List of top Water Engineering and Management Questions

The plough consists of a: (A) Common main frame
(B) Disc beam assemblies
(C) Heavy spring-loaded furrow wheel
(D) Gauge wheel
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following is not connected with tractor performance test?
A heat engine remain as a device which converts heat energy into:
Which of the following remain useful for engine selection and in choosing desirable operating points for an engine?
Dibbling is the process of:
Traction prediction equations developed by Brixius can be used for the prediction of: (A) gross traction ratio
(B) motion resistance ratio
(C) coefficient of traction
(D) cone index
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Which of the following expression stands true for the WME (mechanization index)?
- LM = Average sum of the total work done by Tractor machine.
- LT = Average sum of the total work done by Human + Average sum of the total work done by Tractor machine.
The maximum rainfall intensity at a given location
Consider the following statements regarding the design of channels by the theory of Lacey’s or Kennedy’s. (A) Theoretical concept of silt transportation remains same in both the theories.
(B) Lacey improves upon Kennedy theory.
(C) There are no defects in either the theories of Lacey or of Kennedy.
(D) Lacey and Kennedy theory related to designing a lined canal/channels. % Choose the correct answer Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following irrigation method is not suitable for those crops having high water demand?
Sequentially arrange the following steps in the water treatment process: (A). Screening
(B). Filtration
(C). Sedimentation
(D). Disinfection
An open channel of symmetric right-angled triangular cross-section is conveying a discharge \( Q \). If \( g \) is the acceleration due to gravity, what is the critical depth for this channel?
The sequent ratio in a hydraulic jump formed in a horizontal rectangular channel is 16.48. The Froude number of the Supercritical stream is:
Which one of the following condition is a typical characteristics of critical flow? (Symbols have their usual meaning)
When effective stress on a normally consolidated clay is increased from 25 kN/m\(^2\) to 50 kN/m\(^2\), settlement becomes 5mm. If the stress is increased to 175 kN/m\(^2\), settlement will increase to (assuming coefficient of volume-decrease to be constant):
In a field test of a formation having a porosity of 25%, the hydraulic gradient was found to be 0.04, and the velocity of a tracer added to the ground water was 6 cm/h. The permeability of the aquifer is about:
By placing a soil sample at 105° C for 24 hours in an oven, which of the following statements are correct? (A) Hygroscopic moisture is lost
(B) Capillary water is lost
(C) Free water is lost
(D) Structural water is lost
Which of the above statements are correct?
A sample of saturated soil has a water content of 29.6%. If the specific gravity of solids is 2.7, the dry unit weight (in gram/cm\(^3\)) of the soil is equal to:
The most expansive clay mineral is:
The levels of soil density are given below: (A) Saturated density
(B) Submerged density
(C) Wet density
(D) Dry density
Choose the most appropriate sequence in the decreasing order of magnitude of the densities of a soil sample:
Consider the following statements related to pore pressure parameter \( A \), \( A_f \) (value of \( A \) at failure) and \( R \) (over consolidation ratio): (A) \( A_f \) is zero when \( R = 1 \)
(B) \( A_f \) is negative when \( R>4 \)
(C) \( A_f \) increases as \( R \) decreases
(D) \( A_f \) decreases as \( R \) decreases
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
If a sample of clay has a cohesion of 80 kPa and an angle of shearing resistance of 10°, the shear strength of clay at a normal stress of 100 kPa will be:
What would be the evaporation from the pond (in mm), if the pan evaporation is 45 mm and the pan coefficient is 0.70?
The coefficient of variation of the rainfall for existing six rain gauge stations in the catchment was found to be 29.54%. The optimum number of stations in the catchment for an admissible 10% error in the estimation of mean rainfall will be:
The rainfall on five successive days on a catchment was 2 cm, 6 cm, 9 cm, 5 cm, and 3 cm. If the φ-index for the storm is taken as 3 cm/day, the total direct runoff from the catchment will be: