500 Best Irrigation Engineering MCQ
Q41). Precipitation caused by natural rising of warmer lighter air in colder and denser surroundings is called
a).convective precipitation
b).orographic precipitation
c).cyclonic precipitation
d).none of these
Correct Answer:
orographic precipitation
Explanation:
Q42). The process of losing water from the leaves of plants is termed as
a).surface evaporation
b).water surface evaporation
c).transpiration
d).precipitation
Correct Answer:
transpiration
Explanation:
Q43). The amount of precipitation is measured by
a).rain gauge
b).osmoscope
c).turbidimeter
d).all of these
Correct Answer:
rain gauge
Explanation:
Q44). The commonly used rain gauge is
a).weighing bucket type
b).tipping bucket type
c).float type
d).none of these
Correct Answer:
float type
Explanation:
Q45). The standard height of a standard rain gauge is
a).10 cm
b).20 cm
c).30 cm
d).40 cm
Correct Answer:
30 cm
Explanation:
Q46). Inglis Formula is used for estimating flood discharge for
a).the catchments of former Bombay Presidency
b).the catchments of Old Hyderabad state
c).the Madras catchments
d).none of the above
Correct Answer:
the catchments of former Bombay Presidency
Explanation:
Q47). Dicken’s formula for high flood discharge is useful for catchments in
a).southern India
b).northern India
c).eastern India
d).western India
Correct Answer:
northern India
Explanation:
Q48). In order to estimate the high flood discharge in fan shaped catchment, the formula used is
a).Dicken’s formula
b).Ryve’s formula
c).Inglis formula
d).Fanning’s formula
Correct Answer:
Inglis formula
Explanation: