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  1.  

    A hydraulic structure is designed to withstand

  2. A.
    seepage forces
     
    B.
    hydraulic jump
    C.
    hydraulic pressure
    D.
    all the above.

  3. In gravity canals, F.S.L. is

  4. A.
    always at the ground level
    B.
    always below the ground level
    C.
    generally 4 to 5 metres above the ground level
    D.
    only a few cm above the ground level.

  5. If d1 is the depth of cutting, d2 is the height of the bank from bed level r2 : 1 and r1 : 1 are the slopes in filling and cutting respectively, the horizontal distance n between the bed and bank, is

  6. A.
    x = r1 d1
    B.
    x = r2 d2
    C.
    x = d1 / r1
    D.
    x = d2 / r2

  7. If d1 is the depth of cutting, d2 is the height of the bank from bed level r2 : 1 and r1 : 1 are the slopes in filling and cutting respectively, the horizontal distance n between the bed and bank, is

  8. A.
    x = r1 d1
    B.
    x = r2 d2
    C.
    x = d1 / r1
    D.
    x = d2 / r2

  9. The structure constructed to allow drainage water to flow under pressure through an inverted syphon below a canal, is called

  10. A.
    syphon
    B.
    super passage
    C.

    aqueduct

    D.
    super-aqueduct
    E.
    syphon aqueduct.

  11. The optimum depth of kor watering for a rice crop, is

  12. A.

    23.0 cm

    B.

    19.0 cm

    C.

    17.5 cm

    D.

    13.5 cm

    E.

    12.0 cm


  13. Bligh's theory of seepage assumes

  14. A.

    equal weightage to the horizontal and vertical creep

    B.

    more weightage to horizontal creep than vertical creep

    C.

    less weightage to horizontal creep than vertical creep

    D.

    loss of head follows the sine curve.


  15. The Lacey's regime velocity is proportional to

  16. A.

    R1/2 S3/4

    B.
    Q3/4 S1/3
    C.

    R3/4 S1/3

    D.

    R2/3 S1/2


  17.  

    A hydraulic jump is generally formed when a stream moving with

  18. A.
    a hyper-critical velocity meets a stream moving with a critical velocity
    B.

    a hyper-critical velocity meets a stream moving with a hyper-critical velocity

    C.

    A hyper-critical velocity meets a stream moving with a sub-critical velocity

    D.

    a sub-critical velocity meets a stream moving with a hyper-critical velocity.


  19. For standing crops in undulating sandy fields, the best method of irrigation, is

  20. A.

    sprinkler irrigation

    B.

    free flooding

    C.

    check method

    D.

    furrow method

    E.
    none of these.