IRRIGATION

1.WATER REQUIREMENT

1
If duty is 1500 hec/cumec and base
period of 150 days for an irrigated crop,
the delta of the crop will be
[TSPSC AEE 2022]

1. 86.4 cm
2. 86.4 mm
3. 864 cm
4. 0.864 mm

Correct Answer: A

2
A reservoir with a live storage of 300
million cubic metre irrigates 40000
hectares (1 hectare = 104 m2) of a crop
with two fillings of the reservoir. If the
base period of the crop is 12- days, the
duty for this crop (in hectares per cumec,
round off to integer) will then be
[GATE 2021 AN]

Correct Answer: 691.2-691.2

3
What is the delta for a crop when its duty
is 864 hectares/cumec on the field and the
base period of this crop is 120 days?
[ESE Prelims 2021]

(a) 120 cm

(b) 140 cm

(c) 160 cm

(d) 172 cm
Correct Answer: A

4.
If wheat requires 75 cm of water after
every 28 days and the base period for
wheat is 140 days, what is the value
of delta for wheat?
 [ESE Prelims 2021]

(a) 7.5 cm

(b) 27.5 cm

(c) 37.5 cm

(d) 17.5 cm

Correct Answer: C

5
A crop requires a total depth of 96 cm of
water for a base period of 2280 hours.
Find the duty of water.
[SSC JE 30-10-2020 AN]

1. 855 hectares/cumec
2. 1058 hectares/cumec
3. 882 hectares/cumec
4. 765 hectares/cumec

Correct Answer: A

6
Find the delta of a crop when its duty is
900 ha/cumec on the field. The base
period of the crop is 100 days [SSC JE
30-10-2020 FN]

1. 87 cm
2. 64 cm
3. 45 cm
4. 96 cm

Correct Answer: D

7
A certain crop needs 3 cumec of water
for irrigating 5100 hectares land up to
10 cm depth. Total 12 watering at an
interval of 10 days are needed. Duty and
delta (in hectare/cumec and cm
respectively) will be:
[SSC JE 29-10-2020 FN]
 1. 51000, 1200
2. 15300, 0.12
3. 1700, 120
4. 510, 1.2

Correct Answer: C

8
What is the delta (Δ) for the crop when
its duty is 864 hectares/ and the base
period is 120 days. [SSC JE 28-10-
2020 AN]

1. 180 cm
2. 200 cm
3. 100 cm
4. 120 cm

Correct Answer: D

9
the crop period is 120 days. It required
10 cm depth of water at every 10 days.
Its delta is (kpsc AE
archaeology/head draftsman-2015)

(a) 120 cm

(b) 60 cm

(c) 12 cm

(d) 6 cm

10
if the duty of a crop for a base period of
120 days is 1250 hectares/cumec, its
delta is (Kerala Asst.Preofessor-
2016)

(a) 83 cm

(b) 80 cm

(c) 85 cm
 (d) 88 cm

11
A reservoir with live storage of 400
million cubic meters of water is
available to irrigate an area of 40,000
hectares with 2 fillings in a year. If the
crop season is 125 days. The duty is
hectares/cubic
meter.
(KPSC JE 2016)

(1) 440

(2) 540

(3) 940

(4) 1040

Correct Answer: B

12
What shall be the duty of irrigation water
if 3 cumecs of water supply is required
for a crop sown in area of 5100 hectares
? (KPSC JE 2016)

(1) 15300

(2) 5100

(3) 1700

(4) 3

Correct Answer: C

13
If base period is 100 days and the duty
of the canal is 1000 hectares per
cumec, the delta of crop will be (MCSE
2016)
 (A) 0.864 cm

(B) 8.64 cm

(C) 86.4cm

(D) 864m

14
For the irrigation of a crop, the base
period is 100 days and delta is 150 cm.
Then the duty in ha/m3.s on the field
is[MPSC ESE 2012-2]

1. 5.76
2. 576
3. 0.576
4. 13.06

Correct Answer: B

15
If wheat requires about 7.5 cm of water
after every 28 days and the base period
for wheat is 140 days, then the delta for
wheat is [TNPSC AE 20-5-2018]

