WATER RESOURCES QUESTIONARE
River training works
(DAMS) 5CE-4
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. This type of hydraulic failure is
caused by a flood, faulty operations
of the spillway gates, and insufficient
freeboard
a. Overtopping of dam
b. Erosion of upstream face and
shoulder
c. Erosion of downstream face
d. None of the above
2. It is the structures that are created
as obstructions across rivers with an
intention to store some for future
use.
a. Diversion structures
b. Storage dams
c. Weirs
d. Barrages
3. Some barrages require providing
special structures to allow migratory
fishes to flow up and down the river
through structures
a. Fish Pass
b. Free Board
c. Design Flood
d. Pier
4. A gate to close the opening in
flowing water condition in case of
emergency such as emergency
penstock gate.
a. Service
b. Emergency closure
c. Maintenance
d. Construction
5. It extends beyond the end sill of
stilling basins or buckets generally
serve to guide the flow of rivers.
a. Protective pitching
b. Training Walls
c. Concrete Blocks
d. Fuse Plug
6. A structure that attempts to remove
suspended sediment from the river
water and helps in reducing
sediment entry into the canal
a. Canal head regulator
b. Stop logs
c. Sediment exclusion devices
d.
7. Level of water , immediately
upstream of the barrage , which
is required to facilitate withdrawal
of water into the canal with its full
supply
a. Waterway
b. Pond level
c. Crest level of spillway and
undersluice bays
d. Afflux
8. A structure in the form of a
sediment excluder without the
top slab has to be provided.
a. Khanki type
b. Head Regulator
c. Sediment deflector
d. Sediment trap
9. The sediment concentration
observations and cross section of
the critical points on the canal have
to be continued but at less frequent
intervals tell satisfactory conditions
have been established.
a. Post monsoon operation
b. Monsoon operation
c. Still pond operation
d. Pre monsoon operation
10. This type of seepage failure
occurs when the dam becomes
saturated due to the presence of
high pervious layer in the dam.
a. Conduit leakage
b. Sloughing of downstream
face
c. Piping through dam and its
foundation
d. None of the above.
11. A dam must be constructed without
disturbing the surrounding, at least to
the minimum extent as possible.
a. Environmental and public opinion
b. Seismicity
c. Availability of construction
material
d. Geology and foundation strength
12. This type of data collection is very 17. The requirement of narrowing down
important for the two entirely different and restricting wide alluvial river
aspects of studies for a river. courses to flow axially through the
barrage.
a. Regional and site Geology
b. Pond Survey a. Silt excluding devices
c. Hydro-meteorological data b. Guide bunds
d. Study of Hydrological data c. Navigation lock
d. Afflux bunds
13. A flow past the gate is in open air
that is the tail water level is below the 18. A gate that is required to shut off the
sill level of the gate and there is no opening during construction or to finally
submergence. close the opening after construction.
a. Free discharging gate a. Emergency closure
b. Gates for submerged flow b. Service
c. Hinged gates c. Maintenance
d. Translatory d. Construction

14. The gates of the canal head 19. 1. The diversion structure has to be
regulator are not closed for flushing of designed in such a way that it may be
the silt deposited in the pocket. able to pass a high flood of sufficient
magnitude.
a. Monsoon operation
b. Still pond operation a. Free Board
c. Post monsoon operation b. Waterway
d. Semi- still pond operation c. Design Flood
d. Abutment
15. The _____ provided at the head of a
canal off-taking from the pool behind a 20. This type of dams consists of a
barrage is termed as canal head continuous upstream face supported at
regulator. regular intervals by buttress walls on the
downstream side.
a. Gate
b. Barrage a. Buttress dams
c. Regulator b. Gravity dams
d. Weir c. Hollow gravity dams
d. Arch dams
16. All the above investigation
techniques are used in one way or other 21. The obstruction of a river caused by
to evaluate the following engineering the construction of a barrage requires
parameters that are necessary inputs to these structures for free passage of
dam designs, EXCEPT ships and boats or migratory fishes up
and down the river.
a. Permeability and porosity
parameters with reference to a. Gates and stop logs
seepage control. b. Canal head regulator
b. Depth of overburden c. River training works
c. Compressibility characteristics of d. Navigation and fish passing
sandy strata and their relative facilities
density.
22. It may be used where the sudden
d. The average quantity of water
release of considerable volume of water
available in the river throughout
is both safe and not over destructive to
year
the environment
a. Sluice Spillway
 b. Saddle Spillway d. Regulating gate
c. Fuse Plug
d. Duck Bill Spillway 29. A structure that has gates for
controlling flow across almost the whole
23. Protect the energy dissipators river section with their crest levels being
against undermining due to excessive very close to the river bed.
scour during or after construction.
a. Dams
a. Protective Aprons b. Barrage
b. Concrete Blocks c. Weir
c. Protective Pitchings d. Design flood
d. NOTA
30. The amount of water that needs to
24. This type of measurement monitors be diverted considering the basic
the pressure of water within the soil or requirements and any future increment
rock fragment. thereof should be carefully assessed.

