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If average particle size of the silt in millimetres is m, the Lacey's silt factor
f
is proportional to
Options
A.
m
B.
m
3
C.
m
1/2
D.
m
1/3
E.
m
2/3
Correct Answer
m
1/2
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1. Disposal of extra excavated earth of canals, is utilised to provide a spoil bank on
Options
A. left side
B. right side
C. both sides
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
2. Cross regulators in main canals are provided
Options
A. to regulate water supply in the distributaries
B. to increase water head upstream when a main canal is running with low supplies
C. to overflow excessive flow water
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: to increase water head upstream when a main canal is running with low supplies
3. Process of meandering is due to
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A. sediment load of streams
B. discharge and hydraulic properties of streams
C. relative erodibility of the bed and banks
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
4. Effective precipitation for a crop may be defined as
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A. total precipitation minus the loss due to evaporation
B. total precipitation minus the loss due to infiltration
C. total precipitation during the crop period
D. available water stored in soil within root zone of the crop.
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Correct Answer: available water stored in soil within root zone of the crop.
5. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
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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. Saturated pores of a soil in the capillary zone above water table have negative pressure
D. At water table, hydrostatic pressure is zero
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
6. The ratio of the head recovered to the head put in, is known as
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A. efficiency
B. sensitivity
C. flexibility
D. modular limit.
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Correct Answer: efficiency
7. The water face of the guide banks, is protected by
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A. one men stone pitching
B. two man stone pitching
C. three man stone pitching
D. four man stone pitching
E. five man stone pitching.
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Correct Answer: one men stone pitching
8. To control the silt entry into a distributary at head regulator, King's vanes are provided which are the walls
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A. of R.C.C. or steel plate 8 cm thick
B. of height l/3rd to l/4th the depth of water in the main canal
C. spaced at interval of
times their heights
D. extending about one metre beyond a line drawn at an inclination of 2 : 1 to the axis of main canal
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
9. In a concrete canal the approximate permissible velocity of water should not exceed
Options
A. 0.5 m/sec
B. 1 m/sec
C. 1.5 m/sec
D. 2 m/sec
E. 2.5 m/sec
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Correct Answer: 2 m/sec
10. If the straight sides of a triangular section of a lined canal with circular bottom of radius
D
, make an angle ? with horizontal, the hydraulic mean depth is
Options
A.
D
B.
D
/2
C.
D
/3
D.
D
/4
E.
D
/5
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Correct Answer:
D
/2
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