ASANSOL ENGINEERING COLLEGE

CIVIL / SEM-5 (ODD) / CE(PC)502/ 1ST CLASS TEST / 2021

ENGINEERING HYDROLOGY
Time Allotted: 1 Hour Full Marks: 30

Group A
Q1. Multiple choice questions (Answer all)
10X1 = 10
i). A unit hydrograph has one unit of– [CO-1]
(a) Rainfall duration (b) Rainfall excess (c) Time base of direct runoff(d) Discharge
ii). A unit hydrograph is a hydrograph of a rain storm of a specified duration resulting from a run-off
[CO-1]
(a) 15 mm (b) 20 mm (c) 25 mm (d) 30 mm
iii). Evaporation losses depend upon [CO-1]
(a) Area of the water surface and depth of the water (b) Nature of precipitation and type of vegetation (c) Humidity and wind
velocity (d) All of the above
iv). Runoff is measured in [CO-2]
a) Cubic metres b) Cubic metres per sec. c) Cubic metres per minute d) Cubic metres per hour
v). In India, Rainfall is generally recorded at [CO-2]
a) 8 A.M. b) 12 Noon c) 4 P.M. d) 8 P.M.
vi). Precipitation caused by lifting of an air mass due to the pressure difference, is called [CO-2]
a) Cyclonic precipitation b) Convective Precipitation c) Orographic Precipitation d) None of these
vii). Rain simulators are used for the determination of [CO-2]
a) Evaporation b) Precipitation c) Runoff d) Infiltration Capacity
viii). The surface runoff is the quantity of water [CO-2]
a) Absorbed by soil b) Intercepted by buildings and vegetative cover c) Required to fill surface depressions d) That reaches the
stream channels
ix). Phyto meter method is generally used for the measurement of [CO-1]
a) Interception b) Evaporation c) Transpiration d) 35 None of these
x). A hyetograph is a graphical representation of [CO-2]
a) Rainfall intensity and time b) Rainfall depth and time c) Discharge and time d) Cumulative rainfall and time

Group B
Short answer type questions (Answer any one)
2. Discuss briefly the various abstractions from precipitation. What is Field Capacity & Permanent wilting point? (3+1+1) [CO-1]
3. Describe the different methods of recording of rainfall. 5 [CO-1]

Group C
Long answer type questions (Answer any one) (15x 1 =15)
4. Analysis of data on maximum one -day rainfall depth at Mumbai indicated that a depth of 500 mm had a return period of 65
years. Determine the probability of a one-day rainfall depth equal to or greater than 500 mm at Mumbai occurring
a) Once in 30 successive years
b) Three times in 20 successive years
c) At least once in 30 successive years (5+5+5) [CO-2]
5. A storm commenced at 6:00 hours. The ordinates of the rainfall mass-curve of the storm in mm as recommended by a
recording rain gauge at 10 min intervals are: 0, 8, 16.5, 29, 41, 52, 68.5, 89, 97.5, 100, 108, 118, 118.
a) Calculate Rainfall Intensity.
b) What is the value of maximum rainfall intensity?
c) Construct a hyetograph of this storm for a uniform interval of 10 min. (5+5+5) [CO-2]

Total Marks: CO-1: 09

Total Marks: CO-2: 21