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- Question
The earthen embankments constructed parallel to the river banks at some suitable distance for flood control, are known as
Options- A. floods walls
- B. river walls
- C. levees
- D. dikes
- E. both (c) and (d).
- Correct Answer
- both (c) and (d).
- 1. Time of overland flow, is affected by
Options- A. slope of the basin
- B. type of the ground surface
- C. length of the flow path
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 2. The best instrument for measuring the velocity of a stream flow is
Options- A. pitot tube
- B. Price's current meter
- C. surface float
- D. sub-surface float. Discuss
- 3. Symon's rain gauge is
Options- A. tipping-bucket gauge
- B. weighing type gauge
- C. float recording gauge
- D. non-recording gauge. Discuss
- 4. While determining the yield of a gravity well by pumping, the depth of water table in two tests wells at distances r1 and r2 from the centre of the main well were found to be s1 and s2 respectively. Assuming the coefficient of transmissibility of the soil as T, the discharge Q may be given by
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
Discuss
- 5. Indian Meteorological department uses the standard gauges whose collectors have apertures of
Options- A. 50 or 100 sq. cm area
- B. 100 or 150 sq. cm area
- C. 100 or 200 sq. cm area
- D. 250 or 500 sq. cm area. Discuss
- 6. The rainfall at any place is described by
Options- A. its intensity
- B. its duration
- C. its frequency
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 7. If the velocities of flow of a stream of 10 m depth recorded by a current meter at depths of 2 m and 8 m are 0.7 m and 0.3 m respectively, the discharge per unit width of the stream in cubic metres, is
Options- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 5
- E. 6 Discuss
- 8. Evaporation losses depend upon
Options- A. area of the water surface and depth of the water
- B. nature of precipitation and type of vegetation
- C. humidity and wind velocity
- D. atmospheric temperature
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 9. Precipitation includes
Options- A. rain
- B. snow
- C. hail
- D. all of these. Discuss
- 10. The surface run off is due to
Options- A. initial rain
- B. residual rain
- C. rain in the net supply interval
- D. all the above. Discuss
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Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: Price's current meter
Correct Answer: non-recording gauge.
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Correct Answer: 100 or 200 sq. cm area
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: 5
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: all of these.
Correct Answer: rain in the net supply interval
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