Question 01.

The precipitation is measured in terms of

Type multiple_choice
Option intensity of pressure incorrect
Option depth of water correct
Option quantity of water incorrect
Option volume of water incorrect
Solution B)The precipitation is measured in depth of water.
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Question 02. A frontal precipitation is a type of

Type multiple_choice
Option Convective precipitation incorrect
Option Cyclonic precipitation correct
Option Orographic precipitation incorrect
Option Turbulent ascent incorrect
Solution B
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Question 03. This type of rain gauge commonly used for measuring rainfall of an
area is
Type multiple_choice
Option Weighing bucket type rain incorrect
gauge
Option lipping bucket type rain gauge incorrect
Option Floating type rain gauge incorrect
Option Symons rain gauge correct
Solution D)The commonly used non recording rain
gauge is Symon's rain gauge.
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Question 04. . In the absence of long records of rainfall, two or more stations are
combined to get the recurrence internal calculations. This method
is known as
Type multiple_choice
Option Station year method correct
Option Thiessen mean method incorrect
Option Mass curve method incorrect
Option Point rainfall method incorrect
Solution A
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Question 05. Rainfall mass curve shows the variation of

Type multiple-choice
Option Rainfall intensity with time incorrect
Option Rainfall intensity with correct
Cumulative rain fall
Option Rainfall new with time incorrect
Option Cumulative rainfall with time incorrect
Solution <1
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Question 06. Hydrology deals with

Type multiple_choice
Option rain water incorrect
Option river water incorrect
Option sea water incorrect
Option surface and underground water correct
Solution ANS :D) Hydrology deals with occurrence, distribution & circulation of
water in environment and also study of water in surface and sub surface
[under ground] layers of earth and its effect on environment
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Question 07. Isohyets is the lines joining the points of equal

Type multiple_choice
Option pressure incorrect
Option height incorrect
Option humidity incorrect
Option rainfall correct
Solution D
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Question 08. The standard height of a rain gauge is

Type multiple_choice
Option 100.0 mm incorrect
Option 200.0 mm incorrect
Option 300.0 mm correct
Option 500.0 mm incorrect
Solution C
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Question 09. Symons rain gauge is

Type multiple_choice
Option recording type incorrect
Option non-recording type correct
Option indicative type incorrect
Option cumulative recording type incorrect
Solution B
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Question 10. . The total quantity of water in the world is about

Type multiple_choice
Option 20 M.km3 incorrect
Option 37.5 M.km3 incorrect
Option 135.75 M.km3 incorrect
Option 1357.5 M.km3 correct
Solution D)Total volume of water in world is 1357.5 x 106 km3
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Question 11. The following is not a form of precipitation

Type multiple_choice
Option Rain incorrect
Option Snow incorrect
Option Vapour correct
Option Hail incorrect
Solution C)Forms of precipitation include rain, drizzle, snow, hail, sleet and dew.
Vapour is a state of
 water.
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Question 12. . A plot of ‘time' versus ‘rainfall intensity is called

Type multiple_choice
Option hyetograph correct
Option mass curve of rainfall incorrect
Option hydrograph incorrect
Option unit hydrograph incorrect
Solution A)Hyetograph is a bar diagram plot between intensity of rainfall versus
time to know hourly variation in a single rainfall.
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Question 13. . During anticyclones in northern hemisphere, the wind blows

Type multiple_choice
Option Clockwise inward incorrect
Option Anticlockwise inward correct
Option Anticlockwise outward incorrect
Option Clockwise outward incorrect
Solution Cyclone: Large area of low pressure region with circular wind motion is
cyclone.
Anticyclone: High pressure region genera elliptical & cover very large
areas.
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Question 14. Double mass curve technique is applied

Type multiple_choice
Option To check the distribution of incorrect
rainfall datain the catchments
Option To check the variability of correct
rainfall data
Option To check the consistency of incorrect
records at suspected rain gauge
station
Option To prepare isohyetal maps incorrect
Solution
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Question 15. Drizzle or rain when freezes as it comes in contact with cold objects is
called
Type multiple_choice
Option Glaze correct
Option Sleet incorrect
Option Snow incorrect
Option Hail incorrect
Solution A
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Question 16. One of the following is not a major type of storm precipitation

Type multiple_choice
Option Frontal storm incorrect
Option Air mass storm incorrect
Option Orographic storm incorrect
Option Continental storm correct
Solution D
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Question 17. According to Indian standards, the number of Rain gauge stations for
an area of 5200 km in plains should be
Type multiple_choice
Option 10 correct
Option 15 incorrect
Option 20 incorrect
Option 30 incorrect
Solution A) As per IS:4987-1968, ANSWER :A
B) In Plains: 1 station per 520 km2
C) In regions of average elevation of 1000
D) m: 1 station per 260-390 km2
E) In predominantly hilly areas with heavy
F) rainfall: 1 station per 130 km2 For 5200 km2 area in plains 10
number of
G) raingauges is required.
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Question 18. Cyclonic precipitation is caused by lifting of an air mass due to

Type multiple_choice
Option Pressure difference correct
Option Temperature difference incorrect
Option Natural topographical barriers incorrect
Option None of these incorrect
Solution A
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Question 19. A hyetograph is a graphical representation of

Type multiple_choice
Option rainfall intensity and time correct
Option rainfall depth and time incorrect
Option discharge and time incorrect
Option cumulative rainfall and time incorrect
Solution A ) Hyetograph is a plot drawn between rainfall intensity versus time in the
form of bar diagram
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Question 20. The depth area duration analysis for a catchment would indicate that

