List of top Water Resources Engineering Questions

Match List I with List II
List I (Precipitation)List II (Characteristics)
A.Frontal Cyclonic PrecipitationI.Striking of air masses with topographic barriers
B.Convective PrecipitationII.Horizontal air flow to low pressure area causing the air to lift
C.Orographic PrecipitationIII.Lifting of one air mass over another
D.Non-frontal cyclonic precipitationIV.Due to upward movement of warm air
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Measurement of precipitation is based on which of the following assumptions :-
Given below are two statements:
Statement - I: Rate of change of shear force (f) at any section of a loaded beam is equal to the Rate of Loading (w) at the section i.e. \(w=\frac{df}{dx}\)
Statement - II: Rate of change of bending moment at any section of a loaded beam represent the shear force (F) at the section is \(f=\frac{dm}{dx}.\)
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Match List I with List II
List IList II
A.Shear force (unit)I.Newton/Area
B.StressII.Newton
C.StainIII.Lateral Stain / Axial Stain
D.Poisson Ration (N)IV.Change in length / Actual length
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Given below are two statements:
Statement - I: The maximum shear stress ( q max ) for a rectangular section is 3/2 times average shear stress.
Statement - II: The maximum shear stress ( q max ) for a circular section is 4/3 times the average shear stress.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
The chezy's coefficient 'C' is related to Darcy-Weisbach friction factor 'f' as -
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The head indicated by a mercury manometer is lower than the actual value.
Statement II: The head indicated by a water manometer is lower than the actual value.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Match List I with List II
LIST ILIST II
ABio-dieselIneeds low temperature and high pressure
BPyrolysisIIan upgraded vegetables oil
CLiquifaction of bio massIIIdirect combustion of biomass
DIncinerationIVbiomass into more useful products.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
For the design of a cast iron member, the most appropriate theory of failure is
According to maximum Shear stress failure theory, yielding occur in the material when
Offsets are
A close contour line with two or more higher contours inside it will represent a
What is the volume of a 6m deep tank having Reactangular shaped top 6m X 4m and bottom 4m X 2m (computed through the use of Prismoidal formula)?
Which one of the following methods of computing area assumes that the short length of the boundary between the ordinates are parabolic arc?
If fore bearing of a line is S49°52' E (assuming there no local attraction), the back bearing of the line will be

Two reservoirs are connected by two parallel pipes of equal length and of diameters 20 cm and 10 cm, as shown in the figure (not drawn to scale). When the difference in the water levels of the reservoirs is 5 m, the ratio of discharge in the larger diameter pipe to the discharge in the smaller diameter pipe is \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\) (round off to two decimal places). 

With respect to fluid flow, match the following in Column X with Column Y: 

Which one of the following combinations is correct?

A two-hour duration storm event with uniform excess rainfall of 3 cm occurred on a watershed. The ordinates of streamflow hydrograph resulting from this event are given in the table. \[ \begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \text{Time (hours)} & 0 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6 & 7 \\ \hline \text{Streamflow (m}^3/\text{s}) & 10 & 16 & 34 & 40 & 31 & 25 & 16 & 10 \\ \hline \end{array} \] Considering a constant baseflow of 10 m\(^3\)/s, the peak flow ordinate (in m\(^3\)/s) of the one-hour unit hydrograph for the watershed is \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\). (in integer)
Depth of water flowing in a 3 m wide rectangular channel is 2 m. The channel carries a discharge of 12 m\(^3\)/s. Take \( g = 9.8 \, \text{m/s}^2 \). The bed width (in m) at contraction, which just causes the critical flow, is \(\underline{\hspace{1cm}}\) without changing the upstream water level. (round off to two decimal places)
In the context of cross-drainage structures, the correct statement(s) regarding the relative positions of a natural drain (stream/river) and an irrigation canal, is/are
During a particular stage of the growth of a crop, the consumptive use of water is 2.8 mm/day. The amount of water available in the soil is 50 % of the maximum depth of available water in the root zone. Consider the maximum root zone depth of the crop as 80 mm and the irrigation efficiency as 70 %.
The interval between irrigation (in days) will be \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\) . (round off to the nearest integer)
A rectangular channel with Gradually Varied Flow (GVF) has a changing bed slope. If the change is from a steeper slope to a steep slope, the resulting GVF profile is
A hydraulic jump takes place in a 6 m wide rectangular channel at a point where the upstream depth is 0.5 m (just before the jump). If the discharge in the channel is 30 m\(^3\)/s and the energy loss in the jump is 1.6 m, then the Froude number computed at the end of the jump is _________ (round off to two decimal places).
A pump with an efficiency of 80% is used to draw groundwater from a well for irrigating a flat field of area 108 hectares. The base period and delta for paddy crop on this field are 120 days and 144 cm, respectively. Water application efficiency in the field is 80%. The lowest level of water in the well is 10 m below the ground. The minimum required horse power (h.p.) of the pump is _________ (round off to two decimal places).
Water is flowing in a horizontal, frictionless, rectangular channel. A smooth hump is built on the channel floor at a section and its height is gradually increased to reach choked condition in the channel. The depth of water at this section is \(y_2\) and that at its upstream section is \(y_1\). The correct statement(s) for the choked and unchoked conditions in the channel is/are