Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology (3160610) MCQs

MCQs of Flood Management

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11.

Floods can be prevented by

(a)

Afforestation
(b)

Cutting the forest
(c)

Tilling the land
(d)

Removing the top soil
Answer:

Option (a)

12.

 Which of the following is a non-precipitation food?

(a)

Coastal flood
(b)

Cloud burst flood
(c)

Flash flood
(d)

None of the above
Answer:

Option (a)

13.

The total flood prone area in India is

(a)

30%
(b)

20%
(c)

12%
(d)

10%
Answer:

Option (c)

14.

 The earthen embankments constructed parallel to the river banks at some suitable distance for flood control, are known as

(a)

Floods walls
(b)

Dikes
(c)

Levees
(d)

 Both (b) and (c)
Answer:

Option (d)

15.

 The runoff is affected by

(a)

Type of precipitation
(b)

Rain intensity and duration of rainfall
(c)

Rain distribution and soil moisture deficiency
(d)

All the above
Answer:

Option (d)

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