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Exercise : Water Resources Engineering - Section 3
21.
Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Higher the gauge, more deficient will be the rain catch
Heavier the rain, lesser will be the rain catch
The trees serving as wind brakes in the vicinity of the gauge, should not subtend angles greater than 45°
Coniferrous forest is idealy suited for installing the gauge
All the above.
Answer: Option
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22.
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
75 mm
77 mm
79 mm
81 mm.
Answer: Option
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23.
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
60.0 cm
60.5 cm
61.5 cm
62.5 cm
63.5 cm.
Answer: Option
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24.
The recurrence interval (R.I.) of 20 cm rain storm at a place is 5 years.
The place will definitely have 20 cm rain storm after every five years
The place may have 20 cm rain storm after every five years
The place may have 20 cm rain storm within a set of 5 years twice
None of these.
Answer: Option
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25.
Sharp crested weirs are generally used
for large flows
for small flows
for streams carrying high sediment loads
for rivers carrying floating debris
none of these.
Answer: Option
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