Quick Quiz (Hydrology)

Direct runoff hydrograph (DRH) has no values of baseflow.

• True

• False

These are methods of stream gauging except:

• Current Meter

• Velocity Area

• Weir and Notches

• Theison Polygon

Lager the slope more will be the runoff?

• Yes

• No

These are methods for converting Unit Hydrographs into desired period: (mark all that are correct)

• Simple Average

• Superposition

• S-Curve

• Bernoulli

If time period for a flood is "T" then probability of reoccurrence is given by P = 1/T?

• True
• False

The unit of discharge is?

• m/sec

• m³/sec

• m

• m³

Which type of soil do you think will genearte more run-off?

• clay

• sand

This is not a type of flood:

• Coastal

• Riverine

• Areal

• Leeward

Economic losses due to flooding lie in this category:

• Primary Effects

• Secondary Effects

More severe an event is:

• Higher will be the frequency

• Lower will be the frequency