Water Resources Engineering MCQ

Q1. Which of the following is a component of water cycle?

Q2. The term watershed refers to?

Q3. What does the term “runoff” mean?

Q4. Percolation in soil refers to?

Q5. The velocity of river flow depends on?

Q6. A hydrograph shows?

Q7. Flood frequency analysis helps in?

Q8. Bankfull discharge means?

Q9. What is the purpose of a weir?

Q10. Aquifers are:

Q11. The term “specific yield” refers to?

Q12. Evapotranspiration includes:

Q13. Baseflow in rivers is?

Q14. If rainfall intensity exceeds infiltration rate, what occurs?

Q15. Hydraulic gradient is:

Q16. Flood control reservoirs reduce flood by:

Q17. A rain gauge measures?

Q18. Which of the following affects infiltration?

Q19. Groundwater recharge happens mainly through?

Q20. The design flood in hydraulic engineering is?

Q21. Water harvesting refers to:

Q22. Discharge per unit width of a channel is called?

Q23. Which soil has highest infiltration rate?

Q24. Water table fluctuations are caused by?

Q25. Curve number method is used for?

Q26. What is the role of a spillway?

Q27. Channel roughness in open channel hydraulics is represented by?

Q28. Hydrostatic pressure increases with?

Q29. Which is considered a renewable water resource?

Q30. Capillary fringe in soil is:

Q31. Which instrument measures flow velocity in streams?

Q32. What does Froude number indicate?

Q33. The sediment transport in rivers occurs mainly due to?

Q34. Drainage basin is?

Q35. Sustainable water resource management includes?

Q36. The maximum discharge in hydrograph is called?

Q37. Septic tank’s primary function is?