Port and Harbour Engineering (3170623) MCQs

MCQs of Natural Phenomena

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1.
Flow of air from one place to the other is caused due to
(a) Elevation
(b) Pressure Head
(c) Velocity Head
(d) All of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

2.
Littoral drift
(a) Is the raised line of sand, parallel to the sea coast
(b) Is a current parallel to the shore, caused due to tangential component of the wind
(c) Is a current perpendicular to the shore line caused due to wind
(d) Is the slow movement of surface water at sea caused by the wind
Answer:

Option (b)

3.
Due to the impact of water wave on a sea shore structure
(a) Hydrostatic pressure coupled with a strong momentary impact is caused
(b) Vibrations are subjected
(c) Internal pressure is developed
(d) All of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

4.
The significant wave height is defined is the average height of the
(a) One-third of the highest waves
(b) One-fourth of the highest waves
(c) One-fifth of the highest waves
(d) One-tenth of the highest waves
Answer:

Option (a)

5.
The wave breaks or becomes unstable when the wave height approaches ___________ of the wave length.
(a) 1/4th
(b) 1/5th
(c) 1/7th
(d) 1/3rd
Answer:

Option (c)

6.
The wave force can be in the form of ____________.
(a) Hydrostatic Pressure
(b) Impulse of Jet
(c) Viscous Drag
(d) All of the above
Answer:

Option (d)

7.
Reflected waves collide back with the incoming incident waves and forms a standing wave known as _____________ .
(a) Wave train
(b) Clapotis
(c) High Wave
(d) Low Wave
Answer:

Option (b)

8.
The process of movement and deposition of sand in a zig-zag line in the proximity of coasts is known as _______________.
(a) Tidal Current
(b) Translation Current
(c) Oscillatory current
(d) Littoral drift
Answer:

Option (d)

9.
A very long standing wave on a large but limited body of water is called _____________.
(a) Seiche
(b) Swell
(c) Bores
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (a)

10.
The straight line stretch of open water available for wave growth without the interruption of land is called ___________.
(a) Development Length
(b) Wave Length
(c) Fetch
(d) None
Answer:

Option (c)

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