Q. Which of the following dam is suitable for narrow valleys?

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Q. When sand and gravel foundation strata are available at a proposed dam site of moderate height, the dam may be of the type ________________

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Q. According to the Hydraulic design, the dams are classified as _________

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Q. A dam reservoir which is not provided with gate controls on its spillway and other sluices is called ________________

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Q. A hydel power project has been envisaged to serve the water supply and irrigation needs of the area at its inception stage. The dam reservoir so constructed is known as __________________

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Q. A dam reservoir catering to flood control, irrigation, and water supply basically designed for irrigation alone is a _______________-

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Q. Which reservoir is also known as Mitigation reservoir?

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Q. A reservoir having gates and valves installation at its spillway and at its sluice outlets ___________

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Q. Which reservoir is helpful in permitting the pumps or the water treatment plants to work at a uniform rate?

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Q. In which of the following reservoir the flood crest downstream can be better controlled and regulated properly?

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Q. What are the types of flood control reservoirs?

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Q. As the reservoir elevation increases, the outflow discharge increases.

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Q. The maximum discharging capacity of a retarding reservoir should not be equal to the maximum safe carrying capacity of the channel downstream.

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Q. What is the most important physical characteristic of a reservoir?

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Q. In general practice adopted for capacity computations is to actually survey the site contours only at vertical distances of __________________

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Q. The area-elevation curve when integrated will yield the capacity-elevation curve.

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Q. Which of the following method does not give more than 3% error in the determination of the capacity of a reservoir?

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Q. The surcharge storage in a dam reservoir is the volume of water stored ________________

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Q. The useful storage in a dam reservoir is the volume of water stored __________________

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Q. The dead storage in a dam reservoir is the available volume for collection of silt and sediment between _______________

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