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  1. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

  2. A.
    Higher the gauge, more deficient will be the rain catch
    B.
    Heavier the rain, lesser will be the rain catch
    C.
    The trees serving as wind brakes in the vicinity of the gauge, should not subtend angles greater than 45°
    D.
    Coniferrous forest is idealy suited for installing the gauge
    E.
    All the above.

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  3. The respective storm totals at three surrounding stations A, B and C are 110, 90 and 70 mm. If the normal annual precipitation amounts at stations X, A, B and C are respectively 1000, 1100, 1200 and 1250 mm, the estimated storm precipitation at X is

  4. A.
    75 mm
    B.
    77 mm
    C.
    79 mm
    D.
    81 mm.

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  5. The area enclosed by the adjacent isohyets of a catchment basin are shown under :

    The average depth of annual precipitation in the catchment basin will be

  6. A.
    60.0 cm
    B.
    60.5 cm
    C.
    61.5 cm
    D.
    62.5 cm
    E.
    63.5 cm.

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  7. The recurrence interval (R.I.) of 20 cm rain storm at a place is 5 years.

  8. A.
    The place will definitely have 20 cm rain storm after every five years
    B.
    The place may have 20 cm rain storm after every five years
    C.
    The place may have 20 cm rain storm within a set of 5 years twice
    D.
    None of these.

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  9. Sharp crested weirs are generally used

  10. A.
    for large flows
    B.
    for small flows
    C.
    for streams carrying high sediment loads
    D.
    for rivers carrying floating debris
    E.
    none of these.

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  11. For efficient working of a control meter, its throat length is approximately kept

  12. A.
    equal to the critical depth
    B.
    twice the critical depth
    C.
    three times the critical depth
    D.
    four times the critical depth.

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  13. A control meter is preferred to a weir because

  14. A.
    it measures the discharge even in silt laiden streams
    B.
    the velocity of approach of the channel increases above the control, and thus removes the silt completely
    C.
    it is not damaged by floating debris
    D.
    all the above.

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  15. A river is said to be of uniform section if in its section

  16. A.
    a segment of a circle can be fitted
    B.
    a parabolic section can be fitted
    C.
    a rectangular section can be fitted
    D.
    a trapezoidal section can be fitted
    E.
    all the above.

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  17. The run off is affected by

  18. A.
    size of the basin
    B.
    shape of the basin
    C.
    elevation of the water shed
    D.
    all the above.

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  19. The form factor of a drainage basin is obtained by dividing

  20. A.
    area of the basin by the axial length
    B.
    average width of the basin by the axial basin
    C.
    area of the basin by the square of the axial length
    D.
    both (a) an (b)
    E.
    both (b) and (c).

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