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  • Canals constructed for draining off water from water logged areas, are known


  • Options
  • A. drains
  • B. inundation canals
  • C. valley canals
  • D. contour canals
  • E. ridge canals.

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  • drains 


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    • 1. The most suitable location of a canal head work, is

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    • A. boulders stage of the river
    • B. delta stage of the river
    • C. rock stage of the river
    • D. trough stage of the river.
    • Discuss
    • 2. If H and d are the water depth and drop in the bed level at a Sarda fall, the width B of the trapezoidal crest, is given by

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    • A. B = 0.22 H + d
    • B. B = 0.33 H + d
    • C. B = 0.44 H + d
    • D. B = 0.55 H + d
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    • 3. 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

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    • A. x = r1 d1
    • B. x = r2 d2
    • C. x = d1 / r1
    • D. x = d2 / r2
    • Discuss
    • 4. The scour depth D of a river during flood, may be calculated from the Lacey's equation

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 5. According to Bligh's creep theory, percolating water flows along

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    • A. straight path under the foundation of the dam
    • B. circular path under the foundation of the dam
    • C. the outline of the base of the foundation of the dam
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The velocity of drainage water in the barrels of a syphon-aqueduct, is normally limited to

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    • A. 1 to 2 m per second
    • B. 2 to 3 m per second
    • C. 3 to 4 m per second
    • D. 4 to 5 m per second.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The state of the soil when plants fail to extract sufficient water for their requirements, is

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    • A. maximum saturated point
    • B. permanent wilting point
    • C. ultimate utilisation point
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 8. In a barrage, the crest level is kept

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    • A. low with large gates
    • B. high with large gates
    • C. high with no gates
    • D. low with no gates.
    • Discuss
    • 9. A deficit of sediments in flowing water may cause a river

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    • A. meandering type
    • B. aggrading type
    • C. degrading type
    • D. sub-critical type.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The width of a meander belt is the transverse distance between

    • Options
    • 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.
    • Discuss


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