List of top Water Engineering and Management Questions

The essential proteins present in wheat grain include: 
(A) Albumins 
(B) Globulins 
(C) Glutenin 
(D) Gliadins 
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Probiotics usually consist of: 
(A) Lactobacillus 
(B) Saccharomyces boulardii 
(C) Bifidobacterium 
(D) Zymomonas 
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(A) Apple(II) 1.7 - 3.3°C
(B) Tomato(IV) 3.9 - 5.6°C
(C) Orange(III) 7.2 - 8.9°C
(D) Mango(I) 0.0 - 1.7°C

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(A) Specific yield(III) Ratio of volume of water a material retains after drainage by gravity to the total volume
(B) Coefficient of storage(II) Volume of water the aquifer releases from or takes into storage per unit area of the aquifer
(C) Specific retention(I) Volume of water released or stored per unit surface area of the aquifer per unit change in the component of head normal to that of the surface
(D) Transmissivity(IV) Rate at which water gets transmitted through a unit width of the aquifer and extending through the full saturated thickness of the aquifer, under a hydraulic gradient

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(A) Podzolization(I) Silica accumulation
(B) Laterization(III) Iron and aluminum oxides
(C) Lessivation(II) Clay migration
(D) Pedoturbation(IV) Intermixing of soil particles due to external factors

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(A) General Purpose(IV) Used for ploughing, leveling, seeding and transport work
(B) Pull type(III) Miscellaneous operations for rotary as well as traction work
(C) Tilling type(I) Two-wheel tractor coupled with a rotary tiller
(D) Dog type(II) Steering mechanism

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(A) Tintometer(II) Colour
(B) Nephelometer(III) Turbidity
(C) Imhoff cone(IV) Settleable solids
(D) Muffle furnace(I) Volatile solids

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(A) Less than 0.002 mm(IV) Clay
(B) 0.075 mm to 0.002 mm(III) Silt
(C) 0.80 mm to 4.75 mm(II) Sand
(D) 4.75 mm to 0.075 mm(I) Gravel


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(A) Loess(III) Deposits by wind
(B) Peat(IV) Organic soil
(C) Alluvial soil(I) Deposited from suspension in running water
(D) Marl(II) Deposits of marine origin

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(A) Hydrograph(III) Discharge vs time
(B) Mass curve(I) Cumulative rainfall vs time
(C) Double mass curve(II) Cumulative rainfall of nearby station vs cumulative rainfall of concerned station
(D) Hyetograph(IV) Rainfall intensity vs time


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(A) Horton equation(III) Infiltration
(B) Muskingum Method(II) Flood Routing
(C) Chezy's formula(IV) Flow velocity
(D) Dicken's formula(I) Maximum flood discharge


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(A) Rain(I) Diameter of drop less than 0.5 mm and intensity \( < 1 \, \text{mm/h} \)
(B) Glaze(II) Water droplets in contact with cold water surface (0°C)
(C) Sleet(III) Diameter of drop 0.5 mm to 6 mm and intensity \( > 1 \, \text{mm/h} \)
(D) Drizzle(IV) Small pallets of transparent ice having a diameter of 5 mm or less


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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct with regard to air pressure? 
(A) High pressure is related to cloudy sky and wet weather 
(B) Low pressure is associated with clear and sunny skies 
(C) The air always moves from high pressure to low pressure areas 
(D) Low pressure involves air rising from earth's surface 
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(A) Young's modulus(II) Stress to strain within elastic limit
(B) Poisson's ratio(I) Lateral strain to linear strain within elastic limit
(C) Bulk modulus(IV) Direct stress to corresponding volumetric strain
(D) Rigidity modulus(III) Shear stress to shear strain within elastic limit

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(A) Alidade(III) Plain table surveying
(B) Arrow(I) Chain surveying
(C) Bubble Tube(II) Leveling
(D) Stadia hair(IV) Theodolite surveying


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Type of correctionFormula used
(The symbols have their usual meaning)
(A) Sag correction(I) \( \pm L(1 - h/R) \)
(B) Pull correction(II) \( -\frac{1}{24} \times \left(\frac{W}{P}\right)^2 \)
(C) Temperature correction(III) \( \pm (T_f - T_s)L \)
(D) Mean sea level correction(IV) \( \pm \frac{(P_l - P_s) \times L}{AE} \)


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Consider the following compounds of cement: 
(A) C\(_2\)S 
(B) C\(_4\)AF 
(C) C\(_3\)S 
(D) C\(_3\)A 
The correct sequence of these compounds in the decreasing order of rate of hydration is:

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\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Dimensionless number} & \textbf{Types of forces} \\ \hline (A) \text{Euler's number} & (IV) \text{Compressibility force} \\ (B) \text{Froude's number} & (II) \text{Gravity force} \\ (C) \text{Mach number} & (III) \text{Surface Tension} \\ (D) \text{Weber number} & (I) \text{Pressure force} \\ \hline \end{array} \]

Match List-I with List-II\[ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \textbf{Type of fluids} & \textbf{Relationship between shear stress and velocity gradient} \\ \hline (A) \text{Newtonian fluid} & (III) \text{Linear} \\ (B) \text{Non-Newtonian fluid} & (IV) \text{Non-linear} \\ (C) \text{Ideal Fluid} & (I) \text{Zero velocity gradient} \\ (D) \text{Ideal Plastic} & (II) \text{With definite yield stress and linear relationship} \\ \hline \end{array} \]

The maximum limit of grain moisture content (% wet basis) for safe storage of raw and parboiled rice be:
Radappertization is a method used for food preservation in which:
In general, the storage principles that may help to prevent the loss and spoilage of the commodity includes: (A) Lower the moisture content, longer the storage life
(B) Lower the temperature, longer the shelf-life of the commodity
(C) Airtight/thermally insulated structures that prevent spoilage of perishables and semi-perishables
(D) Enzymatic activities do not play a major role
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A watershed of 1500 hectares is discharging through a drain at an average rate of 2.5 m³/s. Calculate the drainage coefficient. If the drainage coefficient is 3 cm, what would be the discharge through the drain?
Which of the following is not a colour order system?
Which of the following is not connected with tractor performance test?