GATE AG 2018 • Q39 MCQ • 2 Marks

Section 4: Soil and Water Conservation Engineering

Soil and Water Erosion

Subtopic: Soil erosion types, factors affecting erosion

Question Statement:

Match the following items in Column I with the corresponding items in Column II: | Column I | Column II | |---|---| | P. Flownet | 1. Soil erosion | | Q. EI₃₀ Index | 2. Curve number | | R. Groynes | 3. Equipotential line | | S. Isobath | 4. Groundwater | | T. Runoff | 5. River bank |

Options:

  • (A) P-4, Q-2, R-5, S-3, T-1
  • (B) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-5, T-2
  • (C) P-3, Q-1, R-5, S-4, T-2
  • (D) P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4, T-5

Official Answer Key:

C

Step-by-Step Solution & Explanation

Flownet is drawn from intersecting flow lines and equipotential lines ⇒ P-3. EI₃₀ is the rainfall erosivity index R of the USLE, used in soil erosion estimation ⇒ Q-1. Groynes are structures projecting into a stream to protect the river bank ⇒ R-5. An isobath is a contour of equal depth — here, of the water table/aquifer ⇒ groundwater, S-4. Runoff is estimated by the SCS curve number method ⇒ T-2.

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