Engineering Hydrology the design of hydraulic structure is known as

(a) Annual flood (b) Average flood

GWSSB - Additional Assistant Engineer(Civil) (c) Design flood (d) Peak flood
(27 - 12 -2015) 10. The peak value of flood hydropograph can be
1. The water bearing strate is called reduced through........
(a) an aquifuge (b) zone of saturation (a) estimated flood
(c) an aquifer (d) an aquiclude (b) percolation in soil
2. A hydrograph representing one cm of run-off (c) flood routing
from a rainfall of some unit duration and spe- (d) Evaporation from water surface
cific area distribution is known as 11. The water obtained from ........ is generally
(a) unit hydrograph (b) S-hydrograph known as sub-surface water.
(c) hydrograph (d) flood hydrograph (a) rivers (b) rains
3. The hydrology is a science which deals with (c) reservoirs (d) artesian work
the
(a) movement of water on the earth GPSC - Assistant Engineer(Civil) R & B
(b) All of three mentioned here (01 - 05 -2016)
(c) occurance of water on the earth 12. The flood discharge is determined by dicken’s
(d) distribution of water on the earth formuls ........ wherer, Q = discharfe in m3/sec,
4. The water obtained from tube-wells is known M = area of catchment in sqkm, C = constant
as (a) Q = CM3/4
(a) run-off (b) potable water (b) Q = CM2/3
(c) surface water (d) sub-surface water (c) Q  123.2 M
5. A graph showing variation of the dischrge with
time, at a particular point of a stream is known (d) Q  123.2  C  M
as
(a) hydrograph GPSC - Assistant Engineer(Civil) R & B
(b) None of three mentioned here (28 - 08 -2016)
(c) mass inflow curve 13. A hydrograph is a plot of
(d) logistic curve (a) cumulative rainfall versus time
(b) rainfall depth versus time
6. Hydrology is the science which deals with....... (c) discharge versus time
(a) rain water (d) rainfall intensity versus time
(b) river water
(c) sea water GPSC - Govt. Polytechnic Lecturer (Civil)
(d) surface and underground water (16 - 10 -2016)
7. Runoff is measured in ........... 14. The maximum depth of percipitation for a given
(a) cubic meters duration that may possibly occur on given
(b) cubic meters per see catchment at any time of the year is called......
(c) cubic meters per minute (a) Maximum precipitation (MP)
(d) cubic meters per hour (b) Average precipitation
8. A unit hydrograph may be defined as a (c) Probable maximum precipitation (PMP)
hydrograph of runoff produced by a rain sorm (d) None of the above
of a specified unit duration, resulted in a runoff 15. An isohyet is a line joining points having
of ....... spread on the entire basis. (a) Equal evaporation value
(a) 1 cm (b) 10 cm (b) Equal rainfall depth in a given duration
(c) 100 cm (d) 1000 cm (c) Equal heights above MSL
9. The magnitude of flood which is considered for (d) Minimum and average pool level

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 GIDC - Additional Assistant Engineer(Civil) 24. Evaporation is determined experimentally us-
(12 - 11 -2016) ing
17. Hydrograph is a graphical representative of (a) An open pan (b) A neutron probe
(a) Rainfall (c) A lysimeter (d) An infiltrometer
(b) Ground water flow 25. Which of the following is Ryve’s formula, to be
(c) Surface run off used for flood estimation
(d) Discharge flowing in river (a) Q = C × M2/3 (b) Q = C × M3/4
18. For dtermination of average precipitation in a (c) Q = C × Mn (d) Q = C × M1/2
catchment area, which is the mnost accurate 26. When a spur or short length is taken perpen-
method? dicular to the bank, it only deflect the flow lo-
(a) Arithmetical mena method cally. Hence, it is called
(b) Thiessen’s polygon method (a) Repelling spur (b) Attracting spur
(c) Isohyetal mean method (c) Deflecting spur (d) Special spur
(d) None of the above 27. How many additinal rain gauges are required
in a catchment, if the error allowed in estima-
MGVCL - Junior Engineer (Civil) tion of mean rainfall is to be reduced by half
(05 - 03 -2017) than the present one?
