Infiltration is the_______________?

Related Mcqs:

1. If the intensity of rainfall is more than the infiltration capacity of soil, then the infiltration rate will be______________?

   A. equal to rate of rainfall
   B. equal to infiltration capacity
   C. more than rate of rainfall
   D. more than infiltration capacity

2. Infiltration rate is always________________?

   A. more than the infiltration capacity
   B. less than the infiltration capacity
   C. equal to or less than the infiltration capacity
   D. equal to or more than the infiltration capacity

3. Infiltration capacity_________________?

   A. is a constant factor
   B. changes with time
   C. changes with location
   D. changes with both time and location

4. The rainfall on five successive days were measured as 100 mm, 80 mm, 60 mm, 40 mm and 20 mm respectively. If the infiltration index or the storm loss rate for the catchment area is earlier estimated as 50 mm/day, the total surface run off will be________________?

   A. 50 mm
   B. 60 mm
   C. 90 mm
   D. 140 mm

5. With the increase in the quantity of water supplied, the yield of most crops_________________?

   A. increases continuously
   B. decreases continuously
   C. increases upto a certain limit and then becomes constant
   D. increases upto a certain limit and then decreases

6. When the upstream face of a gravity dam is vertical, then the intensity of water pressure at the water surface and at the base respectively will be_______________?

   A. 0 and wH212
   B. wH2/2and wH2/3
   C. wH and 0
   D. OandwII

   where w is unit weight of water and H is the depth of water

7. The ratio of average values of shear stresses produced on the bed and the banks of a channel due to flowing water is________________?

   A. less than 1
   B. equal to 1
   C. greater than 1
   D. equal to zero

8. A hyetograph is a graphical representation of___________________?

   A. rainfall intensity and time
   B. rainfall depth and time
   C. discharge and time
   D. cumulative rainfall and time

9. For a proportional outlet, the flexibility is______________?

   A. zero
   B. between zero and 1
   C. 1
   D. greater than 1

10. The depth of water required to bring the soil moisture content of a given soil upto its field capacity is called_________________?

    A. hygroscopic water
    B. equivalent moisture
    C. soil moisture deficiency
    D. pellicular water