18) List out any 4 data required for hydro meteorological studies. 19) What .... 23) What are the conditions favourable
OXFORD ENGINEERING COLLEGE (Accredited by NAAC with ‘B’ Grade) Pirattiyur – Tiruchirappalli – 620 009 DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING TWO MARKS AND SIXTEEN MARKS QUESTIONS YEAR
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IV
SEMESTER
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VII
SUBJECT CODE
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CE 6703
SUBJECT NAME
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WATER RESOURES & IRRIGATION ENGINEERING
FACULTY NAME & DESIGNATION
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Mr. R. PRABHU/ Asst.Prof-I UNIT-I – WATER RESOURCES
PART-A
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7)
Write short notes on Water Resources Survey Write short notes on Water Resources in India Write short notes on Water Resources in Tamil Nadu What are the steps involved in planning a Water Resources project List out the central agencies in water resources sector What are the traditional methods in Water Resources planning? Write down the steps for Water Resources planning. 8) Write short notes on Roof top rain water harvesting 9) What are the essential requirements of data? 10) List out any four Hydrological data 11) List out the four forms of Precipitation. 12) List out the types of Precipitation 13) What are the different types of rain gauge? 14) List out the recording and non – recording type rain gauges. 15) How will you classify rainfall based on intensity? 16) What do you mean by orographic precipitation? 17) How will you measure flow in stream and rainfall? 18) List out any 4 data required for hydro meteorological studies 19) What do you mean by rain gauge density? 20) List out any 4 important river basins in India. 21) What is meant by Single reservoir? 22) What do you mean by multipurpose reservoir? 23) Define flood walls. 24) Difference between snow and hail 25) What are the difficulties in the measurement of precipitation? PART-B
1) 2) 3) 4)
Briefly discuss about water resources in India and Tamilnadu. Briefly explain the steps involved in water resources planning. What is the importance of water resource survey for the development of the country Mention the importance of various data required for water resource development and how will you collect them. 5) Briefly discuss about different types of precipitation. 6) Explain any two types of non - recording type rain gauges?
UNIT-II – WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FIRST HALF Part-A
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9)
Write short notes on National Water policy. What is the Need for National Water policy? When will you revise National Water policy and State Water policy? Write down the order of water allocation priorities in National Water policy State the water budget equation What are the different methods to measure consumptive use? How will you estimate the quantity of water consumed? What are the physical and chemical characteristics of water? How will you integrate characteristics of water? 10) Define Intensity Frequency curve 11) List out the factors affecting the consumptive use of water. 12) Differentiate b/w consumptive use and delta? 13) How will you estimate the quantity water consumed? PART-B
1) Briefly discuss about consumptive use of water and the factors affecting consumptive use of water. How will you measure it? 2) Briefly explain the methods for determination of consumptive use? 3) Explain the water characteristics to be investigated? SECOND HALF Part-A 1) What are the factors on which water requirement for irrigation (Drinking water, Navigation) depends on? 2) Write down the contents of Master Plan? 3) What do you mean by Master Plan? 4) List out the components of Master Plan. 5) Define basin. 6) Define inflow and outflow. 7) Define Area of drainage basin. 8) Define BOD. 9) What do you mean by hardness of water? 10) Define pH. 11) Explain Discount rate. 12) List any 4 equation for determination of consumptive use? PART-B 1) Discuss the salient feature of National Water Policy 2) Briefly discuss about Necessity of National Water Policy 3) Briefly discuss about the concept of basin as a unit for development?
