CE-803-D Integrated Water Management - May 2024 Question Paper

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1. 7 Marks
   aWhat is meant by water security in developing nations?
   How to answer

   • Define water security - availability, access, safety and resilience
   • Discuss dimensions in developing nations - scarcity, population, climate
   • Explain socio-economic and health implications
2. 7 Marks
   bWhat is Watershed? How do you explain Watershed topology in a river basin?
   How to answer

   • Define watershed and its boundaries
   • Explain watershed topology / drainage pattern
   • Relate topology to river basin delineation and management
3. 7 Marks
   aExplain different advantages of rainwater harvesting.
   How to answer

   • Define rainwater harvesting
   • List advantages - recharge, water availability, flood control
   • Explain benefits for domestic, agriculture and groundwater
4. 7 Marks
   bWrite different components used in the rainwater harvesting.
   How to answer

   • List components - catchment, gutters, filters, storage, recharge
   • Explain function of each component
   • Give typical layout of rooftop / surface system
5. 7 Marks
   aExplain the importance of Socio-economic and political benefits of IWRM.
   How to answer

   • Define IWRM socio-economic and political benefits
   • Explain poverty reduction, equity, livelihood benefits
   • Explain governance, cooperation and conflict resolution benefits
6. 7 Marks
   bDiscuss the relevance of IWRM to the developing world.
   How to answer

   • Outline water challenges in developing world
   • Explain relevance of IWRM - scarcity, demand, pollution
   • Discuss sustainable development and equity aspects
7. 7 Marks
   aWhat are the best practices used in the river basin management?
   How to answer

   • Define river basin management
   • List best practices - stakeholder participation, planning, monitoring
   • Explain integrated and sustainable practices
8. 7 Marks
   bWhat are the various process of conservation of ground water?
   How to answer

   • Define groundwater conservation need
   • List processes - recharge, regulation, efficient use
   • Explain artificial recharge and demand management
9. 7 Marks
   aExplain the Eco-system approaches followed in any two-river basin to protect the rip rain rights of countries involved in trans-boundaries water issues.
   How to answer

   • Define ecosystem approach and riparian rights
   • Describe approaches in two transboundary basins
   • Explain protection of riparian rights through cooperation
10. 7 Marks
    bExamine with example the man made and natural causes of changes in the river morphology with special reference to its land use changes.
    How to answer

    • Define river morphology and land use change
    • Give man-made causes with examples
    • Give natural causes with examples
11. 7 Marks
    aWhat is Water balance? And explain how it is importance?
    How to answer

    • Define water balance and its components
    • Write water budget equation P = ET + R + change in storage
    • Explain importance in planning and IWRM
12. 7 Marks
    bExplain different measurements used in stream flow discharge.
    How to answer

    • List streamflow measurement methods - velocity-area, weirs, current meter
    • Explain procedure of each method
    • Mention selection criteria and accuracy
13. 7 Marks
    aWhat are the reasons for the increasing pollution of water resources? name atleast four.
    How to answer

    • Define water pollution sources
    • List at least four reasons - domestic, industrial, agricultural, urban
    • Briefly explain each pollution cause
14. 7 Marks
    bExplain any of the issue we find around the globe in water that warrants a paradigm shift using IWRM.
    How to answer

    • Identify global water issues - scarcity, conflict, quality
    • Explain why paradigm shift is needed
    • Show how IWRM addresses the issue
15. 14 Marks
    Write short notes on any two:

    1. i)Artificial recharge
    2. ii)Water conservation
    3. iii)Explain different treatment used in poor quality water
    4. iv)Write about the stream flow
    How to answer

    • Select any two topics from i-iv
    • Define and explain key concepts for each
    • Mention methods, benefits and applications