Meander length and half width of the river

None of these

Curved length and the straight distance

Meander length and the width of meander

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Irrigation canals are generally aligned along

Contour line

Valley line

Ridge line

Straight line

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Fundamental momentum equation for a hydraulic jump, is

D₁² - D₂² = (2q/g) × (V₁ - V₂)

D₂² - D₁² = (2q/g) × (V - V₂)

D₁² - D₂² = (2q/g) × (V₂ - V₁)

D₁² + D₂² = (2q/g) × (V₂ - V₁)

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The ratio of the average load to the installed capacity of the plant whose reserve capacity is zero will be equal to

Load factor

Plant factor

Both load and plant factor

Utilization factor

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The main cause of meandering is

None of these

degradation

presence of an excessive bed slope in the river

the extra turbulence generated by the excess of river sediment during floods

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For standing crops in undulating sandy fields, the best method of irrigation, is

Sprinkler irrigation

Check method

Free flooding

Furrow method

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The ratio of the rate of change of discharge of an outlet and parent channel, is known as

Efficiency

Sensitivity

Modular limit

Flexibility

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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 :

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

A is false but R is true

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For a standing crop, the consumptive use of water is equal to the depth of water

Transpired by the crop

Transpired and evaporated by the crop

Used by the crop in transpiration, evaporation and also the quantity of water evaporated from adjacent soil

Evaporated by the crop

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