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JNTU B.Tech IV WATERSHED MANAGEMENT Previous Question Paper (May/June – 2019 - R15)
Note: This question paper contains two parts A and B. Part A is compulsory which carries 25 marks. Answer all questions in Part A. Part B consists of 5 Units. Answer any one full question from each unit. Each question carries 10 marks and may have a, b, c as sub questions.
PART - A
Answer all questions.
What is the need to protect watersheds?
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Protecting watersheds is essential to ensure the sustainable supply of clean water, prevent soil erosion, maintain biodiversity, and mitigate the risks of floods and droughts by regulating natural drainage systems.
What are the objectives of watershed development?
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The primary objectives of watershed development include: 1) Conservation and efficient management of natural resources like land, water, and vegetation; 2) Enhancement of agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods; and 3) Improvement of the socio-economic conditions of the local population through sustainable resource utilization.
What is Watershed delineation?
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Describe weibull method in brief.
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What is the need of estimating the soil erosion?
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What are the control measures for soil erosion?
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Rainwater harvesting is must in urban areas, justify it.
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What are the objectives of percolation tanks?
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What do you understand by soil enrichment?
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Define sustainable agriculture.
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PART - B
Answer any one full question from each unit.
Illustrate important watershed characteristics.
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What are the important water related problems in a watershed?
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“India is an agricultural country.” How watershed development is helpful for the development of the country.
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Watershed management requires peoples participation and preparation of action plan, discuss.
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Explain the administrative requirements of watershed management.
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Discuss Runoff Computations methods:
a) Gumbell
b) Log Pearson
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What are the main components and characteristics of soil that contribute to fertility? Discuss.
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What are different types of soil erosion? Discuss water erosion.
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What is the necessity of erosion control? Discuss erosion control through furrowing, trenching, terracing, and brushwood dam.
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Why do we go for rainwater harvesting? Discuss various rainwater harvesting structures along with their suitability.
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What is artificial recharge? Discuss methods of artificial recharge.
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What is crop husbandry? Discuss various techniques used in crop husbandry?
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Biomass management has an important role in Ecosystem Management, discuss.
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Discuss the following:
a) Reclamation of saline and alkaline soils.
b) Dry land agriculture
c) Horticulture.
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