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                | 1551.  | 
The device used for measuring discharge of irrigation channel, well or canal outlet is called: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Weir | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Notch | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Meter gate | 
				 				 D. | 
                 All are correct | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D  
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                | 1552.  | 
A sheet of water, which overflows a weir, is: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Head   | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Nape | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Both (a) and (b) | 
				 				 D. | 
                 None of these | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 1553.  | 
The basic formula to calculate the discharge through weir is: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Q = CLH | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Q = CLHm | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Q = LHm | 
				 				 D. | 
                 None of these | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 1554.  | 
A contracted trapezoidal weir in which each side of the notch has a slope of horizontal 1 to 4 vertical is: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Trapezoidal weir | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Cipoletti weir | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Rectangular weir | 
				 				 D. | 
                 V-notch | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 1555.  | 
A cipoletti weir has a breadth of 60 cm at its crest and head of water flowing over the crest is 30 cm, the discharge of weir will be: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 180 lit/sec | 
				 				 B. | 
                 180 lit/min | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 186 lit/sec | 
				 				 D. | 
                 183 lit/min | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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                | 1556.  | 
An open channel flow in which flow characteristic at any poi8nt do not change with: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Steady flow | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Unsteady flow | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Uniform flow | 
				 				 D. | 
                 Non-uniform flow | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 1557.  | 
The common conservation measures for agricultural lands are: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Bunding and broad based terracing | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Bench terracing | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Contour trenching | 
				 				 D. | 
                 All are correct | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 1558.  | 
The velocity of flow in open channel is determined by: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Darcy's formula | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Manning's formula | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Both (a) and (b) | 
				 				 D. | 
                 None of these | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 1559.  | 
A brick or stone masonry linings are recommended for lining watercourses from channels where discharge is: |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Less than 30 lit/sec | 
				 				 B. | 
                 More than 30 lit/min | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Only 30 lit/sec | 
				 				 D. | 
                 None of these | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 1560.  | 
A structure used to carry out irrigation water across the stream, canals, gullies and other natural depression is: |  
 
 
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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