Irrigation - Part 1 Online Exam Quiz

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Borrow pits should preferably be located in

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A : field on the left side of the canal

B : field on the right side of the canal

C : fields on both sides of the canal

D : central half width of the section of the canal.

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Irrigation canals are generally aligned along

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A : ridge line

B : contour line

C : valley line

D : straight line.

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The length of a meander is the distance along the river between the tangent point of one curve to the tangent point of

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A : reverse curve

B : next curve of the same order

C : reverse curve plus the width of the river

D : none of these.

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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

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A : Side walls of a venturi head flume are splayed out from the end of the throat at 1 : 10 for a length of 4.5 m

B : Length of side walls should be such that the width of the flume is made equal to 2/3rd the bed width of the distributary

C : Once the width of the flume becomes 2/3rd of the width of the distributary, the splayed walls are increased to 1 in 3 to get full bed width

D : None of these.

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The difference in level between the top of a bank and supply level in a canal, is called

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A : berm

B : free board

C : height of bank

D : none of these.

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F.S.L. of a canal at its head with respect to parent channel is kept

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A : at the same level

B : 15 cm lower

C : 15 cm higher

D : none of these.

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The measure to remove water logging of land, is

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A : to reduce percolation from canals and water courses

B : to increase outflow from the ground water reservoir

C : both (a) and (b)

D : neither (a) nor (b)

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Attracting groynes are built

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A : perpendicular to the bank

B : inclined down stream

C : inclined up stream

D : none of these.

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Retrogression of the bed level of a river downstream a weir, occurs due to

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A : heavy impact of water

B : increase of the bed level

C : less percentage of silt

D : soft soil strata.

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In a canal syphon, the flow is

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A : under atmospheric pressure

B : pipe flow

C : with critical velocity

D : under negative pressure.

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