Type multiple_choice
Option for a given area the maximum incorrect
depth for a given storm
increases with area
Option for a given area the maximum incorrect
average
depth of rainfall decreases with
duration
Option for a given area the maximum correct
average depth of rainfall
increases with duration
Option for a given area the maximum incorrect
average depth of rainfall has no
relationship with either the
duration or the area
Solution C )Depth -Area - Duration Analysis [DAD]
used to derive maximum depth of rainfall over an area in a given duration.
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Question 21. In a catchment there arc six rain gauge stations with average depth of
rainfall of 92.8 cm and standard deviation of the rainfall is recorded in
these rain gauge stations is 30.7 cm. For a 10% degree of error in the
measurement of mean rainfall, the optimum
number of stations required is
Type multiple_choice
Option 11 nos correct
Option 6 nos incorrect
Option 10 nos incorrect
Option 5 nos incorrect
Solution A) Coefficient of variation,
lOOcr/p= 100x30.7 /92.8
= 33.08189%
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Question 22. The nearest object from a rain gauge should be

at a minimum distance equal to
Type multiple_choice
Option Its height incorrect
Option Twice its height correct
Option Thrice its height incorrect
Option Height calculated using a incorrect
formula
Solution B
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Question 23. Which of the following is a non-recording rain gauge

Type multiple_choice
Option Tipping bucket type rain gauge incorrect
Option Symons rain gauge correct
Option Weighing type rain gauge incorrect
Option Floating type rain gauge incorrect
Solution B
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Question 24. Isohyet is a line joining points having

Type multiple_choice
Option Equal height above MSL incorrect
Option Equal rainfall depth of given correct
duration
Option Equal Barometric Pressure incorrect
Option Equal evaporation rate incorrect
Solution B
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Question 25. The recording type rain gauge gives

Type multiple_choice
Option Mass curve of rainfall incorrect
Option Hydrograph correct
Option Total rainfall of 24 hours period incorrect
Option Monthly rainfall incorrect
Solution
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Question 26. The science which deals with occurrence distribution and circulation of
water is called
Type multiple_choice
Option Rainfall intensity with time correct
Option Rainfall intensity with incorrect
cumulative rainfall
Option Rainfall excess with time incorrect
Option Cumulative rainfall with time incorrect
Solution A
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Question 27. The double mass curve technique is a adopted to

Type multiple_choice
Option To obtain the amount of incorrect
storage needed
to maintain a demand pattern
Option Obtain intensities of rainfall at incorrect
various
durations
Option Estimate the missing data incorrect
Option To check the consistency of correct
data
Solution D ) Double mass curve
(i) Plot between accumulated rainfall of
station "x" (vs) accumulated mass
rainfall of base stations
(ii) Used to check consistency of rainfall
records.
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Question 28. The science which deals with occurrence distribution and circulation of
water is called
Type multiple_choice
Option Hydrography incorrect
Option Hydrometry incorrect
Option Hydrology correct
Option Hydraulics incorrect
Solution C
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Question 29. The double-mass curve technique is adopted

Type multiple_choice
Option check the consistency of rain correct
gauge records
Option to find the average rainfall over incorrect
a number of years
Option to find the number of rain incorrect
gauges required
Option Above atmospheric pressure incorrect
Solution A) Double mass curve is used to test consistency of rainfall data.
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Question 30. Isohyet is line joining points having

Type multiple_choice
Option Equal evaporation rate incorrect
Option Equal barometric pressure incorrect
Option Equal height above MSL incorrect
Option Equal rainfall depth of given correct
duration
Solution D) Isohyet is a line joining equal depth of
rainfall
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Question 31. Rain gauge station ‘ X' did not function for a part of a month during
which a storm occurred. The storm produced rainfalls of 80, 90 and
100 mm at three surrounding stations A, B and C respectively.
 The normal annual rainfalls at the stations X, A, B and C are respectively
880, 800, 880 and 1000 mm. Estimate the missing storm
rainfall at station X
Type multiple_choice
Option 86.67 mm incorrect
Option 86.87 mm incorrect
Option 98.67 mm incorrect
Option 88.87 mm correct
Solution ANS :D) 88.87 mm
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Question 32. Identify standard non-recording rain gauge among the following grain
gauge used for measuring rainfall which was prescribed by IMD
Type multiple_choice
Option Symons rain gauge incorrect
Option floating type with siphon incorrect
arrangement
Option Tipping bucket type incorrect
Option Weighing bucket type correct
Solution ANS:D) Non-recording rain gauge
(1) Symons rain gauge
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Question 33. flow duration curve is the graph drawn between

Type multiple_choice
Option the accumulated discharge and incorrect
time
Option the discharge and the percent correct
of the time such discharge is
equalled or exceeded
Option cumulative volume of flow and incorrect
time
Option the discharge in the stream and incorrect
time
Solution ANS: B
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Question 34. Isohyets are defined as

Type multiple_choice
Option line joining points of equal incorrect
relative humidity
Option line joining points of equal correct
amount of rain fall
Option line joining points of equal incorrect
rain fall intensity
Option line joining points of equal incorrect
storm duration
Solution ANS :B Isohyets: A line on a map connecting points having the same
amount o rainfall [equal rainfall depth] in a given duration.
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