A. is always deeper than a shallow well
B. has more discharge than a shallow well
C. is weaker structurally than a shallow well
D. both (A) and (B)
Related Mcqs:
- The water utilizable by plants is available in soils mainly in the form of________________?
A. gravity water
B. capillary water
C. hydroscopic water
D. chemical water - The unit hydrograph due to a storm may be obtained by dividing the ordinates of the direct runoff hydrograph by_______________?
A. direct runoff volume
B. period of storm
C. total rainfall
D. none of the above - Trap efficiency of a reservoir is a function of_______________?
A. capacity/inflow ratio
B. capacity/outflow ratio
C. outflow/inflow ratio
D. none of the above - According to Khosla’s theory, the exit gradient in the absence of a downstream cutoff is_____________?
A. 0
B. unity
C. infinity
D. very large - The ratio of the average load to the installed capacity of the plant whose reserve capacity is zero will be equal to__________________?
A. load factor
B. plant factor
C. utilisation factor
D. both (A) and (B) - The stream which does not have any base flow contribution is called________________?
A. perennial stream
B. intermittent stream
C. ephemeral stream
D. none of the above - Which of the following is a flexible outlet ?
A. submerged pipe outlet
B. Kennedy’s gauge outlet
C. Gibb’s outlet
D. none of the above - As compared to gravity dams, earthen dams__________________?
A. are costlier
B. are less susceptible to failure
C. require sound rock foundations
D. require less skilled labour - Cyclonic precipitation is caused by lifting of an air mass due to________________?
A. pressure difference
B. temperature difference
C. natural topographical barriers
D. all of the above - To determine the discharge at a section in a stream from its rating curve, the required data are_______________?
1) slope of water surface at the section
2) stage at the section
3) current meter readings at the section
The correct answer is?A. (1) and (2)
B. (2) and (3)
C. only (2)
D. only (3)
