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  • Question
  • Pick up the correct statement from the following :


  • Options
  • A. The portion of pellicular water which remains unutilised, is called hygroscopic water
  • B. The moisture content at which permanent wilting of plants takes place, is called the wilting point
  • C. The path of the water required to bring the soil moisture content of a soil up to its field capacity is called soil moisture deficiency
  • D. The moisture deficiency will be different at different points
  • E. All the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • All the above. 


  • Water Resources Engineering problems


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    • 1. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following :

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    • A. The rate of flow of water through a unit cross-sectional area under a unit hydraulic gradient, is called coefficient of permeability
    • B. The rate of flow of water through a vertical strip of the acquifer of unit width and full depth under a unit hydraulic gradient, is called coefficient of transmissibility
    • C. The flow of water through acquifers, is governed by the Darcy's law
    • D. The term 'transmissibility' was introduced by Meinzer
    • E. The ratio of coefficient of transmissibility and coefficient of permeability, is equal to the depth of acquifer through which water flows.
    • Discuss
    • 2. If s is the potential infiltration, P is rainfall in cm in a drainage of a soil with fair pasture cover, the direct run off Q in cm is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The surface Run-off is the quantity of water

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    • A. absorbed by soil
    • B. intercepted by buildings and vegetative cover
    • C. required to fill surface depressions
    • D. that reaches the stream channels
    • E. that gets evaporated.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The deficiency in rain catch due to vertical acceleration of air forced upward over the gauge, is

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    • A. greater for heavy rain
    • B. greater for lighter rain
    • C. greater for large drops
    • D. lesser for small rain drops.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. Rain which is intercepted by buildings, vegetations and other objects, is generally known as rainfall interception
    • B. The difference between the total rainfall and intercepted rainfall, is generally called ground rainfall
    • C. When rainfall exceeds the interception rainfall, water reaches the ground and infiltration starts
    • D. The maximum rate of absorbing water by the soil in any given condition, is known as infiltration capacity
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 6. A hydraulic jump in a control meter will be formed above the control, if its original

    • Options
    • A. depth is more than critical depth
    • B. depth is less than the critical depth
    • C. depth is equal to critical depth
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. If the potential infiltration of a water shed having a soil with fair pasture cover, is 10 cm and rainfall is 12 cm, the direct run off is :

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    • A. 2 cm
    • B. 3 cm
    • C. 5 cm
    • D. 8 cm.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. When rainfall rate exceeds the infiltration capacity, the water enters the soil at full capacity rate
    • B. When rainfall rate is less than the infiltration capacity, the infiltration rate is approximately equal to the rainfall rate
    • C. The actual infiltration rate at any time may be equal to or less than the infiltration capacity
    • D. The actual prevailing rate of infiltration of water in the soil at any time, is known as infiltration rate
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Water contains

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    • A. one hydrogen atom and one oxygen atom
    • B. two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom
    • C. one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms
    • D. three hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms
    • E. two hydrogen atoms and three oxygen atoms.
    • Discuss
    • 10. From the Survey of India map, the distance of the critical point is 20 km and difference in elevation is 193 m. The over land flow time, is

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    • A. 2 hours
    • B. 3 hours
    • C. 2 hours and 30 minutes
    • D. 3 hours and 30 minutes
    • E. 4 hours.
    • Discuss


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