Question

Direction: Each of the next items consists of two statements, one labeled as the 'Statements (I)' and the other as 'Statement (II)'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:
Statements-I: The best hydraulic section always has the minimum excavation.
Statement-II: The best hydraulic section gives the minimum area for a given discharge.
Codes:

• A. Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false
• B. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (II) is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I)
• C. Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) is true
• D. Both Statements (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and Statement (II) is the correct explanation of Statement (I)

Answer 1

The correct option is A Statement (I) is true but Statement (II) is false

The best hydraulic section gives minimum wetted perimeter for the constant wetted area for a given discharge.
So, the reason is incorrect.