Soil Water Conservation Engineering (KOE078) - AKTU Question Paper 2022-23
B.Tech · Semester 7 · Free PDF Download
This is the official AKTU Soil Water Conservation Engineering Previous Year Question Paper for B.Tech Semester 7, academic session 2022-23. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.
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Soil Water Conservation Engineering (KOE078) — complete question paper
- aDiscuss the effe ct of soil erosion
- cExplain the classification of gullies
- dExplain in short, the vari ous factors responsible for the sheet erosion
- eWrite about impact of surfa ce roughness on the wind erosion
- fList two methods of Air Erosion Control
- gEnlist the different meth od of grass land management
- hEnlist various types of water losses. (i) What do you mean by infiltration? (j) What do you mean by the “Soil Conservation”?
- aUsing the USLE, calculate the annual soil loss in tons per hectare from afield with the following details: Rainfall erosivity factor = 800 Soil erodibility factor = 0.20 Cropmanagement factor = 0.50 Conservation practice factor = 1.0 Slopelength factor = 0.2 Also find out by how much % of soil loss is reduced whenthe cultivation is done on the contour . Assume value of conservatio n practice Pfor contouring as 0.5
- bDifferentiate between u shape and v shape gullies
- cHow can we use biol ogical methods in conserving the soil?
- dHow do agricultural waste contaminate water sources?
- eWhat is the need for planning of water resources project?
- aExplain why erosion rates ar e more in clay soils compared to sandy soils
- bExplain wind erosion control measure
- aCalculate the height and c ross-sectional area of contour bu nd to be constructedon the land of slope 5%. The other details are given below I. Rainfall excess for 24-hr duration is 80cm II. Horizontal interval is 15cm III. Depth of water flow over the weir is 30 cm
- bWhat are the components of chute spillway?
- aWrite about the assessment of the surface water resources i n India. Also explain in detail; the inter and intra basin development concept
- bWhat is soil quality management? Write in brief, the variou s methods to improve the soil quality. Explain; how will you perform the reclamation of salt affected soils
- aWhat are the four processes involved in water self-purification?
- bHow to control and reduce evaporation losses?
- aExplain various measures to flood control
- bWhat is the economic importance of water resources?
Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.
Repeated Questions — KOE078
Questions that appeared in more than one session, found by comparing 3 years of Soil Water Conservation Engineering papers (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
Discuss the effe ct of soil erosion
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List two methods of Air Erosion Control
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