(a) 37.5 cm

(b) 35 cm

(c) 30 cm

(d) 41.25 cm

Correct Answer: A

16
If the duty for a base period of 120 days
is 1500 hectares/cumec, then the delta
for the crop is approximately[APPSC
AEE 2019 paper-2]

Correct Answer:690mm
17
If a crop requires a total depth of 1 m of
water for the base period of 150 days
then duty of water is: [APPSC AEE 2019
paper-2]

Correct Answer:
1296 hectares/cumec

18
Base period of a crop is 120 days and
the duty is 864 hectares/cumec on the
field. What is the Delta for this crop ?
(AE (ENV) Mains-2017)

(a) 120 cm

(b) 7.2 cm

(c) 200 cm

(d) 864 cm

Correct Answer: A

19
Given that the base period is 100 days
and duty of the canal is 1000 hectares
per cumec. The depth of water will be
(AEE-2009)

(a) 0.864 cm

(b) 8.64 cm

(c) 86.4 cm

(d) 864 cm
Correct Answer: C
20
The delta for a crop having base period
120 days is 70 cm, then the duty is
(AEE-2008)

(a) 2480 hectare/cumec

(b) 1481 hectare/cumec

(c) 148 hectare/cumec

(d) 1.481 hectare/cumec

Correct Answer: B

21
A crop requires a total depth of 9.2 cm
of water for a base period of 120 days.
The duty water is (AEE-2006)

(a) 1130 ha/cumec

(b) 113 ha/cumec

(c) 11.3 ha/cumec

(d) (d) 11300 ha/cumec

Correct Answer: D

22
The command area of a canal grows only
one crop, i.e., wheat. The base period of
wheat is 120 days and its total water
requirement, Δ is 40 cm. If the canal
discharge is 2 m3/s, the area, in hectares,
rounded off to the nearest integer, which
could be irrigated (neglecting all losses),
is
. [GATE 2019 AN]

Correct Answer: 5184-5184

23
The transplantation of rice requires 10
days and total depth of water required
during transplantation is 48 cm. During
transplantation there is an effective rainfall
(useful for irrigation) of 8 cm. The duty of
irrigation water in hectare/ cumecs
is[GATE 2013]

(A) 612

(B) 216

(C) 300

(D) 108

Correct Answer: B

24
The culturable command area of a canal
is 10,000 ha. The area grows only two
crops- rice in the Kharif season and
wheat in the Rabi season. The design
discharge of the canal is based on the rice
requirements, which has an irrigated area
of 2500 ha, base period of 150 days and
delta of 130 cm. The maximum
permissible irrigated area (in ha) for
wheat, with a base period of 120 days and
delta of 50 cm,
is [GATE 2017 AN]

Correct Answer: 5200-5200

25

Wheat crop requires 55 cm of water

during
120 days of base period. The total rainfall
during this period is 100 mm. Assume
the
irrigation efficiency to be 60%. The area
(in
ha) of the land which can be irrigated with
a canal flow of 0.01 m3/s is [GATE-12]
(A) 13.82
(B) 18.85
(C) 23.04
(D) 230.40
Correct Answer: A

26
A field of 500 hectares is to be irrigated for
a particular crop having 100 days base
period. The total depth of water required
by the crop is 100 cm. Calculate the duty
of the water (in hectares per cubic
metre). [SSC JE 22-01-2018 AN]
1)8.64
2)57.87

3)86.4

4)864

Correct Answer: D

27
The duty of crops requiring 1.08 m of
water over 120 days is
[APPSC AEE 2004]

1. 960.0 hectares/cu m
2. 960.0 cu. m / hectare
3. 1200.0 hectares/cu m
4. 1200.0 cu m / hectare

Correct Answer: A
28
An agricultural land of 437ha is to irrigate
for a particular crop. The base period of
the crop is 50 days and the total depth of
water required by crop is 105 cm, if a
rainfall of 15 cm occur’s during the base
period, the duty of irrigation water
is [GATE-09][APPSC AEE 2016]

a) 437 ha/cumec

b) 487 ha/cumec

c) 741 ha/cumec

d) 864 ha/cumec

Correct Answer: B

29
The duty of crop is 1500 hectares in base
period is 120 days. The delta of crop is
[TSPSC AEE 2015]

A. 690 mm
B. 860 mm
C. 1100 mm
D. 1000 mm
Correct Answer: A

30
Water is released at the rate of 12 cumec
at the head of canal. If duty at the field is
1250 ha/cumec and loss of water in
transmit is 0.25%. find the area of the
land that can be irrigated in hectares.
[TSPSC HMWS&SB 2020]

