MCQ on on Water Resources Engineering for Competitive Exams
Hydrology is the science which deals with
A. rain water
B. river water
C. sea water
D. surface and underground water
Ans- D
The theory of infiltration capacity was given by
A. Merrill Bernard
B. W.W. Horner
C. Le-Roy K. Shermen
D. Robert E. Ilorten.
Ans-D
Pick up the correct statement from the following :
A. Rivers, lakes, oceans and springs get water from the rains
B. Rain water is obtained by evaporation from rivers, lakes and oceans
C. Water remains in atmosphere as vapours Hydrologic cycle is a continuous process of evaporation and precipitation of water in atmosphere
D. all the above.
Ans-D
Pick up the correct statement from the following :
A. Rain which is intercepted by buildings, vegetations and other objects, is generally known as rainfall interception
B. The difference between the total rainfall and intercepted rainfall, is generally called ground rainfall
C. When rainfall exceeds the interception rainfall, water reaches the ground and infiltration starts
D. All the above.
Ans-D
Pick up the correct statement from the following :
A. Run off and surface run off are the same
B. Run off includes the water flowing over the surface
C. Run off is sometimes called discharge of the river
D. Surface run off is sometimes called stream flow.
Ans- C
Pick up the correct statement from the following :
A. Yield of a drainage basin is the run off at any time
B. Yield of a drainage basin is the run off over long periods
C. Yield of a drainage basin is expressed as surface run off per year
D. Run off is expressed as total volume per day
Ans-B
Infiltration capacity of soil depends upon
A. number of voids present in the soil
B. shape and size of soil particles
C. arrangement of soil particles
D. all the above.
Ans – D
Pick up the correct statement from the following :
A. When rainfall rate exceeds the infiltration capacity, the water enters the soil at full capacity rate
B. When rainfall rate is less than the infiltration capacity, the infiltration rate is approximately equal to the rainfall rate
C. The actual infiltration rate at any time may be equal to or less than the infiltration capacity
D. All the above.
Ans – D
A volume of air at constant barometric pressure may be brought to dew point by
A. increasing the temperature
B. decreasing the temperature
C. neither A nor B
D. both A and B.
Ans – B
If the dew point is greater than 0 degree C
A. dew will be formed
B. frost will be formed
C. vapours will be formed
D. neither of these,
Ans – A
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