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(21)
The amount of irrigation water required to meet the evapotranspiration needs of the crop during its full growth is called
[A]
consumptive irrigation requirement
[B]
net irrigation requirement
[C]
effective rainfall
[D]
consumptive use
Answer: consumptive irrigation requirement
(22)
With the increase in the quantity of water supplied, the yield of most crops
[A]
increases upto a certain limit and then decreases
[B]
increases upto a certain limit and then becomes constant
[C]
increases continuously
[D]
decreases continuously
Answer: increases upto a certain limit and then decreases
(23)
If the intensity of rainfall is more than the infiltration capacity of soil, then the infiltration rate will be
[A]
equal to infiltration capacity
[B]
more than infiltration capacity
[C]
more than rate of rainfall
[D]
equal to rate of rainfall
Answer: equal to infiltration capacity
(24)
Cyclonic precipitation is caused by lifting of an air mass due to
[A]
natural topographical barriers
[B]
temperature difference
[C]
pressure difference
[D]
all of the above
Answer: pressure difference
(25)
A raingauge should preferably be fixed
[A]
in an open space
[B]
in a closed space
[C]
under the tree
[D]
near the building
(26)
The most suitable material for the central impervious core of a zoned embankment type dam is
[A]
clay mixed with fine sand
[B]
silty clay
[C]
coarse sand
[D]
clay
Answer: clay mixed with fine sand
(27)
As compared to gravity dams, earthen dams
[A]
require less skilled labour
[B]
require sound rock foundations
[C]
are costlier
[D]
are less susceptible to failure
Answer: require less skilled labour
(28)
For wave action in dams, the maximum height of freeboard is generally taken to be equal to
[A]
1.50 hw
[B]
1.25 hw
[C]
0.5 hw
[D]
0.75 hw
(29)
The maximum permissible eccentricity for no tension at the base of a gravity dam is
[A]
B/6
[B]
B/4
[C]
B/2
[D]
B/3
(30)
When the reservoir is full, the maximum compressive force in a gravity dam is produced
[A]
within the middle third of base
[B]
at centre of base
[C]
at the toe
[D]
at the heel
31
The major resisting force in a gravity dam is
[A]
self-weight of dam
[B]
uplift pressure
[C]
wave pressure
[D]
water pressure
Answer: self-weight of dam
32
Hydrodynamic pressure due to earthquake acts at a height of
[A]
4H/371 above the base
[B]
4H737t below the water surface where H is the depth of water.
[C]
3H747t below the water surface
[D]
3H/47I above the base
Answer: 4H/371 above the base
33
Horizontal acceleration due to earthquake results in
[A]
inertia force into the body of the dam
[B]
hydrodynamic pressure
[C]
both (a) and (b)
[D]
none of the above
34
The uplift pressure on the face of a drainage gallery in a dam is taken as
[A]
two-third of hydrostatic pressure at toe plus one-third of hydrostatic pressure at heel
[B]
average of hydrostatic pressure at toe and heel
[C]
hydrostatic pressure at toe
[D]
none of the above
Answer: two-third of hydrostatic pressure at toe plus one-third of hydrostatic pressure at heel
35
When the upstream face of a gravity dam is vertical, then the intensity of water pressure at the water surface and at the base respectively will be
[A]
OandwII
[B]
wH and 0
[C]
0 and wH212
[D]
wH2/2and wH2/3
36
The total capacity of a reservoir is 25 million cubic metres and dead storage is 5 million cubic metres. If the average volume of sediment deposition is 0.10 million cubic metre per year, then the usefulness of the reservoir will start reducing after
[A]
250 years
[B]
50 years
[C]
200 years
[D]
150 years
37
Trap efficiency of a reservoir is a function of
[A]
outflow/inflow ratio
[B]
capacity/outflow ratio
[C]
capacity/inflow ratio
[D]
none of the above
Answer: capacity/inflow ratio
38
For a flood control reservoir, the effective storage is equal to
[A]
useful storage + surcharge storage -valley storage
[B]
useful storage + surcharge storage + valley storage
[C]
useful storage – valley storage
[D]
useful storage + surcharge storage
Answer: useful storage + surcharge storage -valley storage
39
The water stored in the reservoir below the minimum pool level is called
[A]
dead storage
[B]
surcharge storage
[C]
useful storage
[D]
valley storage
40
The useful storage is the volume of water stored in the reservoir between
[A]
river bed and minimum pool level
[B]
minimum pool level and normal pool level
[C]
normal pool level and maximum pool level
[D]
minimum pool level and maximum pool level
Answer: minimum pool level and normal pool level