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Browse complete papersWhich of the following types of canal is classified based on the discharge and its relative importance in a given network of canals?
Power canal
Irrigation canal
Navigation canal
Main canal
Correct answer
Power canal
Which of the following options regarding the effects of water logging on agricultural land is INCORRECT?
Increase in capillary water available to plants
Fall in soil temperature
Decrease in crop yield due to growth of wild flora
Rise in amount of salt in surface soil
Correct answer
Increase in capillary water available to plants
Which of the following IS codes provides guidelines for estimation of deleterious materials and organic impurities present in the aggregates used for making concrete?
IS: 2386 (Part IV) - 1963
IS: 2386 (Part II) - 1963
IS: 2386 (Part I) - 1963
IS: 383 - 2016
Correct answer
IS: 2386 (Part IV) - 1963
The wooden plank or slab of concrete or stone usually provided at the bottom of an entrance door is called:
door frame
shutter
threshold
reveal
Correct answer
door frame
A water course commands an irrigated area of 6 km\(^2\). Transplantation of rice crop takes 12 days and the total depth of water required by the crop is 40 cm on field during the transplantation period. Assuming loss of water to be 20% in the water course, estimate the duty of water at the head of the water course (in ha/cumec).
(Assume that there is no rainfall during the transplantation period.)
324
207.36
259.2
285.24
Correct answer
324
What is the discharge capacity required at the outlet to irrigate 2200 hectares of sugarcane with the Kor depth of 14 cm and the Kor period of 20 days?
1.56 m\(^3\)/s
1.78 m\(^3\)/s
1.63 m\(^3\)/s
1.91 m\(^3\)/s
Correct answer
1.56 m\(^3\)/s
Which of the following is a lightweight and manufactured aggregate, which is used to produce lightweight concrete?
Bloated clay
Tuff
Pumice
Diatomite
Correct answer
Bloated clay
In a rectangular channel of width 4 m and depth 2 m, water is running full. The bed slope is 1 in 3600. Find the velocity of the flow of water if Chezy's constant C = 60.
4 m/s
3 m/s
2 m/s
1 m/s
Correct answer
4 m/s
Consider a liquid jet of diameter 'd'. Let 'p' be the pressure intensity inside the liquid jet above the outside pressure and 'σ' be the surface tension of the liquid. What will be the correct mathematical expression to determine the surface tension on the liquid jet (σ)?
\( \frac{pd}{4} \)
\( \frac{pd}{8} \)
\( \frac{pd}{2} \)
\( \frac{pd}{6} \)
Correct answer
\( \frac{pd}{4} \)
As per Part 4 of the National Building Code of India (2016), which of the following types of buildings are classified as Group-B buildings?
Assembly buildings
Educational buildings
Business buildings
Storage buildings
Correct answer
Assembly buildings