Gully Control Questions

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GULLY CONTROL QUESTIONS

Multiple Choice.

1. These are made from locally available materials and have a life up to 3 to 8 years.
a. Temporary Gully Control Structure
b. Permanent Gully Control Structure
c. Drop Spillway
d. Chute Spillway

2. Which of the following is a possible way of controlling runoff?


a. Retention of runoff in the gullied area
b. Diversion of runoff around gullied area and
c. Conveyance of runoff through the gully
d. All of the above

3. The following are the basic type of permanent gully control structure EXCEPT
a. Drop Spillway
b. Woven wire check dam
c. Drop inlet spillway
d. Chute spillway

4. Gullies are formed by an increase in


a. Precipitation
b. Water Erosion
c. Surface Runoff
d. Wind Erosion

5. One of the major steps in gully control programme is to plan the control of runoff from
the drainage area.
a. True
b. False

6. There are two types of gully control measures mainly, Biological and vegetative
measures and Engineering measures.
a. True
b. False
7. Most effective control of gullies is by complete elimination of runoff into the gully or the
gullied area and may often be accomplished by diverting runoff from above the gully and
causing it to flow in a controlled manner to some suitably protected outlet.
a. True
b. False

For questions 8-10, choose the answers below

a. Drop spillway (8)


b. Drop inlet spillway (9)
c. Chute spillway (10)
d. NOTA

8. It is a type of permanent gully control structure that has relatively low drop and has no
upstream storage.
9. This type of structure should be used when the drop exceeds 3 meters and has an
upstream storage.
10. Used when the drop exceeds from 3 meters but does not have an upstream storage.

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