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Why is soil moisture conservation so important for spate irrigation?

	a) Because crops grown in spate irrigation areas are highly water-consuming
	b) Because crops grow under extended dry spells and highly rely on stored soil moisture
	c) Because land needs to be ploughed three times before planting

CORRECT ANSWER:
b) Because crops grow under extended dry spells and highly rely on stored soil moisture.

What is more important for soil moisture conservation?

	a) The number of times that a field is irrigated
	b) The date when the last irrigation turn takes place
	c) The number of times a field is ploughed

CORRECT ANSWER:
b) The date when the last irrigation turn takes place.

Which One of the following statements regarding field-to-field water distribution system is NOT true:

	a) This system allows to remove more sediments
	b) In this system there is only one big inlet
	c) Each field within the system has its own inlet.

CORRECT ANSWER:
c) Each field within the system has its own inlet.

Using a gated field intake is not advisable because (please select two options):

	a) Floods might occur at night when farmers can't open the gate
	b) The gates are made of wood and can break easily
	c) The gate can become stuck with all the sediments

CORRECT ANSWER:
a) Floods might occur at night when farmers can't open the gate
c) The gate can become stuck with all the sediments.

Rules on demarcation of command area are important because:

	a) They determine the proportion of water going to different channels
	b) They define the size of the irrigated land in comparison to the amount of water
	c) They determine the order in which fields are irrigated

CORRECT ANSWER:
b) They define the size of the irrigated land in comparison to the amount of water.