Engineering
Hydrology
1. Precipitation
1. Hydrology is necessary for civil engineers for -
[IOF JE 2015]
1. Design and construction of irrigation structure
2. Design and construction of
ridge and culvert
3. Flood control works
4. All the above
2. The water from the ocean to the atmosphere,
atmosphere to ground and back to ocean
again is called - [Haryana JE 2018]
1. Hydrological cycle
2. Low pressure
3. High pressure
4. Climatic effect change
3. What is the full form of IMD? [Haryana JE 2018]
1. Indian Mineralogy Department
2. Indian Methodology Department
3. Indian Metrological Department
4. Indian Metrological Division
4. Precipitation is measured in the terms of -
[UK AE 2012]
1. Quantity of water
2. Intensity of pressure
3. Depth of water
4. Volume of water
5. When rain drop evaporate before reaching earth
while passing through the air is called?
[DMRC 2018]
1. Drizzle
2. Snowfall
3. Sleet
4. Virage
6. Which of the following is not a form of
precipitation [UK AE 2012]
1. Snow
2. Rain
3. Hail
4. Smog
7. A rainfall with a intensity of 5mm/hr is classified as –
[UP AE 2015, Jh.SSC 206]
1. Trace
2. Light rain
3. Moderate rain
4. Heavy rain
8. Which of the following is not loss from
precipitation [DMRC 2018]
1. Interception
2. Infiltration
3. Evapotranspiration
4. Watershed leakage
9. For a large catchment, counter joining point of same
monthly rainfall value were plotted, is called?
[SSC JE 2019, NWD Je 2019, HSSC Je 2018]
1. Isobar map
2. Mass curve
3. Thiessen polygon
4. Isohytal map
10. Rainfall Hyetograph shows the variation of -
[SSC JE 2017]
1. Cumulative rainfall with time
2. Rainfall intensity with time
3. Rainfall depth with time
4. Rainfall intensity with cumulative rainfall
11. Which of the following is correct [SSC JE 2016]
1. Precipitation = Infiltration + Runoff
2. Evaporation = Precipitation + Runoff
3. Runoff = Evaporation + Precipitation
4. Precipitation = Evaporation - runoff
12. The hydrological equation states that –
[UK AE 2012]
1. Inflow = outflow
2. Inflow – outflow = constant
3. Subsurface inflow = subsurface out flow
4. Inflow – out flow = change in storage
13. A 60% of index of wetness shows - [UK AE 2012]
1. Rain excess of 40%
2. Rain deficiency of 40%
3. Rain deficiency of 60%
4. None of these above
14. Air mass lift upward due to increases turbulence and
friction, when it finally gets condense and then
precipitation occur. This type of precipitation is called?
[ESIC JE 2019]
1. Orographic rainfall
2. Convective rainfall
3. Rainfall due to turbulent accent
4. Cyclonic rainfall
15. Convective precipitation is caused by -
[MP SE 2017]
1. Cirrus clouds
2. Cumuliform clouds
3. Orographic clouds
4. Stratiform clouds
16. ……… if the result from lifting of warm moisture
laden air mass due to topographical barrier.
[MP SE 2016]
1. Orographic rainfall
2. Convective rainfall
3. Cyclonic rainfall
4. Hydrography precipitation
17. Which of the following represent a tropical cyclone?
[AEC 2017]
1. Zone of low pressure with clockwise winds in
northern hemisphere
2. Zone of low pressure with anticlockwise winds in
northern hemisphere
3. Zone of high pressure with anticlockwise winds in
northern hemisphere
4. Zone of high pressure with clockwise winds in
northern hemisphere
18. Rain during cold weather seasons is due to -
[UK AE 2012]
1. High pressure
2. Low pressure
3. Both 1 and 2
4. None of these above
19. A rain gauge should preferable to fixed -
[UK JE 2015, HPSSC 2015]
20. The correct position of rain gauge station is –
[DMRC 2017, CRPF SI 2017]
1. Near the building
2. Under the tree
3. In a closed space
4. In a open space
21. The rain gauge must be set as near as ground as
possible - [UK AE 2007]
1. To reduce elevation effect
2. To reduce wind effect
3. To reduce slope effect
4. To avoid visibility
22. Which of the following is non-automatic rain gauge
used to measure rainfall?