19. Indian meteorological department uses the (a) Equal to the present number
standard gauges whose collectors have aper- (b) Twice the present number
tures of (c) Thrice the present number
(a) 50 or 100sq. cm area (d) Four times the present number
(b) 100 or 150 sq. cm area 28. The rate of rainfall above which the rainfall vol-
(c) 100 or 200 sq. cm area ume equals the runoff volume is called
(d) 250 or 500 sq. cm area (a) W index
20. The Vertical wells provided along the banks of (b)  Index
a river to draw ground water in dry season are (c) Runoff coefficient
called (d) Basin recharge
(a) Open wells (b) Tube wells 29. Which of the following is not the mode of fail-
(c) Artesian wells (d) Infiltration wlls ure of a gravity dam
21. Brick walls are measured in Sq.m. if the thick- (a) Overturning failure
ness of the wall is (b) Sliding failure
(a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) Tension failure
(c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm (d) Seepage failure
30. The double mass curve is used to
GPSC - Assistant Engineer(Civil) (a) check the consistency of rain gauge
(26 - 03 -2017) records
22. The method used by estimating missing rainfall (b) determine the reservoir capacity
is (c) determine the number of rain gauges re-
(a) Normal ratio method quired
(b) Station year method (d) determine the maximum probable precipi-
(c) Plotting position method tation
(d) Rational method 31. Uplift on the base is not an important design
23. The discharge per unit drawdown at a well is factor in case of
known as (a) Arch dams (b) Gravity dams
(a) Specific yield (c) Earthen dams (d) Buttress dams
(b) Specific discharge 32. The percentage chance of flood with 100 year
(c) Specific capacity frequency of not occuring in coming 100 years
(d) Specific transmissibility
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 (a) 36.6% (b) 63.4% 40. The hydrology caycle is expressed by the equa-
(c) 100.0% (d) None of the above tion
(a) P = E - R (b) P = E + R
GMB - Assistant Engineer(Civil) (c) P = E × R (d) P = E / R
(25 - 06 -2017)
33. Monthly pan evaporation in a given area is 100 GPSC - Engineering Service (Civil)
mm. For a given crop having crop coeffeicient (24 - 12 -2017)
as 0.7, the average daily consumptive use on 41. The theory of Unit Hydrograph was pro-
the basis of pan evaporation data is pounded by
(a) 700 mm (b) 70 mm (a) L.K.Sherman (b) A.N.Khosla
(c) 35 m (d) 2.33 m (c) L.Prandtl (d) C.Inglis
34. A plot between rainfall intensity against time is 42. Isohyetal method is used for determination of
called (a) evapotranspriation
(a) hydrograph (b) hyetograph (b) seepage loss
(c) mass curve (d) isohyet (c) precipitation
(d) intensity of flood
GPSC - Assistant Engineer(Civil) R & B 43. Hyetograph is a plot of
(01 - 05 -2016) (a) Cumultive rainfall v/s time
35. The Muskingum method of flood routing is a (b) Rainfall intensity v/s time
(a) hydraulic routing method (c) Rainfall depth v/s time
(b) form of reservoir routing mehod (d) discharge v/s time
(c) hydrologic channel routing method 44. Probable maximum flood is
(d) complete numerical solutin of St. Venant (a) an impossibly large flood discharge
equations (b) largest flood that could conceivably occur
at a particular location
GMB - Additional Assistant Engineer(Civil) (c) a flood with maximum probability of
(25 - 06 -2017) occrrence
36. The ‘Double mass curve’ is used for (d) the maximum possible flood which is
(a) to decide consistency of raingauge stations probable for that year
(b) to decide reservior capacity 45. Base flow separation is used in connection with
(c) to decide number of rainguage stations (a) Seepage flow (b) Infiltration
(d) to know maximum rainfall (c) Evaporation (d) Stream flow
37. The earth layers which contain water and al- 46. Which of the following is a non-recording type
low movement of water is called of rain guage?
(a) Aquifer (b) Aquiclude (a) Symon’s guage
(c) Aquifuge (d) Aquitard (b) Tipping-bucket type
38. ‘Hydrograph’ is a plot of (c) Syphon type
(a) Discharge versus temperature (d) Weighing bucket type
(b) Discharge versus time 47. The relation between probability (P) and re-
(c) Intensity of rainfall versus time currence interval (T) is given by
(d) Seepage versus time (a) PT = 1 (b) PT2 = 1
(c) P/T = 1 (d) P/T2 = 1
GSSSB - Municipal Engineer(Civil) 48. If sufficient moisture is always available to com-
(08 - 10 -2017) pletely meet the needs of vegetation fully cov-
39. The standard height of a standard rain gauge is ering the area, the reuslting evapotranspiration
is called
(a) 10 cm (b) 20 cm (a) Potential evapotranspiration
(c) 30 cm (d) 40 cm
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 (b) Actual evapotranspiration (b) Inadequate soil moisture during growing
(c) Concumptive evapotranspiration season
(d) Direct evapotranspiration (c) Solar radiation above the mean value
49. Maximum surface run-off is because of (d) surface water and ground water deficit
(a) a flash storm 57. A permanent long term solution to drought
(b) Leaf shaped catchment problem may be found the basic principles of
(c) Improved land management (a) Raising reservoir levels
(d) Presence of forest area (b) Transfer of water from surplus river basins
50. A lysimeter is used to measure to areas of deficit
(a) Infiltration (c) Extracting groundwater in large quantities.
