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The length and width of a meander and also the width of the river, vary roughly as
A Square root of the discharge
B Discharge
C Square of the discharge
D Cube of the discharge
The length of a meander is the distance along the river between the tangent point of one curve to the tangent point of
A Reverse curve
B Next curve of the same order
C Reverse curve plus the width of the river
D None of these
In a belt drive, if the pulley diameter is doubled keeping the tension and belt width constant, then it will be necessary to
A Increase the key length
B Increase the key depth
C Increase the key width
D Decrease the key length
In a belt drive, the pulley diameter is doubled, the belt tension and pulley width remaining same. The changes required in key will be
A Increase key length
B Increase key depth
C Increase key width
D Double all the dimensions
For same pulley diameters, center distance, belt speed and belt and pulley materials,
A Open belt drive transmits more power than crossed belt drive
B Crossed belt drive transmits more power than open belt drive
C Open and crossed belt drives transmit same power
D Power transmission does not depend upon open and crossed types of constructions
The width of the pulley should be __________ width of the belt.
A Equal to
B Less than
C Greater than
D None of these
The meander pattern of a river is developed by -------.
A dominant discharge
B maximum discharge
C critical discharge
D average discharge
In due course of time the meander loop cuts off from the river and forms a cutoff lake, also called an ________ lake.
A Ox-bow
B Oasis
C Lagoon
D Tectonic
The meander pattern of a river is developed by
A Average discharge
B Dominant discharge
C Maximum discharge
D Critical discharge
The sinuosity of a meander is the ratio of
A Meander length and the width of meander
B Meander length and half width of the river
C Curved length and the straight distance
D None of these

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