A. straight drop spillway
B. shaft spillway
C. chute spillway
D. ogee spillway
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology MCQs
The sensitivity of a rigid module is_______________?
A. zero
B. between zero and one
C. 1
D. infinity
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Vertical drop fall is satisfactory for a height upto ___________?
A. 0.5 m
B. 1.5 m
C. 3.5 m
D. 5.0 m
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The relation between probability (P) and recurrence interval (T) is given by_________________?
A. PT = 1
B. PT2 = 1
C. P/T = 1
D. P/T2 = 1
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The ratio of the quantity of water stored in the root zone of the crops to the quantity of water actually delivered in the field is known as__________________?
A. water conveyance efficiency
B. water application efficiency
C. water use efficiency
D. none of the above
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The runoff increases with________________?
A. increase in intensity of rain
B. increase in infiltration capacity
C. increase in permeability of soil
D. all of the above
✅ The correct answer is option A.
The useful storage is the volume of water stored in the reservoir between________________?
A. minimum pool level and maximum pool level
B. minimum pool level and normal pool level
C. normal pool level and maximum pool level
D. river bed and minimum pool level
✅ The correct answer is option B.
A divide wall is provided_______________?
A. at right angle to the axis of weir
B. parallel to the axis of weir and up-stream of it
C. parallel to the axis of weir and down-stream of it
D. at an inclination to the axis of weir
✅ The correct answer is option A.
If the critical shear stress of a channel is xc, then the average value of shear stress required to move the grain on the bank is___________________?
A. 0.5 xc
B. 0.75 TC
C. xc
D. 1.33 TC
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Which of the following spillways is least suitable for an earthen dam ?
A. ogee spillway
B. chute spillway
C. side channel spillway
D. shaft spillway
✅ The correct answer is option A.