1. 1.125 x 106
2. 1.125 x 104
3. 1.125 x 102
4. 1.125 x 108

Correct Answer: B
31
The total irrigation depth of water,
required by a certain crop in its entire
growing period of 150 days is 25·92 cm.
The cultural command area for a
distributaries channel is 1,00,000 hectares.
The distributaries channel shall be
designed for a discharge of [AE (Civil) in
Mahanagara Palike 2017]

1. less than 2 cumecs

2. 2 cumecs
3. 20 cumecs
4. more than 20 cumecs

Correct Answer: D
32
the discharge capacity required at the
outlet to irrigate 2600 ha of sugar cane
having a kor depth of 17 cm and a kor
period of 30 days is (TSPSC-AEE-2018)

(a) 14.7 m3/s

(b) 1.71 m3/s

(c) 0.18 m3/s

(d) 2.3 m3/s

Correct Answer: B
33
a canal was designed to supply the
irrigation needs of 1200 ha of growing
rice of 140 days base period and having
a delta of 134 cm. if the canal waters are
used to irrigate wheat of base period
120 days and having a delta of 52 cm.
the area that can be irrigated is (TSPSC-
AEE-2018)

(a) 399 ha

(b) 2651 ha

(c) 543 ha

(d) 3608 ha
 Correct Answer: B

34
If average rate of infiltration is 5 cm/h,
what will be the maximum area that can
be irrigated by a stream with a discharge
of
0.05 m3/s ? [AE (ENV) Mains-2017]

Options :

A.0.36 hectares

B.36 hectares
C.0.864 hectares
D.0.25 hectares

Correct Answer: B

35
A Persian wheel with an average
discharge of 230 litre/minute irrigates 1
hectare wheat crop in 50 hours. The
average depth of irrigation will be
nearly[IES 2020 prelims]

(a) 4 cm

(b) 5 cm

(c) 6 cm

(d) 7 cm

Correct Answer: D

36
The discharge capacity required at the
outlet to irrigate 3000 ha of
sugarcane having a kor depth of 173
mm and a kor period of 30 days is
[IES 2015-2]

(A) 2.0 m3 /s

(B) 1.0m3/s
 (C)20 m3/s
(D)0.20 m3/s
Correct Answer: A

37
A field channel has cultivable commanded
area of 2000 hectares. The intensities of
irrigation for gram and wheat are 30%
and 50% respectively. Gram has a kor
period of 18 days, kor depth of 12 cm,
while wheat has a kor period of 18 days
and a kor depth of 15 cm. The discharge
(in m3/s) required in the field channel to
supply water to the commanded area
during the kor period is
. [GATE 2015 AN]

Correct Answer: 1.427-1.427

38
The culturable command area for a
distributarychannel is 20,000
hectares. Wheat grown in the entire
area and the intensity of irrigation is
50%. The kor period for wheat is 30
days and the kor water depth is
120mm. The outlet discharge for the
distributary should be [GATE-07]

(A) 2.85m3/s
(B) 3.21 m3/s
(C) 4.63 m3/s

(D) 5.23 m3/s

Correct Answer: C

39
 The consumptive use of water for a crop
duringa particular stage of growth is
2.0mm / day. The maximum depth of
available water is the root zone is
60mm. Irrigation is required when the
amount of available water is 50% of the
maximum available water in the root
zone. Frequency of irrigation should be
[GATE-07]

(A) 10 days

(B) 15days

(C) 20days

(D) 25days

(E)
Correct Answer: B
40
The culturable commanded area for a
distributary is 2 x 108 m2. The intensity of
irrigation for a crop is 40%. If kor water
depth and kor period for the crop are
14cm and 4 weeks respectively. the peak
discharge is (GATE-05)

a.2.63m3/sec

b.
4.63m3/sec
c.8.58m3/sec
d.11.58 m3/sec

Correct Answer: B
41
A canal irrigates a portion of a culturable c
ommand area to grow sugarcane and
wheat. The avengedischarges required
to grow sugarcane and wheat are,
respectively, 0.36 and 0.27 cumecs. The
timefactor is 0.9. Th e required design
capacity of the canal is
(GATE-04)

