Description : Symon's rain gauge is (A) Tipping-bucket gauge (B) Weighing type gauge (C) Float recording gauge (D) Non-recording gauge
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : A recording type rain gauge (A) Produces a mass curve of rain fall (B) Records the cumulative rain (C) Is sometimes called integrating rain gauge or continuous rain gauge (D) All the above
Description : Non-recording rain gauges (A) Collect the rain whose volume is measured by means of graduated cylinders (B) Collect the rain which is directly measured by means of graduated cylinders in centimetres of water depth (C) Are generally used in hilly terrain (D) Are cylindrical in shape
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : A stilling well is required when the stage measurement is made by employing : a) Bubble gauge b) Float gauge recorder c) Vertical staff gauge d) Inclined staff gauge
Last Answer : b) Float gauge recorder
Description : While calculating the average depth of annual precipitation in a catchment basin, importance to individual rain-gauge station is given in (A) Arithmetical method (B) Thiessen's mean method (C) Isohyetal method (D) Both (b) and (c)
Description : The standard height of a standard rain gauge, is (A) 10 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 50 cm
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Higher the gauge, more deficient will be the rain catch (B) Heavier the rain, lesser will be the rain catch (C) The trees serving as wind brakes in the vicinity of the gauge, should not subtend angles greater than 45° (D) All the above
Description : The deficiency in rain catch due to vertical acceleration of air forced upward over the gauge, is (A) Greater for heavy rain (B) Greater for lighter rain (C) Greater for large drops (D) Lesser for small rain drops
Description : The rated loads of lifting cranes, as percentage of tipping load at specified radius, for crawlermounted and pneumatic tyre-mounted machines would be respectively (A) 80 and 90 (B) 90 and 80 (C) 85 and 75 (D) 75 and 83
Last Answer : (D) 75 and 83
Description : What is the name of the rain gauge ?
Last Answer : : The name of the rain gauge is Raingage
Last Answer : : The name of the rain gauge is Raingage.
Description : What is Rain Gauge ?
Last Answer : It is an instrument used to measure rainfall.
Description : Why do you think the glass measure cylinder of the rain gauge is inside an outer conntainer?
Last Answer : It's to prevent false readings by water droplets being swept into the container by wind. Only water that falls though the collecting funnel counts towards the final measurement.
Description : Which of the following is not correct? (1) Ammeter measures the strength of electric current. (2) Lactometer measures the relative density of milk. (3) Rain gauge measures rain fall (4) Hygrometer measures sound under water.
Last Answer : (4) Hygrometer measures sound under water. Explanation: A hygrometer is a weather instrument used to measure the amount of humidity in the atmosphere
Description : Describe in brief working of Symons rain gauge with neat labelled sketch.
Last Answer : The most common type of non- recording rain gauges used in our country is the Symon's raingauge'. Working: A Symons Rain gauge consists of a cylindrical vessel of 127 mm internal diameter with an enlarged ... rim which is then measured by the measuring glass in mm' and tenth of mm'
Description : In India, rain fall is generally recorded at (A) 8 A.M. (B) 12 Noon (C) 4 P.M. (D) 8 P.M.
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The sag of 50 m tape weighing 4 kg under 5 kg tension is roughly (A) 0.043 m (B) 0.053 m (C) 0.063 m (D) 0.083 m
Last Answer : (D) 0.083 m
Description : A pile is being driven with a drop hammer weighing 1800 kg and having a free fall of 1.00 m. If the penetration with last blow is 5 mm, the load carrying capacity of the pile, -according to the Engineering News formula, is (A) 100 tonnes (B) 50 tonnes (C) 20 tonnes (D) 10 tonnes
Last Answer : (D) 10 tonnes
Description : A moist soil sample weighing 108 g has a volume of 60 cc. If water content is 25% and value of G = 2.52, the void ratio is (A) 0.55 (B) 0.65 (C) 0.75 (D) 0.80
Last Answer : (C) 0.75
Description : An odd shaped body weighing 7.5 kg and occupying 0.01 m3 volume will be completely submerged in a fluid having specific gravity of (A) 1 (B) 1.2 (C) 0.8 (D) 0.75
Description : A piece weighing 3 kg in air was found to weigh 2.5 kg when submerged in water. Its specific gravity is (A) 1 (B) 5 (C) 7 (D) 6
Description : Batching refers to (A) Controlling the total quantity at each batch (B) Weighing accurately, the quantity of each material for a job before mixing (C) Controlling the quantity of each material ... be added in each batch according to the moisture content of the materials being mixed in the batch
Last Answer : (C) Controlling the quantity of each material into each batch
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Rain which is intercepted by buildings, vegetations and other objects, is generally known as rainfall interception (B) The difference between ... the interception rainfall, water reaches the ground and infiltration starts (D) All the above
Description : The time required by rain water to reach the outlet of drainage basin, is generally called (A) Time of concentration (B) Time of overland flow (C) Concentration time of overland flow (D) Duration of the rainfall
Description : What is your household salary tipping point for savings?
Last Answer : My only discretional income is from food. If I don’t order out in a month then it goes to savings. I have no car, house, mortgage, wife or kids.
