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Question
Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options
A. Detention period for plain sedimentation tanks ranges between 4 to 8 hours
B. Detention period for sedimentation tanks, using coagulants usually ranges between 2 to 4 hours
C. The horizontally flow velocity in sedimentation tanks, is generally limited to 0.3 m/minute
D. All the above.
Correct Answer
All the above.
Water Supply Engineering problems
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1. Economic height of a dam is the height corresponding to which
Options
A. cost of the dam per unit of storage is minimum
B. amount of silting is less
C. cost of dam per unit storage is maximum
D. free board provided is least
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: cost of the dam per unit of storage is minimum
2. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following regarding fire hydrants
Options
A. Fire hydrants are fitted in water mains at 100 m to 150 m apart at fire
B. The minimum water pressure hydrants, is kept 1.5 kg/cm
2
C. The water at pressure 1 to 1.5 kg/cm
2
is made available for 4 to 5 hours for constant use
D. None of these.
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Correct Answer: None of these.
3. According to Kuichling's formula, fire demand in litres per minute for a population of
P
thousands, is
Options
A. 3182
P
B.
C. 4637
P
[1 - 0.01
P
]
D. 5663
P
.
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Correct Answer: 3182
P
4. The maximum permissible nitrites in public water supplies, is
Options
A. Nil
B. 0.5 P.P.M.
C. 1.0. P.P.M.
D. 1.5 P.P.M.
E. 200 P.P.M.
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Correct Answer: Nil
5. Aeration of water is done to remove
Options
A. odour
B. colour
C. bacterias
D. hardness
E. turbidity.
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Correct Answer: odour
6. Sunlight
Options
A. helps growth of bacterias
B. impedes growth of algae
C. increases dissolved oxygen content
D. reduces turbidity.
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Correct Answer: impedes growth of algae
7. Time of concentration
Options
A. is the time taken, for precipitation
B. duration of rainfall.
C. time taken for all the ran off to reach the drain
D. time taken for the storm water to travel from the most remote point to the drain.
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Correct Answer: time taken for the storm water to travel from the most remote point to the drain.
8.
P
0
,
P
1
,
P
2
be the populations of a city at times
t
0
,
t
1
and
t
2
= 2
t
1
, the saturation value of the population
P
s
of the city, is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
E. None of these.
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9. In slow sland filters, the turbidity of raw water can be removed only up to
Options
A. 60 mg/litre
B. 75 mg/litre
C. 100 gm/litre
D. 150 mg/litre.
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Correct Answer: 60 mg/litre
10.
Q
is the discharge from an unconfined tube well with depression head
s
through its pipe of radius
rw
. If the radius of influence is
R
, the length of the required strainer, is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
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