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GATE Hydrology: Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo-transpiration, infiltration – Previous Year Questions

5 GATE previous year questions on Hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evaporation, evapo-transpiration, infiltration (Hydrology, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q59 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 12-hour storm occurs over a catchment and results in a direct runoff depth of 100 mm. The time-distribution of the rainfall intensity is shown in…
  2. GATE 2023 CE (CE1) Q61 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In Horton's equation fitted to the infiltration data for a soil, the initial infiltration capacity is 10 mm/h; final infiltration capacity is 5 mm/h;…
  3. GATE 2024 CE (CE2) Q56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A storm with a recorded precipitation of 11.0 cm, as shown in the table, produced a direct run-off of 6.0 cm. Time from start (hours) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8…
  4. GATE 2025 CE (CE1) Q39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The mean rainfall over a catchment has to be estimated. The data for four rain gauges located in and around the catchment is listed in the table.…
  5. GATE 2026 CE (CE2) Q20 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Following statements are made with respect to the mass curve of rainfall: (I) Slope at a point on the curve can be positive. (II) Slope at a point on…