History of Drainage Systems
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Who is credited with the invention of hollow-pipe drainage?

  • Sir William Drainage
  • Lord Hollowpipe
  • Sir Hugh Dalrymple (correct)
  • Lady Waterremoval

What did the Indus Valley Civilization have in their major cities?

  • Access to nuclear power plants
  • Access to water and drainage facilities (correct)
  • Access to air conditioning systems
  • Access to advanced technology

What are geotextiles designed to retain in storm water drainage systems?

  • Fine soil particles (correct)
  • Large rocks
  • Metallic debris
  • Plastic waste

What is the purpose of internal drainage in agricultural soils?

<p>Prevent severe waterlogging (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What flows through the stone to an outfell in a typical drainage system?

<p>Groundwater seeping through the geotextile (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What governs the formation of drainage systems?

<p>Type of rocks, land topography, and land gradient (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a discordant drainage pattern?

<p>A pattern that does not correlate to the topography and geology of the area (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main types of discordant drainage patterns?

<p>Antecedent and superimposed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an accordant drainage system?

<p>A system whose pattern correlates to the structure and relief of the landscape (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the number, size, and shape of drainage basins?

<p>The topographic map detailing the region (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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