It is the ratio of the dry weight of

soil particles to the weight of an

equal volume of water

a. Particle density b. Real specific gravity

c. Bulk density d. Apparent specific gravity

e. None of the above

It is the ratio of the dry mass of the
soil to the mass of water with volume
equal to the soil bulk volume.

a. Particle density b. Real specific gravity

c. Bulk density d. Apparent specific gravity

e. None of the above

It is the ratio of the volume of voids
to the total volume of the soil.

a. Void Volume b. Porosity

c. Bulk density d. Void density

e. None of the above

 The moisture content of the soil when
the gravitational water has been
removed?

a. Available water b. Permanent wilting point

c. Field capacity d. Readily available moisture

e. None of the above

It is the soil moisture allowable
depletion of most crops?

a. 50 % b. 80%

c. 100% d. 20%

e. None of the above

What is the soil erosion of 10 T/ha/yr
in mm/yr? Assume that the soil bulk
density is 1.2 T/m3?

a. 0.083 mm/yr b. 8.33 mm/yr

c. 0.83 mm/yr d. 80.33 mm/yr

e. None of the above

Which among the elements is a major
element for plant nutrition?

a. Boron b. Chlorine

c. Nitrogen d. Silicon

e. None of the above

The volume of the soil sample during
sampling was 85 cc and weight after
drying in the area was 130g. The volume
weight of the soil is?

a. 1.5 g/cc b. 1.75 g/cc

c. 1/25 g/cc d. 1.0 g/cc

e. None of the above

The equation used in current meters is
V = a + bN. What does “a” signifies?

a. Proportionality b. Bed slope

constant
c. Starting velocity d. Number of revolutions
per second
e. None of the above
A type of terrace usually used for 25-
30% slope characterized by the
construction of series of platforms
along the contours cut into hill slope
in a step like formation

a. Bench Terrace b. Zingg Terrace

c. Broad-based d. Manning’s Terrace

Terrace
e. None of the above
Find the 6th term in the expansion of
(a-e)9

a. 1512 a3 e6 b. 1512 a2 e5

c. 1215 a2 e6 d. 1251 a3 e6

e. None of the above

Is an advanced stage of rill erosion
where surface channels have eroded to
the point where they can not be removed
by tillage operations.

a. Slip erosion b. Wind erosion

c. Stream bank erosion d. Gully erosion

e. None of the above

The gross application depth is 93 mm to
irrigate a crop with a crop coefficient of
0.9. The reference crop evapotranspiration
is 6mm/day. If the application efficiency is
70%, the irrigation interval is?

a. 10 days b. 11 days

c. 12 days d. 13 days

e. None of the above

When the water level in the pipe drops
below the upper edge of the pipe or
culvert, the flow becomes?

a. Weir flow b. Open Channel flow

c. Orifice flow d. Pipe flow

e. None of the above

A discharge of 20 lps is equivalent to?

a. 2 m3/hr b. 20,000 m3/hr

c. 0.02 li/min d. 72 m3/hr

e. None of the above

The ____ is the amount of water to be
applied to the field as irrigation.

a.Diversion Water Requirement (DWR)

b.Farm Water Requirement (FWR)
c. Irrigation Water Requirement (IWR)
d. Crop Water Requirement (CWR)
e. None of the above
A horizontal fully flowing 4 in pipe is
discharging water. The x and y coordinate of
the water trajectory is measured from the
end of the pipe are 1.5 m and 0.8 m,
respectively. Assuming that the coefficient
of discharge is 1.0, what is the discharge
of the pipe?
a. 10 lps b. 20 lps
c. 30 lps d. 40 lps
e. None of the above
Where
Q = lps (liter per second)
D = Inside diameter of the pipe (cm)
X = X-coordinate (cm)
Y = Y-coordinate (cm)
Evapotranspiration in an 8 ha farm is 7
mm/day and percolation losses is 2 mm/day.
What is the design discharge of a canal to
be able to deliver a 5-day requirement of
the farm in 24 hours, if irrigation
efficiency is 75%?