Description : Can someone explain what's up with the tipping culture in America?
Last Answer : To impress a pretty young girl woman.
Description : Have you had your major tipping point in life yet?
Last Answer : What do you mean by “your life’s major tipping point” @HC?
Description : How do I deal with under tipping my stylist?
Last Answer : answer:I would: Go back to the salon with $12 in hand. Apologize for under tipping with the explanation that you didn't know how much to tip. Offer the $12 to cover the difference. I was in a ... I forgot to tip a server at a restaurant. I did what I suggested above and everything worked out fine.
Description : What are some problems that are at tipping points right now?
Last Answer : Police brutality. The guy in Baltimore I can’t imagine how that could be justified.
Description : Car tipping replacing Cow tipping?
Last Answer : I don’t know about on campuses, but it’s happening on the streets in San Francisco.
Description : What is your formula for tipping?
Last Answer : I pretty much tip regardless at about 20%. If I am with a party of people, about $2 per person comes pretty close to the same. As an added treat for me, I will adjust the amount to make my total come to an even amount.
Description : What do you know about cow tipping?
Last Answer : Ah the drunk redneck sport. It’s real, wait til dark, knock the sleeping cow over & run like hell. Kinda dumb & mean.
Description : A question about tipping?
Last Answer : Depends on who’s fault it is… I would still tip. The waiter(es) needs the money to put her/himself through college.
Description : How did the tipping point in your life manifest itself?
Last Answer : Getting my own apartment and a divorce changed my life for the better. Lost lots of so called friends but that’s ok. Well worth it.
Description : Should we get rid of mandatory tipping in the US?
Last Answer : You hate it, just don’t do it. Why ban it (as if you could!) and deprive those of us who enjoy leaving a little extra when we feel well served?
Description : Tipping gas station attendants?
Last Answer : I’ve pumped my own gas since I started driving. Full service gas stations are rare to non-existent around here. To answer your question, yes. I believe that it is proper tipping etiquette to tip the gas station attendant.
Description : List the job titles associated (legitimately) with tipping.
Last Answer : If I understand your question right, are you wondering who gets tipped well even though they are paid very well? The beauty industry – hairstylists, facialists, waxers, etc.
Description : What's the tipping etiquette here?
Last Answer : It really depends on if you’re splitting the check evenly, or divvying it up based on who ate what. If you’re only paying for what you ate, then you don’t need to tip as much. But if you’re all paying equally, then you need to tip equally.
Description : Does the scale of justice have any set judgment if it is presented tipping right or left?
Last Answer : Wait, what’s happening? Can you clarify?
Description : Is tipping, as in giving a gratuity, expected in Scotland?
Last Answer : No service charges are incorporated into the bill but feel free to tip if you feel you had a good service you won’t be insulting anyone.
Description : Tipping landscapers?
Last Answer : answer:Without a doubt, they’ll be happy for anything. 10–20 bucks a piece would do fine. Even more than cash tips, I know my husband brags on forever about homeowners that offer lunch and iced tea on a long day.
Description : Are we nearing a tipping point?
Last Answer : Yes, and it will most likely come with a non-shooting revolution by the middle class.
Description : How do you feel about tipping the person that cleans your hotel room?
Last Answer : If they do a great job, definitely feel free to do so. We usually leave about $5/day.
Description : Manhattan: Tipping the Super?
Last Answer : I’m just guessing, but maybe $30ish? You could also get him a gift card to a nice restaurant.
Description : If i'm tipping my hairdresser for the holidays, would the amount be the usual tip amount plus gift amount, or just gift amount?
Last Answer : When its the holidays, I usually tip double what I normally do.
Description : Holiday Season Tipping-- who do you need to tip and how much/what gift is appropriate?
Last Answer : Hah, that’s funny because I need to get my hair cut, but I’m waiting until after Christmas so I don’t have to tip my hair dresser more. I wasn’t sure you really had to, but I figured you should. She’s already basically out of my budget, but she’s awesome!
Description : Can you explain the cultural and personal importance of tipping servers etc, in American cultural behaviour?
Last Answer : Why do Americans tip? when I am in the US I do as the others do. At home, it depends. In most places, tips are not expected although some of us will tip for very good service – the other day a taxi driver helped me carry a heavy package up my front steps, so I tipped him.
Description : Is restaurant tipping of 20% applied to all checks regardless of amount?
Last Answer : As a former waiter, I can say that if you think the service was good, 20% is the right percentage regardless of total bill. Traditionally, 15% is a normal tip for normal service (again, regardless of total bill ... $1.50 an hour). So when you stiff a waiter, you are really docking his or her pay.
Description : Tipping flight attendants?
Last Answer : Good heavens, no! For one thing I hate the spread of tipping more and more for what is not really personal service. For another, there is hardly any service on the airlines these days. Just try catching a flight attendant’s eye. For a third, their trade off is huge travel benies.
Description : Tipping rules for take out?
Last Answer : I think you are right on the mark. I usually do the same since the person has to assemble and pack the order. If I order for a large group (at work or something) I go with 10%.