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Water Resources Engineering problems


  • 1. Discharge curve may be extended by logarithmic method if

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  • A. cross section of river is uniform
  • B. river is broader and shallower
  • C. river is of any type
  • D. none of these.
  • Discuss
  • 2. Phytometer method is generally used for the measurement of

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  • A. interception
  • B. evaporation
  • C. transpiration
  • D. none of these.
  • Discuss
  • 3. If the grain size of soil increases

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  • A. surface area decreases
  • B. specific retention decreases
  • C. specific yield increases
  • D. water supply in well increases
  • E. all the above.
  • Discuss
  • 4. Hydrology is the science which deals with

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  • A. rain water
  • B. river water
  • C. sea water
  • D. surface and underground water
  • E. flood water.
  • Discuss
  • 5. The polythene bottles are used for collecting rain water and. their capacities is

  • Options
  • A. 2 litres
  • B. 4 litres
  • C. 10 litres
  • D. all the above.
  • Discuss
  • 6. According to Thiem, the permeability of an aquifer may be obtained from the equation

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  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • E. all the above.
  • Discuss
  • 7. The Dupuit formula is based on

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  • A. one observation well
  • B. two observation wells
  • C. three observation wells
  • D. no observation well
  • E. none of these.
  • Discuss
  • 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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  • A. The zone below water table, is called zone of saturation
  • B. The zone above water table, is called zone of aeration
  • C. The water which exists in the zone of saturation, is called ground water
  • D. Water in the zone of saturation, remains under hydrostatic pressure
  • E. All the above.
  • Discuss
  • 9. A unit hydrograph is a hydrograph of a rain storm of a specified duration resulting from a run-off of

  • Options
  • A. 15 mm
  • B. 20 mm
  • C. 25 mm
  • D. 30 mm.
  • Discuss
  • 10. The average mean velocity of a stream having depth h, may be obtained by taking the average of the readings of a current meter at a depth of

  • Options
  • A. 0.1 h and 0.9 h
  • B. 0.2 h and 0.8 h
  • C. 0.3 h and 0.7 h
  • D. 0.4 h and 0.6 h.
  • Discuss

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