a. 150 cu.m/hr b. 200 cu.m/hr

c. 175 cu.m/hr d. 140 cu.m/hr
e. None of the above
The lateral flow of liquid through
porous media; the loss of water from
irrigation canals

a.Infiltration b. Seepage
c. Percolation d. Evapotranspiration
e. None of the above
Water held by forces of surface tension
and continuous films around the soil
particles is

a. Capillary Water b. Gravitational water

c. Soil water d. Hygroscopic water
e. None of the above
For an 8m x 8m sprinkler spacing, what
is the design sprinkler throw for a 40%
overlap?

a. 3.2m b. 6.4m
c. 5.6m d. 10m
e. None of the above
The critical depth in a rectangular
channel with a bottom width of 4.0 m
for a discharge of 5 m3/s is?

a. 0.34m b. 0.44m
c. 0.54m d. 0.64m

e. None of the above

The features of a topographic map which
shows the low area between two adjacent
hills.

a. Mound b. Valley
c. River d. Depression

e. None of the above

When contour line from a closed figure
with the highest elevation in the
center, the topographic map indicates

a. Mound b. Valley
c. River d. Depression

e. None of the above

The features of a topographic map which
is the line connecting the lowest
elevations between two adjacent ridges

a. Mound b. Valley
c. River d. Depression

e. None of the above

When contour line from a closed figure
with the lowest elevation in the
center, the topographic map indicates

a. Mound b. Valley
c. River d. Depression

e. None of the above

A topographically delineated area which
drains into a reference point in
the stream.

a. Streams b. Mountains
c. Ridge d. watershed

e. None of the above

Farm turnout requirements plus
conveyance losses in the main canal and
lateral up to the farm turnout.

a.Diversion Water Requirement (DWR)

b.Farm Water Requirement (FWR)
c. Irrigation Water Requirement (IWR)
d. Crop Water Requirement (CWR)
e. None of the above
The sum of irrigation requirement and
farm ditch losses.

a.Diversion Water Requirement (DWR)

b.Farm Water Requirement (FWR)
c. Irrigation Water Requirement (IWR)
d. Crop Water Requirement (CWR)
e. None of the above
 The ratio of water beneficially used
on the project, farm or field to the
amount of water delivered to the farm
expressed in percent.

a. Consumptive use efficiency

b. Water storage efficiency
c. Water-use efficiency
d. Water application efficiency
e. None of the above
The ratio between the water delivered
to the farm and the water diverted
from a river or reservoir expressed in
percent

a. Water conveyance efficiency

b. Water storage efficiency
c. Water-use efficiency
d. Water application efficiency
e. None of the above
The ratio between the water stored in
the soil root zone during irrigation
and the water delivered to the farm
expressed in percent.

a. Water conveyance efficiency

b. Water storage efficiency
c. Water-use efficiency
d. Water application efficiency
e. None of the above
A command used for creating or making
smooth/round edges or corners

a. Chamfer b. Extrude
c. Fillet d. Offset

e. None of the above

The difference in elevation of the water surface
in a pond, lake, or river from which pumped water
is taken, and the water surface of the discharge
canal into which the water flows from a submerged
discharged pipe or the difference in elevation
between the water surface in the well and the
water surface of the discharged canal.

a. Static head b. Total dynamic head

c. Drawdown d. Net discharge head

e. None of the above
The sum of total head above the vapor
pressure of the liquid being pumped at a
given pumping temperature.

a. Static head b. Total dynamic head

c. Drawdown d. Net discharge head

e. None of the above

i5 + i4 + i3 =_____

a. -1 b. i
c. -i d. 1
e. None of the above
Based on the sample data: 1, 5, 2, 4, 6, 6,
the estimate of the sample variance is
_____.

a. 5.0 b. 0.8

c. 4.4 d. 2.1
e. None of the above
Based on the sample data: 1, 5, 2, 4, 6, 6,
the estimate of the sample standard
deviation is _____.

