Category: Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

A. flood control
B. to provide sufficient depth of water in navigable channels, during low water periods
C. to preserve the channel in good shape by efficient disposal of suspended and bed load
D. all of the above

A. slope-area method
B. area-velocity method
C. moving boat method
D. ultra-sonic method

A. equal to rate of rainfall
B. equal to infiltration capacity
C. more than rate of rainfall
D. more than infiltration capacity

A. is always deeper than a shallow well
B. has more discharge than a shallow well
C. is weaker structurally than a shallow well
D. both (A) and (B)

A. hydrostatic pressure at toe
B. average of hydrostatic pressure at toe and heel
C. two-third of hydrostatic pressure at toe plus one-third of hydrostatic pressure at heel
D. none of the above

A. depends on depth of approach and upstream slope
B. depends on downstream apron interference and downstream submergence
C. remains constant
D. both (A) and (B)

A. A meander increases the river length but a cut off reduces the river length
B. A cutoff increases the river length but a meander reduces the river length
C. Both meander and cutoff increase the river length
D. Both meander and cutoff decrease the river length

A. groynes
B. construction of dykes or leavees
C. both (A) and (B)
D. groynes and bandalling

A. near the building
B. under the tree
C. in an open space
D. in a closed space

A. more than the infiltration capacity
B. less than the infiltration capacity
C. equal to or less than the infiltration capacity
D. equal to or more than the infiltration capacity