a. Seepage a. Study of available hydrological

b. Strains and stresses data
c. Pore pressure b. Study of foundation strata
d. piezometers c. Effect of the barrage on
environment and ecology
25. It acts as one monolithic structure, d. Assessment of water needed for
and it has to resist destabilizing forces diversion
with its own self weight mainly.
31. The seepage under and round the
a. Embankment dam
flank of a dam must be controlled, or
b. Gravity dam
else the foundation of the dam may be
c. Arch dam weakened.
d. Buttress dam
a. Internal drainage arrangement
26. Suitable for arch dams with b. Cut off
downstream vertical faces. c. Outlets
a. Tunnel Spillway d. Spillway
b. Siphon Spillway
32. 8. A dam which are constructed of
c. Overfall Spillway mass concrete.
d. Ogee Spillway
a. Embankment dams
27. The obstruction of a river caused by b. Gravity dams
the construction of a barrage requires c. Concrete dams
these structures for free passage of d. Buttress dams
ships and boats or migratory fishes up
and down the river. 33. This includes the provisions of a
navigation channel with navigation locks
a. Gates and stop logs
suitably incorporated to allow passage
b. Canal head regulator
of crafts.
c. River training works
d. Navigation and fish passing a. Guide Bunds
facilities b. Navigation Lock
c. Pier
28. A gate that is operated under partial d. Cut off
openings.
34. The use of large bottom openings is
a. Service gate
relevant to a
b. Non-regulating gate
c. Sliding gate a. Sluice Spillway
 b. Saddle Spillway 41. It collects the seepage from the
c. Fuse Plug inclined/vertical filter or from the body of
d. Duck Bill Spillway the dam, in the absence of the
inclined/vertical filter, and carries it to
35. The canal head regulator has the toe drain
following functions to fulfill: ______ of
the entry of silt into the canal. a. inner longitudinal and inner cross
drains
a. Balance b. transition zones and transition
b. Control filters
c. Diverse c. Horizontal filter
d. Direct d. Vertical filter
36. This type of measurement enables 42. Designed to resist the worst
seepage pattern set up after combination of forces and movements
impounding of reservoir to be known.
a. Loose stone protection
a. Seepage b. b. Cut-off
b. Strains and stresses c. c. Impervious Floor
c. Pore pressure d. d. Downstream Block Protection
d. piezometers
43. Is primarily meant to create an
37. Condition that occurs due to water elevation rise of the river water such
level differences on the upstream and that it may flow into a canal, perhaps
downstream of a barrage. throughout the year or at least during
a. . Seepage Flow the lean flow period of the river.
b. b. Surface Flow a. Diversion structures
c. c. Water Flow b. Storage dams
d. d. Flow Diversion c. Weirs
d. Barrages
38. Where the various sections are
analyzed for stresses under different 44. 1. It is provided as a part of the
loads and reinforcement or other under sluice bays of the barrage floor in
structural details are worked out the river pocket adjacent to the head
a. Seepage Flow regulator to minimize sediment entry
b. b. Structural Design into the canal through head regulator.
c. c. Hydraulic Design a. Silt excluding device
d. d. Surface Flow b. Sediment exclusion device
c. Navigation lock
39. It is used to control flow through the
d. Guide Bunds
main diversion structure as well as
through the head regulator. 45. All the gates of the undesluice bays
a. Gates have to be kept closed so as to limit the
b. Stoplogs discharge flowing into the pocket to be
c. Canal head regulator equal to the canal withdrawal.
d. Fish passing facilities a. Still pond operation
b. Monsoon operation
40. It is a spillway that has a crest
c. Pre monsoon operation
shaped in a form of ogee or s-shaped.
d. Semi still pond operation
a. Overflow Spillway
b. Chute Spillway 46. It is a structural steel frame
c. Shaft Spillway consisting of end vertical girders with
properly spaced horizontal girders 3. Differentiate the two types of
between them. hydraulic structure.
a. Sliding gates 4. What are the classification of gates
b. Radial gates based on operational requirements?
c. Fixed-wheel vertical lift gates Give the uses of each gates.
d. Float operated gate 5. What is the difference between a
barrage and a dam?

