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Makeup Examination
B. Tech – final Year (Civil Engineering) Academic Year: 2019-2020
Course: Irrigation Engineering (Course No. – CE 352)
Time: 30 min
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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,
2
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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