The property of soil which indicates the volume of water stored in the formation is called ___________________?
A. Specific yield
B. Porosity
C. Field capacity
D. Specific retention
Water Management MCQs
The property of saturated soil mass which transmits appreciable quantities . water is called___________________?
A. Porosity
B. Transmissibility
C. Permeability
D. Discharge
The discharge of a well per unit draw down usually expressed as gallons or liters per minute is called ____________________?
A. Discharge
B. Specific volume
C. Specific capacity
D. All are correct
Ground water moving down wards in the un-saturated ground above the water table is called___________________?
A. Hygroscopic water
B. Capillary water
C. Gravity water
D. All are correct
To protect the face of embankment against the attack of wave wash with stone boulders is called _________________?
A. Pitching
B. Armouring
C. Revetment
D. All are correct
The mass per unit volume of a liquid at standard temperature and pressure is called ____________________?
A. Specific weight
B. Specific gravity
C. Mass density
D. None of these
The experiment of capillary rise is performed in a glass tube of smaller diameter, because___________________?
A. It is easily visible
B. Glass tube is cheaper than metal
C. Glass tube is lighter than metallic tube
D. Capillary rise is significant
The mercury in a glass tube assumes convex shape at the top because of_________________________?
A. Cohesion
B. Adhesion
C. Surface Tension
D. Viscosity
The property of liquid which controls its rate of flow is called __________________?
A. Capillarity
B. Compressibility
C. Viscosity
D. Specific gravity
The water force per meter length on a vertical wall is equal to_________________?
A. w H
B. W.H/2
C. WH2 2
D. wh2
