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  • The specifications of most commonly used standard gauges in India, are


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  • A. 200 sq. cm collector and 4 litres bottle
  • B. 100 sq. cm collector and 2 litres bottle
  • C. 200 sq. cm collector and 10 litres bottle
  • D. 100 sq. cm collector and 4 litres bottle.

  • Correct Answer
  • 200 sq. cm collector and 4 litres bottle 


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    • 1. The form factor of a drainage basin is obtained by dividing

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    • A. area of the basin by the axial length
    • B. average width of the basin by the axial basin
    • C. area of the basin by the square of the axial length
    • D. both (a) an (b)
    • E. both (b) and (c).
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    • 2. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. The ratio of total volume of voids in soil aggregates to the total volume of aggregate, is called Porosity
    • B. Water retained by the interstices due to molecular attraction, is called pellicular water
    • C. The ratio of volume of water obtained by gravity drainage to the total volume of the materials drained, is called 'yield'
    • D. Sum of the percentage of specific yield and specific retention is 100
    • E. All the above.
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    • 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. The unit hydrograph of a specified unit duration obtained from the past data can be used to obtain the hydrograph of future storms of like duration
    • B. To obtain the ordinates of storm hydrograph, the ordinates of unit hydrograph are multiplied by the multiplying factor
    • C. The multiplying factor for storm hydrograph may be obtained by dividing the run off in mm by 25 mm
    • D. A tolerance of about 25% of specified duration of unit hydrograph may be accepted without any serious error
    • E. All the above.
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    • 4. The area of a drainage basin whose axial length is 100 km is 2500 sq. km. Its form factor is

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    • A. 0.10
    • B. 0.20
    • C. 0.25
    • D. 0.30
    • E. 0.35
    • Discuss
    • 5. Sharp crested weirs are generally used

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    • A. for large flows
    • B. for small flows
    • C. for streams carrying high sediment loads
    • D. for rivers carrying floating debris
    • E. none of these.
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    • 6. The formula for calculating the overland flow time (To) in hours for any basin, is (where Lo is the distance of the critical point and H is the difference in elevation)

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 7. Pick up correct statement from the following :

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    • A. The air from outer portion of cyclones gets lifted for causing precipitation
    • B. The air from central portion of cyclone's gets lifted for causing precipitation
    • C. The air from entire surface of the cyclones gets lifted for causing precipitation
    • D. None of those.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The elevation Z of the watershed is : (where letters carry their usual meanings)

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    • A. reduced level of the top most point of the basin
    • B. reduced level of the lower most point of the basin
    • C. average elevation of the highest and lowest point of the drainage basin
    • D. obtained by the formula
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. Higher the gauge, more deficient will be the rain catch
    • B. Heavier the rain, lesser will be the rain catch
    • C. The trees serving as wind brakes in the vicinity of the gauge, should not subtend angles greater than 45°
    • D. Coniferrous forest is idealy suited for installing the gauge
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. When a constant discharge 2.91 litres/sec. was obtained in a pumping test, the draw downs in the test wells at 3 m and 6.184 m were 2.6 m and 0.3 m respectively. If over-all depth of the pumping well was 16 m, the permeability of the soil, is

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    • A. 0.0005 cm/sec
    • B. 0.001 cm/sec
    • C. 0.002 cm/sec
    • D. 0.01 cm/sec.
    • Discuss


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