The process of distribution of irrigation water is known as ___ ?
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Palco
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Kor watering
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Rostering
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Warabandi
Which one is wrong about the border strip method?
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Suitable for sandy soils
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Suitable for close-growing crops
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Water from the channel is allowed into each strip at a time
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All are correct statements
Statement 1: For crops like wheat, maize, and sorghum, 25% depletion of available soil moisture is adequate. Statement 2: Climatological approaches are also known as the book-keeping method.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Maximum production is achieved when irrigation is given at _____ soil moisture content in the root zone of the crop?
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0.35
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0.5
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0.65
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All of the above
Statement 1: A drip irrigation system saves 50-70% water. Statement 2: Discharge rate is 1-4 ml/hr.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Which one is the most common method of surface irrigation?
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Check basin
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Furrow method
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Flooding
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Border strip
Which of the following is not an approach to irrigation scheduling?
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Gravimetric approaches
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Climatological approaches
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Plant approaches
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All are approaches for irrigation scheduling
A sprinkler irrigation system is not recommended when the wind velocity is greater than ____ km/hr?
Which one is correct about surge irrigation?
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Intermittent application of water
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Infiltration is decreased in surge irrigation which reduces water loss
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Deep percolation is increased compared to continuous water application
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All are correct statements
In the surge method, there are a series of on and off modes of _______ time spans.
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Constant
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Variable
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Both A & B
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None
The rate of water delivery in the sprinkler irrigation method is?
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> 1000 L/hr
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> 100 L/hr
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> 5000 L/hr
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> 500 L/hr
The percentage of applied irrigation water stored in the soil and made available for consumptive use by the crop is called?
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Irrigation frequency
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Irrigation efficiency
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Irrigation period
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Irrigation interval
Statement 1: The ring basin method is used for fruit trees. Statement 2: Mostly 5% of land is wasted for bunding in the check basin method.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Orifices, weirs, and flumes come under the category of ____ ?
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Volumetric methods
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Measuring structures
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Tracer methods
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Velocity-area methods
Major irrigation projects come under which category of command area?
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> 10,000 ha
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< 10,000 ha
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< 24,710.538 acres
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Both B & C
A field divided into small plots surrounded by small bunds on all sides is called?
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Ring basin method
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Check basin method
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Border strip method
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Furrow method
Volumetric methods are used in irrigation water measurement for?
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Large irrigation streams
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Small irrigation streams
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Medium irrigation streams
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All of the above
Statement 1: Orifices are used in open channel streams. Statement 2: Weirs measure the flow in an irrigation channel or the discharge of a well or channel outlet.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Which one is wrong about the sprinkler irrigation system?
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Suitable for saline soils to leach salts
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No risk of runoff & erosion
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Irrigation area is increased by 4-5 times with the same amount of water
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Saving of water from 25-50%
Scheduling of irrigation is not based on?
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When to irrigate
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How much to irrigate
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How to irrigate
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All are correct options based on scheduling irrigation
The slope ranges from ______ in the border strip method?
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0.1-1%
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0.5-1%
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0.6-3%
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0.5-2%
A 90-degree V-notch weir is used to measure?
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Small flows
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Medium flows
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Large flows
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Both A & B
Which irrigation method is the least labor-intensive?
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Flooding
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Border strip
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Check basin
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Furrow method
In a drip irrigation system, the discharge is from?
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Emitters
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Laterals
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Both A & B
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Sub-main line
Q = A * V (A = area & V = velocity of flow). What is the unit of Q (discharge rate)?
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Cubic meters per second
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Square meters per second
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Meters per second
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All of the above
Statement 1: In scheduling irrigation, "how much to irrigate" is based on the gross quantity of water requirement of the crop. Statement 2: More nutrients are available, and most crops take up water when soil moisture is near field capacity.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Which weir is used for highly variable water flow?
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Triangular
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Trapezoidal
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Rectangular
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All of the above
Statement 1: Uniform distribution of water is achieved in the border strip method. Statement 2: The furrow method is suitable for crops like sorghum, sugarcane, & tobacco.
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
Statement 1: The average annual rainfall over the country is about 300 mha. Statement 2: Out of 300 mha of rainfall, 75% is received by southwest monsoons and the remaining 25% in the remaining 8 months.
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Both are incorrect statements
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Both are correct statements
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Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
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Statement 1 is incorrect & statement 2 is correct
A bedding system is formed and adopted when the slope is up to ____ %.