Q. The number of hectares irrigable per cumec of the canal capacity at its head is known as ____________

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Q. The cropped area in Rabi season is usually increased.

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Q. The Gross Command Area for a distributary is 8000 hectares 80% of which is culturable irrigable. The intensity of irrigation for Rabi season is 50% and the average duty at the head of the distributary is 2000 hectares/cumec. Determine the discharge required at the head of the distributary.

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Q. The CCA of a water course is 1500 hectares. The intensity of sugarcane and wheat crops is 20% and 40% respectively. The duties for the crops at the head of the watercourse are 730 hectares/cumec and 1600 hectares/cumec respectively. Calculate the design discharge at the outlet assuming a time factor equal to 0.8.

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Q. The transplantation of rice takes 18 days and the total depth of water required by the crop is 60 cm on the field. During this transplantation period, rain starts falling and about 10 cm of rain is being utilized to fulfill the rice demand. Find the duty of irrigation water required for rice assuming 25% losses of water in watercourses.

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Q. Loss of canal discharge occurs mainly due to?

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Q. Which of the following factor do not affect seepage loss?

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Q. In which of the following phenomenon there is a continuous direct flow between the canal and the underground water table?

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Q. Which of the following factor have no influence on evaporation loss?

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Q. In the phenomenon of Absorption, the extent of saturation goes on increasing from the ground level below the soil with depth.

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Q. According to Etcheverry and Harding, the range of conveyance loss is highest in which soil?

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Q. Which of the following empirical formula is used in Punjab for calculating channel losses?

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Q. Inflow and Outflow method is generally used to measure ____________

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Q. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

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Q. Which soil has the least range of conveyance loss according to Etcheverry and Harding?

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Q. The quantity of water that can be diverted from the river into the main canal has no dependency on which of the following factor?

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Q. In case of high demand but insufficient supplies, all the smaller channels are made to run simultaneously and continuously with reduced supplies.

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Q. Which of the following combination is wrong?

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Q. Which of the following characteristics is wrong about extensive irrigation?

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Q. What are the categories of the entire water conveyance system?

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