Exam Details
| Subject | Water Harvesting, Conservation and Utilization | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Certificate in Water Harvesting and Management | |
| Department | School of Agriculture (SOA) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
What are the factors on which construction of water harvesting structure depends?
List various structures used for storage of harvested water.
Explain the importance of plastic lined ponds for water storage.
What are the benefits of ground water recharge?
Calculate the run-off from a bare area of 20 ha if the total rainfall of 175 mm is being recorded for that area. Assume run-off coefficient 0.20.
List different artificial recharge methods suitable for rural areas.
Under what conditions is the sprinkle irrigation system adopted? List its advantages.
Describe critical growth stage of crops and its affect on crop yield. List the phenological stages of wheat crop.
List the water harvesting structures recommended for Southern Variable Rainfall Mixed Zone and for Western Malabar regions.
Under what conditions, are the water harvesting structures for crop production constructed
Why is purification of harvested water required for drinking purposes? What are the various common measures for purification of water
What are the factors to be considered for selection of size of storage tank for rural areas? Describe the procedure for determining the size of storage tank.
Explain the different components of roof top rain water harvesting systems using a line diagram.
Describe in brief the diversion bund for storage of run-off water.
With the help of a neat diagram, explain the Bandharas for surface water harvesting.
List five important considerations for designing the ponds.
Explain cement concrete lining of control of seepage loss in ponds.
Describe the construction of earth fill dam.
Describe the five important interventions for industrial water conservations.
List different measures for reducing water losses in water supply and sanitary fittings.
List the various measures to reduce water losses and conserve soil moisture in agriculture.
What is irrigation efficiency? Describe the types of water losses that occur in the irrigation system.
Express water application efficiency with the help of an equation and define its terms.
Compute the domestic water demand for persons during a dry period of 30 days considering per capita requirement as 70 litre per day.
List various structures used for storage of harvested water.
Explain the importance of plastic lined ponds for water storage.
What are the benefits of ground water recharge?
Calculate the run-off from a bare area of 20 ha if the total rainfall of 175 mm is being recorded for that area. Assume run-off coefficient 0.20.
List different artificial recharge methods suitable for rural areas.
Under what conditions is the sprinkle irrigation system adopted? List its advantages.
Describe critical growth stage of crops and its affect on crop yield. List the phenological stages of wheat crop.
List the water harvesting structures recommended for Southern Variable Rainfall Mixed Zone and for Western Malabar regions.
Under what conditions, are the water harvesting structures for crop production constructed
Why is purification of harvested water required for drinking purposes? What are the various common measures for purification of water
What are the factors to be considered for selection of size of storage tank for rural areas? Describe the procedure for determining the size of storage tank.
Explain the different components of roof top rain water harvesting systems using a line diagram.
Describe in brief the diversion bund for storage of run-off water.
With the help of a neat diagram, explain the Bandharas for surface water harvesting.
List five important considerations for designing the ponds.
Explain cement concrete lining of control of seepage loss in ponds.
Describe the construction of earth fill dam.
Describe the five important interventions for industrial water conservations.
List different measures for reducing water losses in water supply and sanitary fittings.
List the various measures to reduce water losses and conserve soil moisture in agriculture.
What is irrigation efficiency? Describe the types of water losses that occur in the irrigation system.
Express water application efficiency with the help of an equation and define its terms.
Compute the domestic water demand for persons during a dry period of 30 days considering per capita requirement as 70 litre per day.
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Subjects
- Basics of Hydrology
- Introduction to Water Harvesting
- Water Harvesting, Conservation and Utilization