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Assertion A : To estimate the rainfall over a catchment, the number of raingauges required per unit area is large for hilly areas. Reason R : Rainfall gradient is steep. Select your correct answer according to the coding system given below ?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin

Assertion A : To estimate the rainfall over a catchment, the number of raingauges required per unit area is large for hilly areas. Reason R : Rainfall gradient is steep. Select your correct answer according to the coding system given below ?

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true

A 70% index of wetness means_______________?

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A 70% index of wetness means_______________?

A. rain excess of 30%
B. rain deficiency of 30%
C. rain deficiency of 70%
D. none of the above

Which of the following types of rain gauges is used for measuring rain in remote hilly inaccessible areas ?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin

Which of the following types of rain gauges is used for measuring rain in remote hilly inaccessible areas ?

A. tipg bucket type
B. weighing type
C. floating type
D. Simon’s raingauge

Which of the following is a non-recording raingauge ?

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Which of the following is a non-recording raingauge ?

A. tipg bucket type raingauge
B. Simon’s raingauge
C. Steven’s weighing type raingauge
D. floating type raingauge

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

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin

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

Infiltration capacity_________________?

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Infiltration capacity_________________?

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

Infiltration rate is always________________?

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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

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

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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

The water utilizable by plants is available in soils mainly in the form of________________?

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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

For supplying water to rabi crop, kharif crop and sugarcane, the channel is designed for a capacity equal to the greater of the water requirement of_______________?

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For supplying water to rabi crop, kharif crop and sugarcane, the channel is designed for a capacity equal to the greater of the water requirement of_______________?

A. rabi or kharif
B. rabi and kharif or sugarcane
C. rabi and sugarcane or kharif and sugarcane
D. rabi or kharif or sugarcane