Marzooq Ahmed

Monday 2 May 2016

Water Resource Engineering

Frequently Asked Questions

Section-A

1. Name the major water resources (or rivers) in India.

Ans. The major water resource in India are as listed below; Narmada, Tapathi, Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna, Cauvery, Pennar, Ganges and its tributaries, Indus and its tributaries, River Brahmaputra.

2. Name the major water resource projects in Karnataka.

Ans. The major water resource projects in Karnataka are as follows;

· Tungabhadrs project – Hospet

· Upper Krishna project – Alamatti

· Krishna Raja Sagar project – Mysore

· Harangi project – Kodagu

· Navilterth project – Savadatti

· Linganamakki project – Jog

· Vani Vilasa Sagar – Hiriyur

· Basava sagar project - Narayanpura

· Nugu reservoir – H.D Kote, Mysore, etc.

3. What is a multipurpose project? Name the major multipurpose irrigation project in India. (Nov 2010 5m)

Ans. The projects which are planned and constructed to perform various purposes together are called as multipurpose projects. The reservoir not only serves one but various purposes such as protection of downstream areas from floods and serves as water supply unit for irrigation and industrial purposes. Some of the important multipurpose projects in India are as follows;

· Bhakra Nangal Project – Himachal Pradesh

· Tihari water Project – Uttarakhand

· Nagarjuna Sagar Project – Andra Pradesh

· Sardar Sarovar Project – Gujrat

· Krishna Raja Sagar- Mysore

· Tungabhadra Prpject – Hospet

· Mahi Project

· Gandak Project

· Kosi Project

4. Define irrigation. Briefly explain the necessity of irrigation. (May 2006 5m)

- What is irrigation? What are its necessities?

Ans. Irrigation may be defined as the process of supplying water to the land by artificial means for the purpose of cultivation. The water supplied to the land naturally by rain is usually not sufficient for the proper growth of the crop, therefore, the objective of irrigation is to supplement the natural supply of water to land to obtain the optimum yield from the crop grown on the land. Generally, the following factors lead to the necessity of irrigation.

· Low rainfall or non-uniform rainfall.

· Additional requirement of water to the commercial crops.

· To have a controlled and planned water supply.

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of irrigation? (May 2005 5m, Dec 2005 5m, May 2006 5m, May 2009 8m, Nov 2011 5m)

- List the advantages and disadvantages of irrigation.

- What are the benefits of irrigation? (May 2008)

Ans. Advantages-The following are the advantages of irrigation;

· Protection from famine.

· Improvement in yield and value of crop.

· Generation of hydroelectric power.

· Inland irrigation.

· The irrigation canals can be used for domestic and industrial water supply.

· Improvement in transportation due to road facility on canal banks.

· Increase in ground water storage.

· Improves canal plantation.

· Increase in food production.

· Fish industry can be developed along the banks of reservoir.

· Increases the economy of the country.

· Overall development of the country.

Disadvantages-The following are the disadvantages of irrigation;

· Irrigation results in colder and damper climate, causing outbreak of diseases like malaria.

· Water logging is a major concern due to over irrigation, resulting in reduced crop yields.

· Cost of irrigation is some times more than the revenue generated.

· Presence of canals affect the drainage conditions of the area.

· The irrigation water gets mixed with nitrates in the soil and seeps into the ground water to some extent, and pollute the ground water.

· Deep canals may prove dangerous for people who do not know swimming.

· Irrigation projects requires huge capitals, and also skilled labors are required for the construction.

6. Write a note on world water resource.

Ans. Water is the most important natural resource and is vital for all living beings on the earth. Oceans cover about 71% of the total land surface and has 97% of water. 2% of water is present in frozen form as ice caps. Deep underground resource cover about 0.31%. Thus 99.31% of water is of no use to man. The remaining 0.69% of water represents the fresh water resource. Among fresh water, rivers and lakes holds 3% and the atmosphere holds 3%. Remaining percentage is distributed in other fresh water resources.

7. Write a short note on India’s water resource.

Ans. The main source of water for India is rainfall over the most of the parts and snowfall in the north region. The rainfall varies from place to place every year. The average annual rainfall is about 119.4 cm. The total annual water resources are approximately equal to 4000km³. The total annual surface water flow is 1800km³, from which 150km³ is stored in various reservoirs, tanks etc. 1650km³ water is retained on soil and it goes to the atmosphere as evaporation and transpiration.

