Chapter 1 CRPQ’s
Introduction to Irrigation Engineering
1. The time required to irrigate a strip of area 100 m x 15 m by a stream of
discharge of 30 litres/sec is “t”. Assume average depth of water as 8 cm &
average rate of infiltration of 40 mm/hour.
a. The time “t” required would be________ mins.
b. What is the maximum area (in hectare) of the strip which can be
irrigated by that stream?
2. For Border strip method of irrigation, determine time required to irrigate
an area of 0.04 ha with a help of a tube well with a discharge of 0.02 m𝟑/sec.
Infiltration capacity of the soil may be taken as 5 cm/hour and average
depth of flow on the field is 10 cm. Also determine maximum area which
can be irrigated from this tube well?
3. The time required to irrigate a strip of area 2030 m2 by a tube well of
discharge of “Q” cumecs is 1.354 hours. The average depth of flow on the
field is 63.5 mm & average rate of infiltration of 50 mm/hour.
a. The discharge of the tube well would be________ litres/sec.
b. What is the maximum area (in hectare) of the strip which can be
irrigated by that discharge?
c. If the width of the strip is 10 m, the maximum length of the strip
which can be irrigated by this strip would be ______ m.
4. Pinpoint the correct statement:
a) Irrigation helps in adopting mixed cropping
b) Mixed cropping’ means sowing of a different crop after a
particular crop has been grown
c) Over-irrigation may lead to saving in fertilizers
d) Irrigation helps in avoiding mixed cropping
5. In the border strip method of irrigation, the size of the strip depends on soil
characteristics, slope of the land and discharge. (True/False)
a. True
b. False
6. Border strip method is a controlled type of subsurface irrigation method.
(True/False)
a. True
b. False
7. For growing irrigated paddy, the ideal water application method is
a. Furrow irrigation
b. Check basin irrigation
c. Border method of irrigation
d. Sprinkler irrigation
8. Assertion (A): Sprinkler method of irrigation has a higher water
application/use efficiency.
Reason (R): Sprinkler system causes less interference in cultivation and
other farming operations. ESE-2002
a. Both A & R are true & R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A & R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
9. Assertion (A): In the border strip method of irrigation, the size of the strip
depends on soil characteristics, slope of the land and discharge.
Reason (R): Border strip method is a controlled type of subsurface
irrigation method. ESE-2010
a. Both A & R are true & R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A & R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
[Link] upon the source from which the water is drawn, flow irrigation
can be sub-divided into
1. River canal irrigation
2. Reservoir or tank irrigation
3. Combined storage and lift irrigation
4. Combined storage and diversion irrigation ESE-2019
a. 1, 2 and 3 only
b. 1, 2 and 4 only
c. 1, 3 and 4 only
d. 2, 3 and 4 only
Answer Key
Question Number Answers
1 97.31 mins, 0.27 hectare
2 39 mins, 0.144 hectare
3 0.043 m3/s, 0.3096 hectares, 309.6 m
4 D
5 A
6 B
7 B
8 C
9 C
10 B