Intermediate catch water drains are provided only, if (A) Catchment area of the watershed above road is large (B) Intensity of rainfall is heavy (C) Single catch water drain is inadequate (D) All the above

Intermediate catch water drains are provided only, if
(A) Catchment area of the watershed above road is large
(B) Intensity of rainfall is heavy
(C) Single catch water drain is inadequate
(D) All the above
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Answer: Option D
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Last Answer : (C) Q = 2.758 × 103  × API

The human factors which cause floods are: (a) Deforestation (b) Heavy rainfall (c) Cloud burst (d) Large catchment area

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Last Answer : (a) Deforestation

The area of land where water collects after the rain is termed as: A. Watershed. B. Catchment area. C. Aquifer. D. Percolation area.

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Last Answer : B. Catchment area.

In hill roads the side drains arc provided (A) Only on the hill side of road (B) Only on the opposite side of hill (C) On both sides of roa(D) None of the above

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The drain which is provided parallel to roadway to intercept and divert the water from hill slopes is known as (A) Sloping drain (B) Catch-water drain (C) Side drain (D) Cross drain

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m and n are monsoon duration factor and catchment factor respectively. If P is yearly rainfall in cm, runoff can be calculated by (A) Velocity area method (B) Weir or spillway method (C) Use of venturi-meter (D) Using power plant consumption

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Last Answer : (A) Velocity area method 

The catch water drains are provided in the a) Formation in the embankment b) Formation in cutting* c) Zero fills formation d) Steep gradient

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Last Answer : b) Formation in cutting*

The rainfall on five successive days on a catchment was 3, 6, 9, 5 and 1 cm respectively. If the  -index for the storm can be assumed to be 3 cm/day, the total direct runoff from the catchment due to this storm is (a) 11 cm (b) 24 cm (c) 9 cm (d) 20 cm

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Along a hill road, a side drain is provided on (A) Outer side of a spur curve(B) Outer side of a re-entrant curve (C) Outer side of both (a) and (b) (D) Inner side of both (a) and (b)

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Last Answer : Answer: Option D

The increased incidence of floods in recent times in North India is due to – (1) increase in the annual rainfall, (2) increase in the silting of dams, (3) increased deforestation in the catchment area, (4) None of these

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