(a.) 0.36 cumecs

(b.) 0.40 cumecs

(c.) 0.63 cumecs

(d.) 0.70 cumecs

Correct Answer: D
42
The total irrigation depth of water,
required by a certain crop in its entire
growing period (150 days),is 25.92cm.
The culturable command area for a
distributary channel is 100,000 hectares.
Thedistributary channel shall be
designed for a discharge [GATE -03]

(a.) less than 2 umecs

(b.) 2 cumecs
(c.) 20 cumecs

(d.) more than 20 cumecs

Correct Answer: D
43
A canal was designed to supply the
irrigation needs of 1200 hectares of land
growing rice of 140 days base period
having a Delta of 134 cms. If this canal
water is used to irrigate wheat of base
period 120 days having a Delta of 52 cm,
the area (in Hectares) that can be irrigated
is:
[GATE -02]
(A) 2650
(B) 3608
(C) 543
(D) none of the above.
44
The intensity of irrigation for the Kharif
season is 50% for an irrigation project
with culturable command area of
50,000 hectares. The duty for the Kharif
season is 1000 hectare/cumec.
Assuming transmission loss of 10%, the
required discharge (in cumec, up to two
decimal places) at the head of the canal is

(GATE 2018 AN)

Correct Answer: 27.00 -28.00

45
The discharge required for Rabi and
kharif crops are 0.4 m 3 /s and 0.3 m 3 /s
respectively. The capacity and time
factors are 0.8 and 0.5 respectively at
each season. The design discharge of the
distributary at its head is
[IES 2010-2]

a) 0.8 m 3 /s
b) 0.16 m 3 /s
c) 1.0 m 3 /s
d) 1.24 m 3/s

Correct Answer: C

46
If the discharge required for different
crops is 0.4 cumes in the field and the
capacity factor and time factors are 0.8
and 0.5 respectively, then what is the
design discharge for the distributory t its
head[IES 2007-2]

a. 0.80 Cumecs
b. 0.16 Cumecs
c. 1.0 Cumecs
d. 1.24 Cumecs
 Correct Answer: C

47
For a culturable command area of 1000
hectare with intensity of irrigation of
50%, the duty on field for a certain crop
is 2000 hectare/cumec. What is the
discharge required at head of water
course with 25% losses of water ?
[IES 2004-2]
a. 3/16 cumec
b. 1/4 cumec
c. 1/3cumec
d. 1/2 cumec

Correct Answer: C

48
The field capacity of a certain soil is 20%
and the specific gravity is 1.6. Before
applying irrigation water, a wet sample of
soil was taken and its mass was found as
150 gm after oven drying its mass was 136
g. Determine the depth of water that must
be applied to irrigate the soil to a depth of
0.9 m. [TSPSC AEE 2022]

1. 90 mm
2. 140 mm
3. 210 mm
4. 180 mm

Correct Answer: B

49
The following data were noted from an
irrigation field: Field capacity = 20%,
Permanent wilting point = 10%,
Permissible depletion of available soil
moisture = 50%, Dry unit weight of soil=
15 kN/m3 Effective rainfall = 50 mm. The
net irrigation requirement per metre depth
of soil will be. [PPSE JE 2022]

1. 75 mm
2. 125 mm
3. 50 mm
4. 25 mm

Correct Answer: D
50
A certain crop is grown in an area of 3000
hectares which is fed by a canal system.
The data pertaining to irrigation is as
follow. [SSC JE 30-10-2020 AN]

1. field capacity of soil = 29%

2. optimum moisture = 17%
3. effective depth of root zone =
80 cm
4. relative density of soil = 1.302

If the frequency of irrigation is 10 days

and permanent wilting point = 10%, then
find the daily consumptive use.