8. Explain with a neat sketch Hydrology cycle. (Vishwanath pg. 7 and sharp series pg. 6)

9. Explain with a neat sketch working of float type automatic rain gauge. (Sharp series pg. 9)

10. Explain with a neat sketch working of symon’s type rain gauge. (Sharp series pg. 6)

11. Explain the factors affecting run-off from catchment. (Sharp series pg. 11)

12. Explain the methods of finding out the average rain fall of a catchment. (sharp series pg. 12)

13. Explain the types of precipitation. (sharp series pg. 17 & Vishwanath pg.8)

Ans. Conventional, Orographic, Cyclonic, Frontal, Non-frontal precipitation. (Refer text book)

14. Define the following (For answers, Check out in blog - Irrigation water requirements)

a) Crop period

b) Base period

c) Duty

d) Delta

e) Gross Commanded Area (GCA)

f) Cultivable command Area (CCA)

g) Intensity of irrigation

h) Outlet factor

i) Kor-period

15. Explain the crop seasons – Rabi and Kharif. (For answers, Check out in blog - Irrigation water requirements)

16. What are the factors affecting the Duty of water?

Ans. The following are the factors affecting the Duty of water:

1) Type of crops.

2) Climate condition of the area.

3) System of irrigation.

4) Method of irrigation.

5) Method of cultivation.

6) Quality of irrigation water.

7) Type of soil and sub soil of the irrigated field.

8) Time of irrigation and frequency of cultivation.

9) Type of soil and subsoil of the area through which canal passes.

10) Canal conditions.

11) Skill of the cultivator.

12) Method of assessment of irrigation water.

13) Topography of land.

14) Base period of crops.

17. Explain sprinkler irrigation and mention its advantages and disadvantages. (Sharp series pg. 35)

18. What is meant by drip irrigation? State the advantages of drip irrigation. (Sharp series pg.40)

19. Differentiate between open well and tube well (Sharp series pg. 44)

Section-B

20. Which are the factors considered in the selection of site for a reservoir? (May 2015 5m)

- Discuss the factors influencing site selection for a reservoir. (Nov 2011 8m)

- Explain the surveys to be conducted at a proposed reservoir site. (Nov 2013 5m) (Sharp series pg. 45)

21. Write a short note on reservoir sedimentation. (Dec 2014 5m) (Sharp series pg. 78)

22. Explain earthern dam with a neat sketch. (May 2011 5m)

- Draw a cross-section of an earthen dam and mention its components. (Dec 2014 5m) (sharp series pg. 65)

23. What are the causes for failures of earthen dam? Discuss in detail. (May 2015 5m)

- Discuss the causes of failure of earthern dam. (Nov 2011 7m) (sharp series pg. 70)

24. Define gravity dam. Explain the forces acting on a gravity dam. (May 2011 6m)

- Name any five forces which acts on a gravity dam. (May 2015 5m)

- Briefly explain the forces acting on a gravity dam. (Nov 2011 8m)

- What do you understand by gravity dam? What are the forces that act on a gravity dam? (May 2014 5m) (sharp series pg. 47)

25. What is a spillway? Enumerate various types of spillways. (May 2014 5m) (sharp series pg. 58)

26. Write a short note on maintenance of tanks. (Dec 2014 5m)

- Write a short note on restoration of tanks. (May 2011 5m) (sharp series pg. 79)

27. What is canal alignment? State the methods of canal alignment. (sharp series pg. 80)

28. What is canal lining? What are its advantages? (sharp series pg. 83 & 84)

29. What is canal drop? List the types canal drop. (sharp series pg. 87)

30. What is canal? List the different types of canals. (sharp series pg. 91)

31. What are characteristics of good lining? (Sharp series pg. 93)

32. Discuss the maintenance aspects of canals. (sharp series pg. 94)

Section-C

33. What is cloud seeding? Explain the technique of cloud seeding. (Sharp series pg. 135 and 136)

34. Explain rain water harvesting. Mention its purpose, methods, and advantages also. (sharp series pg. 133 and 134)

35. Write short note on ground water management. (sharp series pg. 137)

36. Explain water shed management. (sharp series pg. 134)

37. Explain flood management. (sharp series pg. 135)

38. Write a note on ground water pollution. (sharp series pg. 130)

39. Discuss the methods of ground water recharge. (sharp series pg. 129)

40. Explain confined and unconfined aquifer. (sharp series pg. 126 and 127)

41. Explain the following: Aquifer, Aquiclude, Aquitard, Aquifuge. Porosity, Ground water yield, permeability, specific yield, specific retention, transmissibility. (sharp series pg. 124, 125, and 126)

Monday 25 April 2016

Environmental Engineering - II

F.A.Q (Frequently Asked questions)

Section A

1. What are the objects of sewage disposal? (Sharp series pg.2)

2. Define the terms Garbage, sewage, sullage, invert, refuse, sewer, sewerage. (Sharp series pg.1 & 2)

3. Explain the methods of sewage collection system. (Also study merits and demerits of these systems)

- Explain conservancy and water carriage system of sewage collection. (Sharp series pg.2, 3 & 4)

4. List the factors affecting quantity of sewage.

Ans. Population, Rate of water supply, Type of area served, Ground water infiltration

(Refer My Chapter 2 notes, question no. 2 for full answer)

5. What are the different types of sewage system?

6. What are the advantages of separate, combined, partially separate system? (Sharp series pg.25, 26 & 27)

(Note: The above question is combination of three different types of question, out of which any one may be asked.)

