Description : The Farakka Project la mainly aimed towards (a) irrigating more land in West Bengal (b) utilizing maximum of Ganga water (c) preserving the port of Kolkata (d) production of electricity
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : A ____ is a set of activities which are networked in an order and aimed towards achieving the goals of a project. (A) Project (B) Process (C) Project management (D) Project cycle
Last Answer : (A) Project
Description : A is a set of activities which are networked in an order and aimed towards achieving the goals of a project. (A)Project (B)Process (C)Project management (D)Project cycle
Last Answer : (A)Project
Description : A is a set of activities which are networked in an order and aimed towards achieving the goals of a project. A. Project B. Process C. Project management D. Project cycle
Last Answer : A. Project
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? 1. Idukki Thermal power station 2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project 3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project 4. Ramganga Multipurpose project Select the correct answer by using the codes given below: Codes ... 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 2
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Mekong Ganga Co-operation Project is (a) an irrigation project involving India and Myanmar (b) a joint tourism initiative of some Asian countries (c) a hydroelectric power project involving India, Bangladesh and Myanmar (d) a defence and security agreement of India with its eastern neighbours
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : Knowledge of hydrology is necessary for civil engineers for (A) Designing and construction of irrigation structures (B) Designing and construction of bridges and culverts (C) Flood control works (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The aqueduct or super-passage type of works are generally used when (A) High flood drainage discharge is small (B) High flood drainage discharge is large and short lived (C) High flood drainage discharge is large and continues for a long time (D) None of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : When satellite radio beam is aimed towards earth, it illuminates on the earth for an oval shaped area called
Last Answer : footprint
Description : What are some movies and tv shows aimed at the older generation (middle age or older)?
Last Answer : Wheel of Fortune.
Description : 'Operation Flood' is associated with- (1) milk production (2) wheat production (3) flood control (4) water harvesting
Last Answer : (1) milk production Explanation: Operation Flood in India, a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was the world's biggest dairy development programme which made India, a milk-deficient nation. the largest milk producer in the world.
Description : Operation Flood is related to – (1) Flood control (2) Arrangement of drinking water (3) Milk production (4) None of these
Last Answer : (3) Milk production Explanation: Operation Flood in India, a project of the National Dairy Development. Board (NDDB) was the world's biggest dairy development programme which made India, a milk- ... experiment at Amul, a single, cooperative dairy, was the engine behind the success of the programme.
Description : The Sharavati Project is a/an (a) thermal project (b) hydro-electric project (c) multipurpose project (d) irrigation project
Description : Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Irrigation Project State 1. Damanganga : Gujarat 2. Girna : Maharashtra 3. Pamba : Kerala Select the correct answer: (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Rihand Dam Project provides irrigation to – (1) Gujarat and Maharashtra (2) Orissa and West Bengal (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar (4) Kerala and Karnataka
Last Answer : (3) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar Explanation: Rihand dam is the largest multipurpose project of Uttar Pradesh. The water collected in the Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar reservoir is diverted to the Son ... 2.5 Iakh hectares of the agricultural land in Champaran, Darbhanga and Muzaffarpur districts of Bihar.
Description : Which is the world's longest entirely lined irrigation canal? (1) Indira Gandhi Canal (2) Nangal Hydel Channel (3) Tungabhadra Left Bank Canal (4) Sardar Sarovar Project
Last Answer : (4) Sardar Sarovar Project Explanation: The Sardar Sarovar Irrigation Canal is the largest lined canal in the world. It covers four major states Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan. With ... 532 km. length, the Narmada Main Canal would be the largest irrigation canal in the world.