1. 12.5 cm
2. 125 cm
3. 0.125 cm
4. 1.25 cm

Correct Answer: D

51
crops are grown in a field having soil, which
has a field capacity of 30% and permanent
wilting point of 13%. The effective depth of
root zone is 80 cm. Irrigation water is
supplied when the average soil moisture
drops to 20%. Consider density of the soil
as 1500 kg/m3 and density of water as
1000 kg/m3. If the daily consumptive use of
water for the crops is 2 mm, the frequency
of irrigation the crops (in days), is
[GATE 2020 AN]

(a) 7

(b) 10

(c) 11

(d) 13

Correct Answer: B
52
a clayey soil has field capacity of 35% and
permanent wilting point of 20% if the
specific weight of soil is 12.75 kN/m3, the
available holding capacity in 0.80 cm depth
of soil, constituting the root zone depth of a
crop ,is (TSPSC-AEE-2018)

(a) 17.5 cm

(b) 15.6 cm

(c) 20.8 cm

(d) 36.4 cm

ANS:B

Correct Answer: B

53
The field capacity of a soil is 25%, its
permanent wilting point is 15% and
specific dry unity weight is 1.5, if the depth
of root zone of a crop, is 80 cm, the
storage capacity of the soil, is [APPSC AEE
Prelims 2016]

A.8 cm

B.10 cm

C.12 cm

D.14 cm

Correct Answer: C
54
If dry weight of soil 1.5 g/cc, field
capacity is 30% and permanent wilting
point is 10
%, then the moisture depth available for
evapotranspiration in root zone of 1 m
depth (AEE-2008)

(a) 450 mm

(b) 300 mm

(c) 200 mm

(d) 150 mm

Correct Answer: B
55
the following data were recorded from an
irrigated field [IES-97]

1.Field capacity:20%

2.Permanent wilting point :10%

3.Permissible depletion of variable of

available soil moisture :50% 4.Dry

unit weight of soil:1500 kgf/m3

5.Effective rainfall :25 mm

Based on these data ,the net irrigation

requirement per metre depth of soil will be

A.75 mm

B.125 mm

C.50 mm

D.25 mm

Correct Answer: d
56
For an irrigated field having: Field capacity
= 30%, Permanent wilting point =10%,
Permissible depletion of available moisture
= 40%, Dry weight of soil = 14.70 kN/m3,
Unit weight of water = 9.8 kN/m3 and
Effective rainfall = 30 mm, what is the net
irrigation requirement per meter depth of
soil ? [IES 2014-2]

(a)300 mm

(b)150 mm

(c)120 mm

(d)90 mm

Correct Answer: D
57
Calculate the permanent wetting point if
the depth of water in the root zone at the
permanent welting point per meter depth
of soil is 0.4m.the dry density of the soil is
16 kN/m3. [SSC JE 24-01-2018 AN]

1)0.025

2)0.245

3)0.4

4)0.64

Correct Answer: B

58
Irrigation water is to be provided to a crop
in a field to bring the moisture content of
the soil from the existing 18% to the field
capacity of the soil at 28% .The effective
root zone of the crop is 70 cm.if the
densities of the soil and water are 1.3
g/cm3 and 1 gm/cm3 respectively,the
depth of the irrigation water (in mm)
required for irrigation the crop is [GATE-
14 AN]

Correct Answer: 91-91

59
The field capacity of a soil is 25%, its
permanent wilting point is 15% and
specific dry unit weight is 1.5. If the depth
of root zone of a crop is 80 cm, the
storage capacity of the soil is . [SSC JE
02-03-2017 FN]

1) 8 cm

2) 10 cm

3) 12 cm

4) 14 cm

Correct Answer: C
60
Field capacity and optimum moisture
content of a soil of density 1.3g/cc are
23% is 16% respectively. If effective depth
of root zone is 70 cm, water available for
evapotranspiration is[APPSC AEE 2016]

a) 25.4 cm

b) 22.29 cm

c) 14.56 cm
d) 10.92 cm

Correct Answer: D

61 What is the moisture depth available for

evapotranspiration in root zone of 1 m
depth soil, if dry weight of soil is 1.5
gm/cc, field capacity is 30% and
permanent wilting point is 10% ?[IES
2004-2]
a. 450 mm
b. 300 mm
c. 200 mm
d. 150 mm

Correct Answer: B