a. 5.0 b. 0.8

c. 4.4 d. 2.1
e. None of the above
The recommended variation in the lateral
between the first and last sprinkle.

a. 50% b. 30%

c. 40% d. 20%
e. None of the above
A supercritical flow is a flow condition
where:

a. Fr=1 b. Fr>1

c. Fr<1 d. Fr>400
e. None of the above
The recent monsoon rains have posted a
nearly uniform rainfall intensity of 30
mm/hr over a 1,500 ha watershed area in
Central Luzon. If the runoff coefficient is
0.15, what is the runoff in cu.m/s?

a. 18.75 b. 187.5

c. 1.87 d. 1.875

e. None of the above

Small water impounding management (SWIM)
projects, in general, are those small-scale
water impounding dams which have structural
heights of not more than ____

a. 45m b. 50m

c. 30m d. 100m
e. None of the above
A card is drawn from a pack of cards. Find
the probability that the card will be queen
or a heart.

a. 4/3 b. 16/3

c. 4/13 d. 5/3
e. None of the above
What is the most abundant microorganism
found in the soil?

a. Protozoa b. Molds

c. Bacteria d.Fungi
e. None of the above
If the area of flow using the most efficient
rectangular cross-section is 8 ft2, find the
depth of flow.

a. 4 ft b. 2.83 ft

c. 2 ft d. 1.78 ft
e. None of the above
Find the depth of a trapezoidal open channel
to carry 300 cfs assuming a bottom width of
4.5 ft, a slope of 0.08%, a side slope of
2:1, a freeboard of 20%, and a clean,
straight channel with no rifts (n=0.03).

a. 3.0 ft b. 4.0 ft

c. 5.0 ft d. 6.0 ft
e. None of the above
The

a. b.
c. d.
e. None of the above
The estimated width and depth of concrete-
lined rectangular open channel for water
velocity of 2 m/s and discharge of 10 m3/s.

a. 6.1m, 2.3m b. 3.2m, 1.6m

c. 1.6m, 3.2m d. 2.3m, 6.1m

e. None of the above
One thousand two hundred fifty cubic meters
of water was delivered to a 10-hectare farm
for the month of June, in which consumptive
use is estimated at 8mm per day. The
effective brain fall for the period was 150
mm. What is the irrigation efficiency?

a. 32% b. 87%

c. 72% d. 52%
e. None of the above
The maximum value of nematodes in treated
wastewater for purposes of irrigation and
other agricultural uses.

a. <200 MPN/100ml b. <50 MPN/100ml

c. <100 MPN/100ml d. 0 MPN/100ml

e. None of the above
A surveyor measured the length of road by
chains and link. Point A to point B measures
12 chains and the remaining length measures
25 links. What is the total length of the
road?

a. 240 m b. 245 m

c. 250 m d. 255 m
e. None of the above
A concrete lined canal is to convey water over a
distance of 250 m from the well to a tomato farm.
Drop in elevation is 0.5 m over the 250 m canal
length and roughness coefficient, n, is 0.018. The
bottom width of a rectangular canal with a depth
of flowing water of 0.25 m if the hydraulic radius
is equal to the area of flow. The velocity of
water in the canal is?

a. 0.62 m/s b. 6.2 m/s

c. 62 m/s d. 0.062 mps

e. None of the above
A rod taken in known elevation

a. Backsight b. Foresight

c. Benchmark d. Turning Point

e. None of the above
The elevation of the line of sight of the
telescope when the instrument is leveled.

a. Backsight b. Foresight

c. Height of instrument d. Turning Point

e. None of the above
What is the present moisture content of a
soil with 25% of its AM has been
used of its FC is 24% and PWP is 16% by
weight?

a. 21% b. 22%

c. 23% d. 24%
e. None of the above
What is the present moisture content of a
soil with 25% of its AM has been
used of its FC is 24% and PWP is 16% by
weight?

a. 21% b. 22%

c. 23% d. 24%
e. None of the above