In alluvial river due to the action of centrifugal force, bends are developed by scouring on concave and silting on convex _____________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. A channel artificially constructed for water conveyance of appreciable quantities with no problem of silting and scouring is called ____________________?

   A. A regime canal
   B. Stable canal
   C. Alluvial canal
   D. A and B are correct

2. In a river the flood water dries up before it joins the sea or any other river, such river is called ________________?

   A. Flashy
   B. Virgin
   C. Tidal
   D. Deltaic

3. During the peak stage of river, there exist an out flow from river into the ground water reservoir, in such case river will be called _________________?

   A. Influent stream
   B. Effluent stream
   C. Storm water stream
   D. Seepage stream

4. If in a river the flood rises and falls suddenly due to storm rain, then such river is called __________________?

   A. Virgin
   B. Tidal
   C. Flashy
   D. Deltaic

5. The flow in the river due to the floods may be classified as _____________________?

   A. Laminar flow
   B. Stream line flow
   C. Irrotational flow
   D. Turbulent flow

6. To avoid scouring from end of structure, it is necessary to provide a ________________ at the exit point?

   A. Vertical cutoff
   B. Stone apron
   C. Stone boom
   D. Stone blocks

7. A series of vertical steps in a stream made to avoid soil scouring is called ___________________?

   A. Levees
   B. Embankment
   C. Cascades
   D. Banks

8. The mercury in a glass tube assumes convex shape at the top because of_________________________?

   A. Cohesion
   B. Adhesion
   C. Surface Tension
   D. Viscosity

9. The field capacity is the water retained by a saturated soil after free drainage of surplus water to the ground water table but the water retained by a saturated soil after being centrifuged by a centrifugal force of 1000 times that of gravity is called________________?

   A. Soil moisture
   B. Equivalent moisture
   C. Field moisture
   D. Available moisture

10. When FSL of the canal is sufficiently above the bed level of drainage so that canal flows under syphonis action, the structure is called _____________________?

    A. Super passage
    B. Syphon – Aqueduct
    C. Canal-syphon
    D. Aqueduct