47. It is constructed across a river 6. How can you differentiate a tunnel

comprises of the main diversion spillway with a siphon spillway?
structure to raise the river’s water level 7. List down at least 3 Primary
and control its flow. Investigation and 3 Detailed
a. Regulators Investigation. Explain each.
b. Gates 8. Give atleast three storage zones of a
c. Barrage reservoir and explain their uses..
d. Sediment exclusion device

48. The floor of a modern barrage is not

____________throughout.
a. Vertical
b. Horizontal
c. Diagonal
d. Curve

49. A dam that depends entirely on its

own mass for stability.
a. a) Multiple arch dam
b. Buttress dams
c. Gravity dams
d. Arch dams

50. These can be defined as dams

constructed of natural materials
excavated or obtained from the vicinity
of the dam site.
a. Concrete dams
b. Gravity dams
c. Storage dams
d. Embankment dam

ESSAY QUESTIONS:
1. Differentiate the two main types of
embankment dams.
2. What is the best way to manage a
river channel?
WATER MIDTERM EXAM
ANSWER KEY: ESSAY.
1. A 1. One of the two main types of
2. B embankment dams is the earth-fill or
3. A earthen embankments, it is
4. B classified as dams that use
5. B compacted soil for constructing the
6. C bulk of the dam volume while the
7. B rock-fill embankments are type of
8. C dams which have a impervious core
9. A of compacted earth fill but the bulk of
10. B the dam volume is made of coarse
11. A grained gravels, crushed rocks or
12. C boulders
13. A
2. In a river channel, provided the
14. D
height of the earth dam is small
15. C
16. D enough, diversion could be
17. B managed by a temporary channel
18. D revolving a gap through the earthfill
19. C dam while the remainder of the
20. A embankment is being constructed.
21. C 3. Storage Structure is usually a dam,
22. C which acts like a reservoir for storing
23. A excess runoff of a river during
24. D periods of high flows while Diversion
25. B structure which may be a weir or a
26. C barrage that raises the water level of
27. C the river slightly, not for creating
28. D storage.
29. B 4. First is the service gates also called
30. D as main gate that is used for
31. B regulation and routine operation,
32. C second is the emergency closure
33. B gates that is used to close the
34. A opening in flowing water condition in
35. B case of emergency, third is the
36. C maintenance gates which are used
37. A for maintenance of service gates
38. B and lastly the construction gates that
39. A is required to shut off the opening
40. A during construction or to finally close
41. C the opening after construction
42. B 5. A Barrage is a weir structure fitted
43. A with gates to regulate the water level
44. B in the pool behind in order to divert
45. A water through a canal meant for
46. C irrigation, power generation, flow
47. C augmentation to another river, etc,,
48. C while a Dam is built for storing water
49. C in a reservoir to raise the level of
50. D water considerably
6. Siphon spillways can be used to  Crest levels of spillway and
discharge full capacity discharges, at undersluice bays
relatively lowheads, and great  Spillway bays
advantage of this type of spillway is its  Undersluice bays
positive and automatic operation without
 River –sluice bays
mechanical devices and moving parts,
while a tunnel spillway is generally  Cut-off
suitable for dams in narrow valleys,  Pier
where overflow spillways cannot be  Divide wall
located without risk and good sites are  Abutment
not available for a saddle spillway. In  Flank wall
such cases, diversion tunnels used for  Return wall
construction can be modified to work as
 Guide bunds
tunnel spillways.
 Afflux bunds
7. Primary investigation  Silt excluding devices
 Study of available maps and  Navigation Lock
satellite imageries  Fish pass
 Regional and site geology  Canal Head Regulator
 Study of foundation strata
 Study of available hydrological
data
 Assessment of water needed for
diversion
 Effect of the barrage on
environment and ecology
 Limitations on water withdrawal
 Availability of construction
material
 Communication to the site of
work

Detailed Investigation
 Detailed topographical survey
 Hydro-meteorological data
 Sediment concentration data
 Pond survey
 Study of navigation and fish
 Study for power generation
 Study for provision of a rail or a
road bridge across the barrage

8. major planning aspects:

 Design flood
 Afflux
 Free Board
 Pond Level
 Waterway
 River training works