Description : What is the reason for the reduced soil fertility? a. Over Irrigation b. Poor Drainage c. Continuous cropping d. Imbalanced use of fertilizers e. Pesticide
Last Answer : d. Imbalanced use of fertilizers
Description : Reclamation of saline soil which of the following practice is followed ? — a. Adequate drainage b. By good quality irrigation water c. Leaching of salts below root zone d. All of these
Last Answer : d. All of these
Description : Point out the incorrect pair - (1) Green Revolution - A ricul-tural Development (2) White Revolution - Dairy Development (3) Blue Revolution - Development of Fisheries (4) Operation Flood - Irrigation Development
Last Answer : (4) Operation Flood - Irrigation Development
Description : Water use efficiency is the highest is case of– a) Border irrigation b) Drip irrigation c) Sprinkler irrigation d) Flood irrigation
Last Answer : b) Drip irrigation
Description : Water use efficiency is highest in the case of? a. Border irrigation b. Drip irrigation c. Sprinkler irrigation d. Flood irrigation e. None of these
Last Answer : b. Drip irrigation
Description : Highest water application efficiency is in — Flood irrigation a. Basin irrigation b. Drip Irrigation c. Sprinkler Irrigation
Last Answer : b. Drip Irrigation
Description : Point out the incorrect pair : (1) Green Revolution – Agricultural Development (2) White Revolution – Dairy Development (3) Blue Revolution – Development of Fisheries (4) Operation Flood – Irrigation Development
Last Answer : Operation Flood – Irrigation Development
Description : Which dam integrates conservation of water with flood control? (a) Sutluj-Beas river basin(b) Bhakra – Nangal project (c) Hirakud project (d) Tehri Dam
Last Answer : (c) Hirakud project
Description : Main purpose of mean water training for rivers is (A) Flood control (B) To provide sufficient depth of water in navigable channels, during low water periods (C) To preserve the channel in good shape by efficient disposal of suspended and bed load (D) All of the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Flood level gauge to be marked a) commencing from bed level to top b) commencing from bottom of girder towards bed level* c) commencing from Rail level d) commencing from Danger level
Last Answer : b) commencing from bottom of girder towards bed level*
Description : Which of the following states does not share the drainage basin of the Cauvery? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Karnataka (c) Kerala (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Which of the following States does not share the drainage basin of the Krishna? (a) Maharashtra (b) Karnataka (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
Description : Which of the following is an inland drainage area? [CDS 1994] (a) Sambhar area (b) Chilka region (c) Mansarovar lake (d) Rann of Kutch
Description : A natural region has the similarity of – (1) climate and natural vegetation (2) climate and occupation (3) soil and drainage (4) economic base and reces
Last Answer : (1) climate and natural vegetation Explanation: A Natural region is a basic geographic unit. Usually it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology and ... These regions have been categorized on the basis of surface features, climate and veget at ion.
Description : A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is (1) Dendritic (2) Trellis (3) Rectangular (4) Radial
Last Answer : (2) Trellis Explanation: When a river is joined by its tributaries at almost right angles, it develops a trellis pattern. Trellis pattern develops where hard and soft rocks exist parallel to each other.
Description : The area marked by internal drainage (1) Plateau (2) Plains (3) Deserts (4) Mountains
Last Answer : (3) Deserts Explanation: Internal drainage is a closed drainage basin that retains water and allows no outflow to other external bodies of water, such as rivers or oceans, but converges instead ... found in desert locations. For example: Luni River in Rajasthan has an internal drainage system.
Description : The highest drainage basin associated with the peninsular river in India is – (1) Mahanadi (2) Godavari (3) Krishna (4) Narmada
Last Answer : (3) Krishna Explanation: The Godavari originates in the Western Ghats Trimbakcshwar, in the Nashik Subdivision or District of Maharashtra at a height of 920 m. The Krishna River rises in the Western Ghats, ... hill (1,057 m), in the Anuppur District zone of the Shandol of eastern Madhya Pradesh.
Description : The plateau that has both West and East flowing drainage system is– (1) Malwa (2) Chota Nagpur (3) Ranchi (4) Hazaribagh
Last Answer : (1) Malwa Explanation: The Malwa Plateau roughly forms a triangle based on the Vindhyan Hills, bounded by the Aravalli Range in the west and Madhya Bharat Pathar to the north and Bundelkhand to the east. ... the Mahi), and the other towards the Bay of Bengal (Chambal and Betwa, joining the Yamuna).
