Q. River training works are undertaken for effective disposal of floods and sediment loads.

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Q. Which category of river training work deals with flood control?

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Q. Which category of river training work helps in navigation of the channels?

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Q. What is the main aim of mean water training?

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Q. How types of methods are adopted for the training of rivers?

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Q. How types of groynes are there?

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Q. Groynes can be used with other training works depending upon the purpose they are used for.

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Q. Into how many groups groynes are classified according to the function they serve?

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Q. Aswan dam on Nile River in Egypt was perhaps the first modern dam of the world. Its construction was completed in the year _________

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Q. Which of the following is the only modern dam that has failed?

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Q. Earthen dams are _________________

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Q. The prominent modern dam which has changed its name several times is _____________

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Q. The famous Roosevelt dam in USA is of the type __________________

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Q. A _________________ dam is generally called as a weir or barrage.

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Q. Multiple arch dam is an example of _______________

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Q. Which type of dam design gives a wider choice of materials including earth-fill and rock-fill dams?

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Q. The highest concrete gravity dam of the world is the Grand Dixene dam in Switzerland whose height is ____________

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Q. Which of the following is known as a debris dam?

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Q. Topography dictates the first choice of the type of dam. A narrow U-shaped valley would suggest a ________________________

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Q. A narrow V-shaped valley indicates the choice of _________________

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