Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology (3160610) MCQs

MCQs of Flood Management

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1.

The earth embankments contructed parrallel to river for flood protection are called

(a)

Guide banks
(b)

Levees
(c)

Terraces
(d)

Groynes
Answer:

Option (b)

2.

The only structural flood control measure included below is 

(a)

Dikes 
(b)

Terraces 
(c)

Cutoffs
(d)

Flood plain zoning 
Answer:

Option (a)

3.

Flood ways are 

(a)

Embankments 
(b)

Concrete walls 
(c)

ponds 
(d)

low laying areas 
Answer:

Option (d)

4.

The flood may be caused due to 

(a)

Breach of dam 
(b)

Heavy precipitation 
(c)

Failure of river embankment 
(d)

All of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

5.

A detension basin for flood control is the one which is provided with 

(a)

Uncontrolled outlet and spillways 
(b)

Uncontrollled outlet but unctrolled spillway
(c)

conrolled outlet but uncontrolled spillway 
(d)

controlled outlet and spillway 
Answer:

Option (d)

6.

The retarding reservior for flood control is the one which is provided with 

(a)

uncontrolled outlet and spillways 
(b)

uncontrolled outlet but controlled spillway 
(c)

Controlled outlet and uncontrolled spillway 
(d)

Controlled outlet and spillway 
Answer:

Option (a)

7.

Following are the ill-effects of flood except 

(a)

Innudation of low laying areas 
(b)

Flood provide laminar flow to the river in a straight line 
(c)

change in river course 
(d)

Erosion of river banks 
Answer:

Option (b)

8.

In the flood damage analysis, the marginal benefits - cost ratio should be 

(a)

less than 1 
(b)

equal to 1 
(c)

greater than 1 
(d)

anything 
Answer:

Option (b)

9.

The river _____ os know as ' tears of Bihar ' 

 

(a)

Kosi 
(b)

Ganga 
(c)

Brahmaputra 
(d)

Sindhu 
Answer:

Option (a)

10.

The river infamous for devastating floods inthe Eastern india is 

(a)

Ganga 
(b)

Brahmaputra 
(c)

Hugli 
(d)

Kemong 
Answer:

Option (b)

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