UNIT – III – IRRIGATION ENGINEERING PART-A 1) Define Irrigation 2) When necessities of irrigation arise? 3) What are the two modes of irrigation? 4) What is scope of irrigation as far as engineering aspects concerned? 5) List the merits of irrigation. 6) What are the disadvantages of irrigation? 7) What are the crop seasons in India? 8) How crops are classified based on seasons? 9) What is crop rotation? 10) What do you mean by crop ratio? 11) Distinguish between evaporation and consumptive use. 12) What are the factors affecting consumptive use requirement? 13) Define Crop period 14) Write short notes on Base period. 15) Define Delta 16) Define Duty of water 17) What are the factors affecting Duty? 18) What are methods improving duty? 19) Write the relationship between Base period and duty & delta 20) What is Gross Command Area? 21) Define Culturable Commend Area. 22) Define Capacity Factor 23) Define Consumptive use of water 24) What are the methods of determining Consumptive use of water? 25) What are Irrigation Efficiency and its types? PART-B 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)
Explain the methods of direct measurements of consumptive water. Explain the factors affecting duty of water Explain the term duty and delta and derive their the relationship What is meant by irrigation efficiency? Explain in detail about the types. The gross commend area of an irrigation project is 1.5 lakhs hectares, where 7500 hectare are unculturable. The area of Kharif crop is 60000 hectares and that Rabi crop 40000 hectares. The duty of Kharif is 3000 hectares/cumec and duty of Rabi is 4000 hectares/cumec. Find
The design discharge of channel assuming 10% transmission loss. Intensity of Irrigation for Kharif and Rabi.
6) Find out the capacity of a reservoir from the following data. The culturable command area is 80000 hectares. Crop Base in days Duty in hect/cumec Intensity of irrigation in percentage Rice 120 1800 25 Wheat 120 2000 30 Sugarcane 320 2500 20 Assume the canal and reservoir losses as 5% and 10% respectively.
UNIT- IV – CANAL IRRIGATION
PART-A 1) Differentiate a weir and a dam 2) What are the functions of head works? 3) Name the constituent of a Diversion head work 4) Define weir 5) Write short notes on Barrage. 6) Why fish ladders are provided? 7) List the elements of weir 8) What are the functions of divide wall? 9) What is a gravity weir? 10) What are impounding Structures? 11) Write the uses of dam 12) What are different types of dam? 13) List the forces which are acting on a dam 14) List the forces which are to be considered in the selection of a dam site 15) Define gravity dam 16) State the stability requirements of a gravity dam. 17) What is meant by canal drop? 18) What are the types of cross- drainage works? 19) What is an aqueduct? 20) What is the various regulation works used in canals? 21) What are uses of canal regulators? 22) What is meant by canal escape? 23) Mention the main functions of a cross- regulator. 24) What is super passage? 25) Explain canal syphon. PART-B 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)
Explain in detail with the help of neat sketches the various types of cross drainage works. What are canal regulation works? Explain any one in detail. What are canal regulators? Explain their functions. What are the factors affecting location and types of dams? Briefly explain the steps followed the construction of a gravity dam. What are forces acting on dam and explain them with neat sketch?
UNIT – V – IRRIGATION METHODS AND MANAGEMENT
PART-A 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8)
List the flow irrigation methods What is Tank irrigation method? What is lift irrigation method? What are the techniques of water distribution in the farms? What are the conditions favourable for selection of sprinkler irrigation? What is flood irrigation? Where is it practiced? Define Surface irrigation system Define Sub Surface irrigation system
9) How to minimize the irrigation water losses? 10) Define participatory approach. 11) What is meant by participatory irrigation management? 12) How to prevent the irrigation losses? 13) What are advantages of lift irrigation? 14) What are disadvantages of lift irrigation? 15) What are merits of well irrigation? 16) What are merits of tank irrigation? 17) Write short notes on Sprinkler irrigation. 18) What are advantages of Sprinkler irrigation? 19) What are disadvantages of Sprinkler irrigation? 20) What are demerits of tank irrigation? 21) What are demerits of well irrigation? 22) What are types of sprinkler irrigation? 23) What are the conditions favourable for selection of sprinkler irrigation system? 24) Define Drip irrigation 25) Write short notes on canal irrigation?
PART-B 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6)
Write the merits and demerits of surface irrigation Explain in detail about Lift Irrigation with neat sketches Write short notes on sprinkler irrigation. Explain the components of irrigation water management. How will you minimize the irrigation losses? Explain in detail about Participatory Irrigation Management