7. List out and draw the various shapes of sewers.

- Give the different shapes of the surface drains and state where they are adopted. (Sharp series pg.36, 37 & 38)

8. What is a surface drain? What are the good requirements of surface drain? (Sharp series pg.36, & 37)

9. What do you understand by self-cleaning velocity or limiting velocity? (Sharp series pg.7)

10. What do you understand by non-scouring velocity? (Sharp series pg.8)

11. List the different types sewers classified on the basis of material used. (Sharp series pg.28, 29)

12. Distinguish between Domestic & Industrial sewage. (Sharp series pg.6)

13. Distinguish between Infiltration & Exfiltration.

. Infiltration is used to indicate the leakage of water into the sewer, whereas exfiltration indicates the leakage of sewage from sewers to ground.

Infiltration	Exfiltration
Leakage of water from the ground surrounding the sewers	Leakage of sewage into the ground surrounding the sewer
The exfiltration pollutes the underground water	The infiltration unnecessarily increases the quality of sewage.

14. Distinguish between Dry weather flow and wet weather flow. (Sharp series pg.9)

15. What are the process of laying and testing of sewers? (Sharp series pg.30 & 31)

16. State the significance of D.O, B.O.D, C.O.D, pH value, chlorides. (Sharp series pg.20 & 21)

Note: Refer the previous question papers for more detailed information.

Section B

17. Explain with a neat sketch “Manhole”, “septic tank”, “Grease and oil traps”, “Catch basins” etc. (Sharp series pg.46 to 49)

18. Explain methods of solid waste disposal. (Dumping & Composting)

(Sharp series pg.81 & 82)

19. Explain sanitary land fill method. (Sharp series pg.81)

20. Explain about skimming tank with a neat sketch. (Sharp series pg.61)

21. Explain about trickling filter with a neat sketch. And write advantages of it. (Sharp series pg.69 & 70)

22. Explain activated sludge process with a neat flow chart. (Sharp series pg.70 & 71)

23. Explain grit chamber with neat sketch. (Sharp series pg.62)

24. Write briefly on incineration. (Sharp series pg.81)

25. List advantages and disadvantages of incineration. (Sharp series pg.84)

26. List out and explain the types of composting adopted in India. (Indore method)

(Refer vishwanath text book, pg.117)

27. Explain briefly recycling of wastes. (Sharp series pg.83)

Section C

28. Explain the working of Bio-gas with neat sketch. (Sharp series pg. 99)

29. Explain different types of traps commonly used. (Sharp series pg. 91 to 94)

30. What are the requirements of good traps? Note: Gully trap, S trap, intercepting trap are the important ones (Sharp series pg.94)

31. What are the causes of air pollution? (Sharp series pg.106)

32. What are the effects of air pollution? (Sharp series pg.107)

33. Write a note Global Warming & Greenhouse effect, Acid Rain, Ozone layer depletion (Sharp series pg.110, 111, 112).

Note: Above mentioned are three different questions.

34. Define noise and noise pollution. What are the causes?

(Sharp series pg.112)

35. What are the remedies for noise pollution? (Sharp series pg.113)

Note: Please refer your old question paper and also work out the problems thoroughly.

God Bless & All the best

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Mugshot for Third Internal Test-WRE

1. Define Hydrology. Explain the use of hydrology in irrigation engineering.

2. Explain the Hydrology cycle with its neat sketch.

3. Explain the types of precipitation.

4. Explain with a neat sketch Non-recording type rain gauge (Simon’s rain gauge).

5. Explain with a neat sketch working of float type automatic rain gauge.

6. Explain the factors affecting runoff.

7. A catchment area has eight isohyets of value 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 cm. Areas enclosed between successive isohyets are respectively 20, 70, 121, 79, 50, 44, 26 square kilometres. Determine the average value of precipitation in the area.

8. There are 5 rain gauge stations A, B, C, D, E and areas in charge of each rain gauge and precipitations recorded by gauge stations are given as follows. Determine the average precipitation by Thiessen polygon method:

Gauge Station	A	B	C	D	E
Area (km²)	68	72	56	44	50
Rainfall (mm)	25	29	18	22	15

9. The isohyets for annual rainfall over a catchment basin were drawn. The areas of strips between the isohyets are indicated below. Find the average depth of annual rainfall or precipitation over the basin.