Exam Details

Subject Irrigation Engineering
Paper
Exam / Course Diploma In Civil Engineering (DCLEVI) / Advanced Level Certificate In Civil Engineering (ACCLEVI)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Write whether the following statements are True or False:

Wheat, Barley, Jowar are grown in Rabi season.

Isolated patches of high lands can be better served by well irrigation.

Evaporation from the oceans is the major source of moisture for precipitation.

Cotton is a perennial crop.

Headway is the same as the free board.

The silt factor for medium sand is 1·0.

A lysimeter has an impervious bottom.

What is runoff Differentiate between direct runoff and the base flow.

List the different methods of measurement of precipitation and explain any two of them.

Define Duty, Delta and Base period and explain their inter-relationship.

The gross command area for a distributary is 6000 hectares, 80% of which is culturable irrigable. The intensity of irrigation for Rabi season is 50% and that for kharif season is 25%. If the average duty at the head of the distributary is 2000 hectares/cumec for Rabi season and 900 hectares/cumec for Kharif season, find out the discharge required at the head of the distributary from average demand considerations.

Describe the various types of cross drainage works in canal.

What is meant by canal fall? Explain the different types of canal falls.

What factors will you consider while selecting a suitable type of cross drainage works?

Name the various regulation works on a canal. What are their functions?

Differentiate between Earthen dam and Concrete dam. Give examples.

What are the types of Earthen dams Explain. Also discuss the causes of their failure.

Differentiate between an open well and a tube well. What are the advantages of tube wells over open wells?

List the methods of drilling a tube well and explain anyone of them.

8. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Types of Spillway

Classification of Dams

Irrigation Efficiency

Catchment Area

Types of Canal Lining

Causes of Water Logging


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Subjects

  • Advanced Steel Design
  • Air Quality Monitoring And Control
  • Analysis And Design Of Bridges
  • Construction Supervision And Building Maintenance
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Earthquake Resistant Design Of Structure
  • Elements Of Soil Dynamics And Machine Foundation
  • Environment Impact Analysis Of Civil Engineering Projects
  • Irrigation Engineering
  • Prestressed Concrete
  • Remote Sensing In Civil Engineering
  • Solid And Hazardous Waste Management
  • Structural Optimization
  • Water Power Engineering