Description : What was the primary purpose of constructing the Farakka Barrage? (a) Preservation and maintenance of Kolkata port for navigation (b) To supply Ganga water to Bangladesh (c) To bring additional area of West Bengal under irrigation (d) To meet the chronic power shortage in Kolkata
Description : Heavy water plants are generally located near (a) Major irrigation projects (b) Hydroelectric projects (c) Fertilizer plants (d) Nuclear power plants
Description : Rana Pratap Sagar Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with: [CDS 1999] (a) nuclear power (b) solar energy (c) hydroelectricity (d) irrigation
Description : The primary purpose of constructing the Farakka barrage is to: [CDS 1999] (a) preserve and maintain navigation (b) supply drinking water (c) meet the chronic power shortage (d) bring additional areas into irrigation
Description : The package technology which brought about Green Revolution comprised manily of (1) man-power, mechanical cultivators and electricity (2) changes in crop pattern, industrialization and chemical ... and highyield varieties of seeds (4) electricity, irrigation and introduction of dry farming
Last Answer : (3) irrigations, biochemical fertilizers and high-yield varieties of seeds Explanation: Using seeds with superior genetics was the scientific aspect of the Green Revolution. The Green ... water supply and improved moisture utilization, fertilizers, and pesticides, and associated management skills.
Description : Operation Flood refers to (a) Blue revolution (b) Green revolution (c) White revolution (d) All the three
Description : Khaddar soils are found (a) in piedmont plains (b) in flood plains (c) over low plateaux (d) over steep slopes
Description : Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [CDS 1999] (a) Flood-prone area: North Bihar Plain (b) Drought-prone area: Kalahandi district of Orissa (c) Seismic zone: Himalayan region (d) Landslide zone: Chhotanaqpur plateau
Description : A broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods is called (1) Delta (2) Levee (3) Flood Plain (4) Dune
Last Answer : (2) Levee Explanation: A levee, dike, dyke or flood bank is a broad, low embankment built up along the banks of a river channel during floods. Levees are usually parallel to the way the ... so levees can help direct the flow of the river. Levees can also be artificially created or reinforced.
Description : The main cause of recurring flood is – (1) Soil erosion (2) Deforestation (3) Silting of river beds (4) All of the above
Last Answer : (4) All of the above Explanation: Floods are caused by a variety of factors, both natural and man-made. Apart from soil erosion and silting of river beds which force the water of rivers ... against water flow and in turn protect the underlying soil from getting eroded and then getting washed away.
Description : 'Operation Flood' refers to – (1) increase in the production of milk (2) increase in the production of dairy products (3) controlling flood (4) increasing the production of agricultural crops
Last Answer : (1) increase in the production of milk Explanation: Operation Flood in India, a project of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was the world's biggest dairy development programme which made India, ... the world, surpassing the USA in 1998, with about 17 percent of global output in 2010-11.
Description : If 20% or more area of the country suffers from rain deficits during monsoon season. It is termed as – (1) flood year (2) drought year (3) famine year (4) self sufficient year
Last Answer : (2) drought year Explanation: According to Indian Meteorological Department. when the rainfall deficiency for the country as a whole is more than 10% of normal and more than 20% of the country' ... by drought conditions (rainfall deficit), the situation is defined as an all-India drought year.
Description : Quality control is aimed at: a. Maintaining the desired quality b. Exceeding the desired quality c. Continuously improving the quality d. Following the quality
Last Answer : Quality control is aimed at: a. Maintaining the desired quality b. Exceeding the desired quality c. Continuously improving the quality d. Following the quality
Description : The fundamental factor in the selection of pavement type is (A) Climatic condition (B) Type and intensity of traffic (C) Sub-grade soil and drainage conditions (D) Availability of funds for the construction project
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : During consolidation process of clayey soils, indicate the sequence of occurrence of the following events in the order from first to last : 1. Load being taken up by the pore water 2. Load being taken up by the soil grains 3. Drainage of ... 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2, 3 and 1 (c) 1, 3 and 2 (d) 2, 1 and 3
Last Answer : (c) 1, 3 and 2