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  • Question
  • In olden days the type of section adopted in trunk and out fall sewers was


  • Options
  • A. parabolic shaped
  • B. horse shoe shaped
  • C. egg shaped
  • D. circular shaped.

  • Correct Answer
  • horse shoe shaped 


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    • 1. In sewers the effect of scouring is more on

    • Options
    • A. top side
    • B. bottom side
    • C. horizontal side
    • D. all sides.
    • Discuss
    • 2. For evaporation and measurement of settlable solids, the apparatus used, is

    • Options
    • A. a jar
    • B. a breaker
    • C. a test tube
    • D. an Imhoff cone.
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    • 3. The dimensions of a rectangular settling tank are : length 24 m, width 6 m and depth 3 m. If 2 hour detention period for tanks is recommended, the rate of flow of sewage per hour, is

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    • A. 204 cu m
    • B. 208 cu m
    • C. 212 cu m
    • D. 216 cu m
    • E. 220 cu m.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. pH value indicates acidity and alkalinity of sewage
    • B. In acidic sewage, the pH value is less than 7
    • C. In alkaline sewage, the pH value is more than 7
    • D. Fresh sewage is generally alkaline
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The asbestos cement pipes are generally laid

    • Options
    • A. horizontally
    • B. vertically
    • C. at an angle of 30°
    • D. at an angle of 60°.
    • Discuss
    • 6. For house drainage minimum gradient is

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    • A. 1 in 60
    • B. 1 in 80
    • C. 1 in 10
    • D. 1 in 400
    • Discuss
    • 7. For the survival of fish in a river stream, the minimum dissolved oxygen is prescribed

    • Options
    • A. 3 PPm
    • B. 4 PPm
    • C. 5 PPm
    • D. 10 ppm.
    • Discuss
    • 8. If 2% solution of a sewage sample is incubated for 5 days at 20°C and depletion of oxygen was found to be 5 ppm, B.O.D. of the sewage is

    • Options
    • A. 200 ppm
    • B. 225 ppm
    • C. 250 ppm
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The rate of accumulation of sludge in septic tanks is recommended as

    • Options
    • A. 30 litres/person/year
    • B. 25 litres/person/year
    • C. 30 litres/person/month
    • D. 25 litres/person/month.
    • Discuss
    • 10. House connections to the laterals is generally made by

    • Options
    • A. R.C.C.
    • B. P.C.C.
    • C. Cast iron
    • D. Glazed stonewares.
    • Discuss


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