1. Symon rain gauge
2. Weighing bucket rain gauge
3. Tipping bucket rain gauge
4. Float type rain gauge
23. Which of the following is a non-recording type rain
gauge-
[SSC JE, 2011, UPPCL. 2013, UK JE 2015]
1. Tipping bucket rain gauge
2. Float type rain gauge
3. Symon rain gauge
4. Weighing bucket rain gauge
24. Which of the following type of rain gauge
rain gauge is used for measuring rain in
remote area? [UK AE 2007]
1. Tipping bucket type
2. Weighing bucket type
3. Floating type
4. Simon rain gauge
25. Standard rain gauge used in India is?
[MP SE 2017, RRB 2014]
1. Tipping bucket type
2. Weighing bucket type
3. Natural syphon type
4. None of the above
26. Symon’s rain gauge does not consist of -
[HHSC JE 2018]
1. Funnel
2. Cylindrical zinc bottle
3. Base
4. Rotating bottle
27. The standard symon rain gauge has a collecting
diameter equal to - [UK JE 2015]
1. 5.08 cm
2. 10.0 cm
3. 12.7 cm
4. 25.4 cm
28. What is the diameter of receiver tipping bucket rain
gauge? [HSSC JE 2018]
1. 400 mm
2. 300 mm
3. 500 mm
4. 100 mm
29. Number of rain gauge station in any basin depend
upon - [HSSC JE 2018]
1. Extant of area
2. Climatic condition
3. Topographical conditions
4. All the above
30. As per IS standards, the optimum number of rain
gauge is? (if error in estimate of basic rainfall is “p”
and coefficient of variation of rainfall is Cv)
[DMRC 2018]
1. Cv2/P
2. Cv/p
3. (Cv/p)2
4. (Cv/p)1/2
31. Which is the simplest method of estimate average
rainfall data if precipitation is uniformly distributed
over a catchment? [MP Vyapam 2016, ESE 2012]
1. Normal ratio method
2. Thiessen polygon method
3. Arithmetic mean method
4. Isohyetal method
32. In a particular catchment area, an accurate
estimate of average rainfall can be obtained by
[RSMSSB JE 2016]
1. Isohyetal method
2. Arithmetic mean method
3. Thiessen method
4. Normal ration method
33. The accurate estimate of average rainfall in a
particular catchment area can be stimated by
[HP JE 2018]
1. Arithmetic mean method
2. Isohyetal method
3. Normal ratio method
4. Thiessen polygon method
34. Which method gives the accurate estimate of average
rainfall in hilly area catchment?
[UK AE 2013, HPSSC 2016]
1. Isohyetal method
2. Normal ratio method
3. Thiessen polygon method
4. Arithmetic mean method
35. Double mass curve technique is used -
[UK AE 2012, ESE 2013, 2006]
1. Check the consistency of rain gauge record
2. Find the average rainfall over a year
3. Find the number of Rain gauge station
4. Estimate the missing precipitation value
36. Average annual rainfall data for any particular
place can be determined by taking mean of previous
rainfall data of -
1. 23 years
2. 28 years
3. 30 years
4. 35 years
37. Science which deals with the monitoring and
measurement of water in hydrological
cycle is called-
1. Hydrology
2. Hydrography
3. Hydrometry
4. Hydraulics
38. Required energy to run hydrological
cycle is provided from –
1. Atmosphere
2. Sun
3. Ocean
4. None of these
39. The length of all streams per unit area of
catchment is called?
1. Stream gallery
2. Drainage density
3. Stream coefficient
4. Drainage coefficient
40. DAD (Depth-Area-Duration) Curve
for a particular storm indicate that the
average depth of rainfall -
1. Remain constant
2. Decrease with area
3. Increases with area
4. Does not depend upon area
41. Interception losses are -
1. More toward the end of storm
2. More at the starting of storm
3. Uniform throughout the storm
4. Low in starting than gradually increase
42. Simon rain gauge is mostly used in India was replaced
by standard gauge in which year
1. 1957
2. 1959
3. 1967
4. 1969
43. Index of wetness at a station is -
1. Actual rainfall/annual avg. rainfall
2. Annual avg. rainfall/actual rainfall
3. More than 60 percent indicate a good condition
4. None of the above
44. Cyclonic precipitation is occurred because
of lifting of air mass due to -
1. Pressure difference
2. Temperature difference
3. Natural topographical barriers
4. All of the above
45. Fall of moisture from atmosphere to the
earth surface is called?
1. Transpiration
2. Precipitation
3. Percolation
4. Evaporation
46. Liquid precipitation consist which one
from given below -
1. Snow
2. Hail
3. Drizzle
4. Sleet
47. Which rain gauge is used to measure rainfall
in hilly and inaccessible area
1. Symon rain gauge
2. Tipping bucket type
3. Floating type
4. Weighing bucket type
48. The most commonly used rain gauge
in India is -
1. Floating type
2. Weighing bucket type
3. Symon rain gauge
4. Tipping bucket type
49. A 70% index of wetness means -
1. Rainfall excess of 30%
2. Rainfall deficiency of 70%
3. Rainfall deficiency of 30%
4. None of the above
50. Coefficient of variation is represented by -
1. (Standard deviation/mean rainfall) × 100
2. (Variance/mean rainfall) × 10
3. (Mean rainfall / standard deviation) × 100
4. (Mean rainfall / variance) × 100
51. The Average annual precipitation at these four station
X, A, B and C are 700 mm, 100 mm, 900 mm and 800
mm resp. If any particular day precipitation at three
station A, B and C were 100 mm, 90 mm and 80 mm
resp. then find the storm precipitation of station X?
