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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY WARANGAL

Makeup Examination
B. Tech – final Year (Civil Engineering) Academic Year: 2019-2020
Course: Irrigation Engineering (Course No. – CE 352)
Time: 30 min

1. The average annual surface water flow in India is:


a) 1889 billion m3 b) 1953 billion m3 c) 1819 billion m3 d) 1909 billion m3
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2. Among the 12 major river basin of India, the second largest catchment area is for:
a) Ganga b) Indus c) Godavari d) Brahmaputra
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3. In National Water Policy (2002) the highest priority in the allocation of water resources of
India is given to:
a) Drinking water b) Ecology c) Irrigation d) Industry
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4. The capacity of main canals in India usually varies from:
a) 280 to 425 m3/s b) 280 to 425 m3/min c) 425 to 550 m3/s d) 425 to
550 m3/min
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5. The capacity of branch canal generally ranges from:
a) 4 to 6 m3/s b) 4 to 8.5 m3/s c) 6 to 8.5 m3/s d) 4 to 6 m3/min
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6. The largest area under Tubewell irrigation in India is in:
a) Punjab b) West Bengal c) Uttar Pradesh d) Bihar &
Jharkhand
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7. In the meandering course of a river in alluvial formation, the intake of a lift irrigation
scheme is to be located on:
a) Concave side of the river
b) Convex side of the river
c) At a point where the water flow is deep
d) On a straight length of the river
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8. Intake structures for lift irrigation from rivers in delta regions generally comprise of:
a) Portable pumping set
b) Floating barrages and their adaptations

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c) Specifically designed intake structures suiting the river flow stage
d) A combination of (b) and (c)
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9. The permissible value of mean velocity of flow in an earth channel in loamy soil is:
a) 40 cm/s b) 60 cm/s c) 80 cm/s d) 1 m/s
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10. The most commonly used material for lining canals in India and other South Asian
countries is:
a) Cement concrete b) cement mortar
c) low density polyethylene film d) bricks or tiles in sandwiched cement mortar
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11. In a programme on the improvement of an outlet command area the important activities
include:
a) Location of canal outlet at the most appropriate point
b) Alignment of the water course along the ridge line or as close to it as possible
c) Taking branch water course to reach isolated field plots
d) Rectangulation of land holdings, subject to topographic limitations and consent of
beneficiary farmers
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12. In general, the major components of water requirement of crops is:
a) Pre-sowing irrigation b) evapotranspiration c) leaching requirement d) deep
percolation from crop root zone depth
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13. The minimum land slope required in land irrigated with surface methods of water
application is:
a) 0.01% b) 0.05% c) 0.10% d) 0.15%
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14. The sub-irrigation water reaches the plant roots through:
a) Deep percolation b) lateral spread of water from open ditches c) capillary
action d) subsurface flow
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15. A saline soil can be reclaimed by:
a) Leaching c) scraping c) adding gypsum d) growing salt
tolerant crops
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16. A ground is generally waterlogged when the ground water table is within:
a) 1.5 to 2 m c) 2 to 2.5 m c) 0.5 to 1 m d) 1 to 5 m,

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below the ground surface
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17. The effect of waterlogging are:
a) Weed growth b) accumulation of salt c) difficulty in cultivation
operation d) all the above
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18. The methods used for design of regime channels are:
a) Kennedy’s method b) Lacey’s method c) Lindleys mwthod d)
All the above
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19. Kennedy’s method is used for the design of:
a) Rigid boundary channels carrying clear water
b) Rigid boundary channels carrying sediment laden water
c) Alluvial channels
d) All the above
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20. Available moisture content is:
a) Field capacity – Permanent wilting point
b) Capillary water – hygroscopic water
c) Gravitational water – hygroscopic water
d) Permanent wilting point + management allowed deficit
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