Civil Engineering - Water Resources Engineering

Exercise : Water Resources Engineering - Section 3
16.
Relative humidity is the ratio of actual vapour pressure to the saturation vapour pressure
at the same temperature
at the same pressure
in the same volume
in the atmosphere.
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17.
Pick up correct statement from the following :
The air from outer portion of cyclones gets lifted for causing precipitation
The air from central portion of cyclone's gets lifted for causing precipitation
The air from entire surface of the cyclones gets lifted for causing precipitation
None of those.
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18.
Precipitation caused due to upward movement of warmer air as compared to surrounding air, is called
cyclonic precipitation
convective precipitation
orographic precipitation
none of these.
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19.
Precipitation caused due to striking of air masses with a topographical feature, is called
orographic precipitation
convective precipitation
cyclonic precipitation
none of these.
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20.
The specifications of most commonly used standard gauges in India, are
200 sq. cm collector and 4 litres bottle
100 sq. cm collector and 2 litres bottle
200 sq. cm collector and 10 litres bottle
100 sq. cm collector and 4 litres bottle.
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