bups://www.wbseteonline.com 42718) September 2021 IRRIGATION ENGINEERING Time Allowed: 1.5 Hours Full Marks: 70 Answer to Question No.1 is compulsory and Answer any two questions from the rest. 20x2 1, Answer the following questions (any twenty) Choose the correct answer from the given allernatives: i. The method of growing crops on running sides if the water ditches in a certain agricultural field is called- (a) Drip Inigation, (b) Flood Irrigation, (c) Furrow irrigation, (d) Cheek Lnrigation, fi, Standard rain gauge adopted in India is- (a) Tipping Bucket Type, (b) Weighing bucket Type. (¢) Natural syphon Type. (d) None of the above iii, Bvapotranspiration is confined to- (a) Day light hours only, (b) Night time only, (¢) Fallow land surface only, (d) None of the above, iv. Unit Hydrograph method is usually adopted when ealehment area is- (a) Less than 5000km', (b) More than 7500km", (c) More than 10,000 ken’, (a) None of the above v. ‘The realtion between duty *D” in heevim*/see. delta “A” in‘m” and base period "BY in days is (a) A=8.64D:B, (b) D=8.64 4 1B, (c) Be8.64D/ A, (d) b°8.64B/D. card to Irvigation?- vi. Which of the following erops hus longest hase period in ¢ (a) Rice, 6) Maize, (e) Sugarcane, (d) Cotton. vii. ‘The crops require maximum watering during- (a) First watering before sowing the ereps, (b) First watering when the crop has grown a few centimetres, (c) Last watering before harvesting, (d) none of the above, viii, Method of pricing irrigation water is- (a) Flat rate pricing, (b) Volumetric method of pricing, (c) Both (a)&(c), (a) None of the above, is. A-contour canal is-(a) Inigates only one side, (b) Does not need bank on higher side, (c) Is generally ned patallel to the contour of the ares, (dl) All of the option is correct x. Permissible velocity in concrete lined canal is- (a) 0.5 anls, (b) Im/s, (e) 2s, (d) 4s, xi. Asper recommendations of Indian standards, the shape of lined eanal is (a) Trapezoid, (b) Semicircular, (c) Parabolic, (2) Elliptical xii, Minimum angle between axis of weir and canal head regulator is- (a) 0°, (6) 90°, (€) 120°, (d) 60° xiii, Chute spillway is suitable for- (a) Arch dam, (b) Gravity Dam, (6) Barth dar, (@) Buttress dam, xiv, ‘The cutoff in the earthen dams and the rock fill dams is provided to- (a) Reduce the loss of stored svater, (b) prevent subsurface erosion by piping action, (c) Increase the efficiency of a grouting ‘operation, (d) Reduce the uplift pressure in the base of the dam: xv, The most important flood control measures which can be used in isolation for protecting 1 major city ‘will be- (a) Storage reservoir, (b) construction of tetraces, (c) Soil conservation measures in the upper catchment, (d) Flood embankments. 1 ttps:/’www.wbscteonline.com,hups://www.wbseteonline.com xvi. The lowest outlet sluice in a dam is provided- (a) Below the dead storage, (b) On the top level of the dead storage, (¢) On the top level of useful storage, (d) At the center of the dm. xvii, The characteristic features of barrage is- (a) Provision of raised crest across the river for flow gulation, (b) Provision of sctics of gates across the river for flow regulation, (c) The creation of storage reservoit-on the upstream side (a) None of the above xviil, A sprinkler irrigation system is suitable when (a)The land gradient is stecp and the soil is easily crodible, (b) The soil is having low permeability (The water table is low. (2) The crops to be grown having deep roots Fill in the blanks: xix. the foundation in an carthen dam is controlled by providin xx, h is built to divert the river water is called as. xxi Entry of the silt into the canal is controlled by xxii, When dissolved salts come to the surface of the soil and get deposited there. then it termed as xxiii, ‘The root zone of the soil and erops may get duc to excessive seepage of water through the canal banks: State whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE: xxiv, The duty of irigation water is fess if the water supply require is less xxv, Lining of irigation canal reduces canal ctoss section, ‘What are the types of canal fall? Deseribe any one? (b) Describe an ogee spill way with a neat sketch, (c) What precautions should be taken against the Factors leading to the failures of earthen dam? GHH8433 3. (a) What do you mean by lif irigation? Draw a schematic diagram of lift irigation project (b) Why lining should be provided in canal? Describe the following with net skeich~ 4) Cement Concrete lining, Gi) Precast lining. uups://www.wbseteonline.com (3+3}4(34343) 4. (a) What is meant by hydrologic eycle? Explain with a neat sketch, (b) Define Base, dela, duty and establish a relation between them, (343941643) 5. (a) Find the duration in years in which the reservoir will start reducing if the total capacity is 35 xe volume of sediment deposit is 0,2 million cubie meter per million cubie met iven Dead Storage is 10 Million cubic meter. sdimentation docs occur in a reservoir? How can sedimentation are controlled? (») Hows sa4s) 6. (a)_ Define: (a) cross-regulator, (b) cross drainage work. (b) Define with neat sketch (any two} (i) Aqueduct, Gi) Super-passage, (i) inlet & outlet (34646) 1 The discharge capacity required for the outlet to irrigate 26000 ha of sugarcane having kor depth of 17 em and a kor perid of 30 days. (b) Define: @) Gross command area (ii) Time factor (ii) Cultivable command area 64034343) 8 State the advantages and disadvantages of ivigation, (b) Differentiate between lift and flow irrigation (c) How ean run-off co-efficient (K) be determine’? B43)4(343)43 htips://www.wbseteonline.com,hups://www.wbseteonline.com tb ©) 1. (a) ob IL @) b) What is meant hy hydrologic eycle? Explain with a neat sketch Distinguish between hydrograph and hyetograph, Wot is canal fall? Why is it ne Enumerate the process of reclamation of land affected by water loge Described the methods of watershed management Enumerate the il-cffeets of floods How can flood be contvolled? https:/www.wbscteonline.com Whatsapp @ 9300930012 Send your old paper & get 10/- ree ge ade a ate 10 ra are, Paytm or Google Pay & htips://www.wbseteonline.com, 343434343) (75475) (75473)