1. 70 mm
2. 60 mm
3. 90 mm
4. 105 mm
52. Intensity of rainfall means -
1. Total rainfall in a period
2. Rainfall per unit area
3. Volume of water collected
4. Depth of rainfall per unit time
53. Which of the following does not fit in with the rest?
1. Rain
2. Sleet
3. Fog
4. Snow
54. Convective storm rainfall is caused by -
1. Thermal convection
2. Sudden barometric drawdown
3. Gradual barometric drop
4. Isolated barometric fall in area
55. Convective storm rainfall generally -
1. Long duration and high intensity
2. Short duration and high intensity
3. Long duration and low intensity
4. Short duration and high intensity
56. Double mass curve is potted between -
1. Total annual rainfall at a station and total annual
rainfall of the previous year.
2. Total annual rainfall at a station and total annual
rainfall of the neighbor stations
3. Actual rainfall and cumulative rainfall
4. Cumulative total annual rainfall at a station and
cumulative annual rainfall at a number of nearby
station
57. Snowfall is expressed in term of -
1. Weight of snow fallen per unit area
2. Depth of snow fall
3. Depth of snow fallen and its equivalent in water
depth
4. Water level after snow melt
58. Thiessen polygon method is -
1. Define the zone of influence of each station
2. Define the zone of equal rainfall
3. Graphical representation of arithmetic mean data
4. An accurate method of estimation mean rainfall
data
59. Double mass curve analysis is made -
1. Find missing rainfall data at a station
2. To detect any change in rainfall data of a station
3. To study change in rainfall pattern
4. To predict rain fall in a year
60. The water equivalent of snow is about -
1. 10%
2. 20%
3. 30%
4. 50%
61. An Isonif is a line joining points having equal
1. Rainfall
2. Sunshine
3. Wind velocity
4. Snowfall
62. Ombrometer (pluviometer) is used to measure -
1. Soil moisture stress of a plant
2. Rainfall depth
3. Leaf area
4. Root zone depth
63. What is the chemical symbol for ice as per UNESCO
terminology -
1. H8O4
2. H2 O
3. H6O3
4. H4O2
64. Inconsistency of the rainfall data can be checked by
which one of the following?
1. Isohytal method
2. Thiessen polygon method
3. Double mass curve technique
4. Sequent peak algorithem
65. Which one of the following is not a major type
of storm precipitation?
1. Frontol storm
2. Air mass storm
3. Orographic storm
4. Continental storm
66. The average annual rainfall over the whole of India
is estimated as -
1. 86 cm
2. 119 cm
3. 203 cm
4. 160 cm
67. In installing a rain gauge network, the relevant
Indian Standard recommend that -
1. The density of gauge should be more in plains
than hills
2. In regions having an average elevation of 1000
m, at least one station is 130 sq km is desired
3. At least 50% of rain gauge station should be
recording types
4. At least 10% of station should be recording
type
68. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched-
a. Isochrone – Travel time
b. Isonif – Snowfall amount
c. Isobath – Atmospheric Temperature
d. Isohaline – Sunshine hours
e. Isohytes – Rainfall
1. a, b, c and e
2. b, c, d and e
3. a, b, d and e
4. a, b and e
69. A mean annual runfoff of 1 cubic meter per sec
from a catchment of area 10 sq km represent an
effective rainfall of
1. 100 cm
2. 315.4 cm
3. 31.54 cm
4. 10 cm
70. The coefficient of variation of the rainfall for six
gauge station in a catchment was found to be
29.54%. The optimim number of station in the
catchment for an admissible 10% error in the
estimation of the mean rainfall will be-
1. 3
2. 6
3. 9
4. 12
71. A metrological division in India is said to
experience severe drought, if the seasonal rainfall
deficiency from the normal rainfall is -
1. > 50%
2. > 25%
3. > 75%
4. > 90%
72. According top Indian Metro Department, a
metrological division is considered to be affected by
drought, if it receive -
1. Total annual rainfall less than 50% of the
normal value
2. Total annual rainfall less than 75% of the
normal value
3. Total annual rainfall less than 85% of the
normal value
4. If the seasonal rainfall deficiency is less than
20%
73. An area is classified as a drought prone area, if the
probability P of occurance of a drought is -
1. 0.4 < P 1.0
2. 0.2 < P 0.4
3. 0.1 < P 0.2
4. 0.0 < P 0.2
74. According to Indian Metrological Department, a
year is considered a drought year in case the total
area affected by metrological drought in the
country is more than -
1. 20% of the total area of country
2. 50% of the total area of country
3. 75% of the total area of country
4. 10% of the total area of country
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