(b) Evaporation (d)
(c) Evapotranspiration 58. The surface joining the static water levels in
(d) Radiation several wells penetrating confined aquifer rep-
resents
GPSC - Assistant Engineer(Special Drive -Civil) (a) Water table surface
(07 - 01 -2018) (b) Perched water table surface
51. Which of the following hydrological process (c) Cone of depression
has storage as well as transportation aspects (d) Piezometric surtace
(a) Precipitation (b) Evaporation 59. Which of the following structure is constructed
(c) Runoff (d) Groundwater for artificial recharge of groundwater?
52. Hyetograph is a plot of (a) Weir width d/s inverted filters
(a) Accumulated rainfall vs. Time (b) Percolation Tank
(b) Rainfall intensity vs. Time (c) Infiltration Gallery
(c) Runoff vs. Time (d) Escape
(d) Infiltration intensity vs. Time 60. Which of the following methods is used in sub-
53. To convert the point values of precipitation at surface investigation of GW?
various station into mean precipitation over an (a) Standard penetration test
area ca be obtained using (b) Air surging and pumping method
(a) Rational method (c) Resistivity logging method
(b) Geometrical progression method (d) Cathodic Protection Method
(c) Isohyetal method 61. Which of the following shows the correct se-
(d) Isometric mean method quence of the name of Indian river basins in
54. In a dilution technique of stream flow descending order of average annual runoff po-
measurment, which of the following chemicals tential?
is used? (a) Narmada > Godavari > Tapi
(a) Common salt (b) Alum (b) Godavari > Narmada > Tapi
(c) Sodium hexa - meta phosphate (c) Tapi > Narmada > Godavari
(d) Diluted HCL (d) Narmada > Tapi > Godavari
55. The Muskingum method of flood routing is a
(a) hydraulic routing method GWSSB - Additional Assistant Engineer(Civil)
(b) form of reservour routing method (17 - 06 -2018)
(c) hydrologie channel routing method 62. The most accurate method of finding the aver-
(d) Complete numerical solutin of St Venant age depth of rainfall over a catchment area is
equations (a) Isohyetal method
56. Hydrological raught is indicated by (b) Arithmetic method
(a) Precipitation less than 25% form normal (c) Thiessen polygon method
value (d) Any of the above
63. Water flows of the following formations does
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 not contain ground water (a) principle of linearity
(a) precipitation (b) Base flow (b) principle of time invariance
(c) Surface runoff (d) Sub-surface runoff (c) principle of uniformity
64. Which one of the following formations does not (d) none of these
contain ground water 69. If the maximum rainfall depth of 300 mm in 24
(a) aquifer (b) aquuifuge hours has a return period of 100 years, then
(c) aquitard (d) aquiclude probability of 24 hours rianfall equal to or
greater than 300 mm occuring at least once in
GSECL - Junior Engineer(Civil) 10 years is given by
(18 - 02 -2018) (a) (0.99)10 (b) 1  (0.99)10
65. For open wells, ratio of safe depression head
(c) (0.9)100 (d) 1  (0.9)100
to critical depression head is equal to ______
(a) 3/4 (b) 1/2 70. In order to prepare 2 hour unit hydrograph from
(c) 1/3 (d) 2/3 a hour unit hydrogrpah which of the following
66. Average annual rainfalls in cm at 4 existing rain method will be applied?
gauges stations in a basin are 105, 79, 70 and (a) Synthetic unit hydrograph
If average depth of rainfall over the basin is to (b) S- cruved method
be estimated within 10% error then additional (c) Instantaneous unit hydrograph
of gauges needed will be. (d) Simple unit method
(a) 1 (b) 2 71. Trap efficiency of astorage reservoir is defined
(c) 3 (d) 4 as
67. If the wind velocity at a height of 2 m above (a) Total annual sediment flow / reservoir capacity
the ground is 15 km/hr, then velocity at a height (b) Total sediment depostited in a given perid/
10 m above the ground will be Total sediment inflow in that period
(a) 19 km/hr (b) 15 km/hr (c) Total annual sediment deposited in the
(c) 3 km/hr (d) 50 km/hr reservoir / Dead storage capacity of the
68. The statement “ordinate of the direct run off reservoir
hydrographs of a common base period are di- (d) None of these
rect proportional to the volumes of runoff rep-
resented by the respective hydrograph” infers
36. (a) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39.
(c) 40. (b) 41. (a) 42.
1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c)
(d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. (d) 46.
(b) (a) 47. (a) 48. (a) 49.
8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c) (a)
11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (c) 50. (c) 51. (d) 52. (b) 53.
14. (c) (c) 54. (a) 55. (c) 56.
15. (b) 16. (a) 17. (d) (d)
18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (d) 57. (b) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60.
21. (b) (c) 61. (b) 62. (a) 63.
22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (a) (c)
25. (a) 26. (c) 27. (c) 64. (b) 65. (c) 66. (a) 67.
28. (b) (a) 68. (a) 69. (b) 70.
29. (d) 30. (a) 31. (a) (b)
32. (a) 33. (d) 34. (b) 71. (b)
35. (c)

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