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Hydrology - Test Set 5

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  1. Question 1

    How does Hydro power plays important in development of a country?
    1. Shows the amount of water power in a country
    2. Providing power at cheap rate
    3. Providing abundant amount of power
    4. Power production by hydro power plant is easier
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  2. Question 2

    Which two countries have vast hydro resources?
    1. Russia and Nepal
    2. Hungary and Luxemburg
    3. India and china
    4. Japan and Georgia
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  3. Question 3

    What type of energy does rain falling holds relative to the oceans?
    1. Motion energy
    2. Electrical energy
    3. Kinematic energy
    4. Potential energy
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  4. Question 4

    The shaft power developed by the water passing through the prime mover is given by _______
    1. P = (frac{mgH}{n_{o^.}}) × 1000
    2. P = (frac{mgH}{100}) × no.
    3. P = (frac{mgH}{10}) × no.
    4. P = (frac{mgH}{1000}) × no.
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  5. Question 5

    On what does the Quantity of water available at selected site depends?
    1. Temperature at the selected site
    2. Humidity at selected site
    3. Vegetation of the area
    4. Hydrological cycle of area
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  6. Question 6

    What are used to store water during peak periods?
    1. Storage Reservoirs
    2. Sews
    3. Storage drums
    4. None
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  7. Question 7

    The site of measurement of snow fall should be
    1. Horizontal
    2. Open to snow fall and in isolation
    3. Sheltered against strong winds and drifting snow
    4. All of the above
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  8. Question 8

    The number of rain gauges required per unit area to fairly reliable data on rainfall over an area is give
    1. Small where rainfall gradient is steep
    2. Large where rainfall gradient is steep
    3. Small for hilly areas
    4. Large for level terrain
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  9. Question 9

    Convective storm rainfall generally
    1. Of long duration and high intensity
    2. Of short duration but of high intensity
    3. Of short duration and of low intensity
    4. Of long duration and of low intensity
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  10. Question 10

    The flow in an open channel is called steady if :
    1. The channel always run full
    2. The velocity of fluid remains constant with respect to time
    3. The discharge remains maximum
    4. The head does not change with respect to time
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  11. Question 11

    The infiltration capacity is
    1. Maximum rate of accumulation of water in an area
    2. (Precipitation – evaporation loss) per unit time
    3. Maximum rate at which water enters the soil
    4. Rainfall water entering subsoil
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  12. Question 12

    The number of rain gauges required per unit area to fairly reliable data on rainfall over an area is give:
    1. Small where rainfall gradient is steep
    2. Large where rainfall gradient is steep
    3. Small for hilly areas
    4. Large for level terrain
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  13. Question 13

    Hydrographic survey deal with the mapping of
    1. Large water bodies
    2. Rainfall data
    3. Wave movement
    4. None of the above
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  14. Question 14

    Humidity refers to :
    1. Moisture content of the air
    2. Temperature of the air
    3. Pressure of the air
    4. Volume of the air
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  15. Question 15

    The term “unit hydrograph” is associated with:
    1. Drainage density
    2. Surface runoff rate
    3. Rainfall-runoff relationship
    4. Water table fluctuation
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  16. Question 16

    Which of the following is not a component of the hydrological cycle?
    1. Precipitation
    2. Infiltration
    3. Erosion
    4. Evapotranspiration
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  17. Question 17

    What is the correct order of hydrological processes from rainfall to streamflow?
    1. Precipitation → Interception → Infiltration → Percolation → Runoff
    2. Infiltration → Percolation → Precipitation → Runoff
    3. Precipitation → Percolation → Interception → Runoff
    4. Runoff → Infiltration → Precipitation → Interception
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  18. Question 18

    Which of the following methods is used for estimating evapotranspiration?
    1. SCS-CN method
    2. Rational method
    3. Thornthwaite method
    4. Penman-Waddell method
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  19. Question 19

    In hydrology, Darcy’s Law is applied to measure:
    1. Velocity of river flow
    2. Groundwater flow
    3. Evaporation rate
    4. Rainfall intensity
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  20. Question 20

    The hydrograph rising limb represents:
    1. Baseflow level
    2. Time before rainfall begins
    3. Increase in stream discharge due to runoff
    4. Recession of groundwater
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