WORK LOAD FOR STUDENTS ON 24.3.

20 FOR 8th SEMESTER

STUDENTS FOR IRRIGATION ENGINEERING

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS:

1. For irrigation purposes, the p-H value of water should be

a) Between 3 and 6
b) Between 6 and 8.5
c) Between 9 and 12
d) More than 14.
2. Irrigation is supplementary to rainfall.
a) Agree
b) Disagree
3. Super-fluous water is also called
a) Capillary water
b) Gravitational water
c) Hygroscopic water
d) All of these
4. Which of the salt present in water is harmful for cultivation purposes?
a) Sodium carbonate
b) Potassium sulphate
c) Calcium sulphate
d) None of these
5. A useful soil moisture for plant growth is
a) Capillary water
b) Hygroscopic water
c) Gravitational water
d) All of these
6. The time in days that crop takes from the instant of its sowing to that of its
harvest is known as
a) Base
b) Crop
c) Kor

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 7. The moisture content of the soil, after free drainage has removed most of the
gravity water is called
a) Field capacity
b) Saturation capacity
c) Wilting coefficient
d) Available moisture
8. The duty is largest
a) At the head of the canal
b) At all place
c) On the field
d) At the head of the water course
9. The average delta of rice crop is nearly
a) 30cm
b) 60cm
c) 120cm
d) 180cm
10. The optimum depth of Kor watering is 19 cm for
a) Rice
b) Wheat
c) Cotton
d) Sugarcane

DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS:

1. Write briefly about Indira Gandhi Canal

2. List out some major canals of India.
3. What is an aqueduct? Write the difference between a weir and a barrage.