Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering, and Hydrology are crucial components of civil engineering that focus on the management, distribution, and utilization of water resources.
The runoff increases with ____ ?
A. increase in permeability of soil
B. increase in intensity of rain
C. increase in infiltration capacity
D. all of themUnit of runoff in M.K.S. system is ____ ?
A. cubic metre
B. square metre
C. metre/sec
D. cubic metre/secWhen surface of transpiration is submerged under water, then potential evapotranspiration is :
A. equal to evapotranspiration
B. equal to or less than evapotranspi-ration
C. much more than evapotranspiration
D. much less than evapotranspirationWhich of the following is the most favourable condition for evaporation assuming that the remaining conditions are the same ?
A. desreasing the temperature
B. increasing the temperature
C. Both a and b
D. None of themWhich shape of water surface will give the highest rate of evaporation ?
A. Vertical surface
B. convex surface
C. Both a and b
D. None of themWhich of the following is the highest rate of evaporation ?
A. Alcohol
B. Oil
C. Water
D. NoneA 70% index of wetness means :
A. rain deficiency of 70%
B. rain excess of 30%
C. rain deficiency of 30%
D. none of themA rain gauge should preferably be fixed :
A. under the tree
B. in a closed space
C. near the building
D. in an open spaceWhich of the following is the non-recording rain gauge ?
A. Steven’s weighing type raingauge
B. floating type raingauge
C. Simon’s raingauge
D. tipping bucket type raingaugeCyclonic precipitation results from an air mass being lifted as a result of :
A. natural topographical barriers
B. temperature difference
C. pressure difference
D. all of them