SWE 112 Soil and Water Conservation Engineering (1+1)
Question Bank
2 Marks
1. Differentiate plane and geodetic surveying.
2. Difference between WCB and QB
3. Conversion of WCB to QB Problems
4. Offset and its types
5. Differentiate geologic and accelerated erosion
6. Describe the stages of gully erosion.
7. Differentiate erosivity and erodibility
8. Explain the Universal Soil Loss Equation.
9. Differentiate Windbreaks and shelterbelts.
10. Short note on California or Puerto Rican Terraces
11. Shifting Cultivation
12. Differentiate between contour and graded bunds
13. List the factors influencing wind erosion
14. Differentiate between farm pond and percolation pond.
15. Give the relationship between duty, delta and base period.
16. Explain mole drainage with a neat sketch.
17. What is Well? List the types of wells.
18. Define watershed. Draw a neat diagram of watershed.
19. Drainage Coefficient and importance of agricultural drainage
20. Water horse power of pumps
5 Marks
1. Enumerate the key differences between prismatic compass and surveyor’s
compass.
2. The following offsets were taken from a chain line to an irregular boundary line at
an interval of 10 m: 0, 2.50, 3.50, 5.00, 4.60, 3.20, 0 m. Compute the area between
the chain line, irregular boundary line and the end of offset by Mid-Ordinate Rule
and Trapezoidal Rule.
3. Explain the components and working of a Dumpy Level with a neat sketch.
4. Explain the different Stages of water erosion.
Question Bank
2 Marks
1. Differentiate plane and geodetic surveying.
2. Difference between WCB and QB
3. Conversion of WCB to QB Problems
4. Offset and its types
5. Differentiate geologic and accelerated erosion
6. Describe the stages of gully erosion.
7. Differentiate erosivity and erodibility
8. Explain the Universal Soil Loss Equation.
9. Differentiate Windbreaks and shelterbelts.
10. Short note on California or Puerto Rican Terraces
11. Shifting Cultivation
12. Differentiate between contour and graded bunds
13. List the factors influencing wind erosion
14. Differentiate between farm pond and percolation pond.
15. Give the relationship between duty, delta and base period.
16. Explain mole drainage with a neat sketch.
17. What is Well? List the types of wells.
18. Define watershed. Draw a neat diagram of watershed.
19. Drainage Coefficient and importance of agricultural drainage
20. Water horse power of pumps
5 Marks
1. Enumerate the key differences between prismatic compass and surveyor’s
compass.
2. The following offsets were taken from a chain line to an irregular boundary line at
an interval of 10 m: 0, 2.50, 3.50, 5.00, 4.60, 3.20, 0 m. Compute the area between
the chain line, irregular boundary line and the end of offset by Mid-Ordinate Rule
and Trapezoidal Rule.
3. Explain the components and working of a Dumpy Level with a neat sketch.
4. Explain the different Stages of water erosion.
