The presence of free ammonia in sewage, is detected by boiling adding pottassium

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The presence of free ammonia in sewage, is detected by
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A. boiling
B. adding pottassium permanganate
C. adding sulphuric acid
D. phenol-di-sulphuric acid.

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boiling

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1. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. The larger the sewer in size, more will be velocity
B. The smaller the sewer in size, less will be velocity
C. The larger the sewer in size, no deposition will take place
D. The larger the sewer in size, deposition will take place.

2. The effluent of a septic tank is
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A. fit for discharge into any open drain
B. foul and contains dissolved and suspended solids
C. as good as that from a complete treatment
D. none of these.

4. The settling velocity of the particles larger than 0.06 mm in a settling tank of depth 2.4 is 0.33 m per sec. The detention period recommended for the tank, is
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A. 30 minutes
B. 1 hour
C. 1 hour and 30 minutes
D. 2 hours
E. 3 hours.

6. The clarigesters are
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A. circular septic tanks
B. rectangular septic tanks
C. circular Imhoff double tanks with bottom hoppers
D. circular Imhoff double storey tanks without bottom hoppers.

7. During preliminary treatment of a sewage
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A. Oil and grease are removed from skimming tanks
B. Floating materials are removed by screening
C. Girt and sand are removed by girt chambers
D. All the above.

8. A drop manhole is provided if
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A. a sewer drops from a height
B. a branch sewer joins the main sewer at higher level
C. a lamp is inserted to check obstruction
D. none of these.

9. Nitrogen cycle of sewage, is
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A. Liberation of ammonia-formation of nitrites-formation of nitrates-liberation of nitrogen
B. Liberation of nitrogen-liberation of ammonia-formation of nitrites- formation of nitrates
C. Liberation of nitrogen-formation of nitrates-formation of nitrites-liberation of ammonia
D. Formation of nitrates-formation of nitrites-liberation of nitrates-liberation of nitrates
E. None of these.

10. The drainage area of a town is 12 hectares. Its 40% area is hard pavement (K = 0.85), the 40% area is unpaved streets (K = 0.20) and the remaining is wooded areas (K = 0.15). Assuming the time of concentration for the areas as 30 minutes and using the formula the maximum run off is
Options
A. 0.10 cumec
B. 0.12 cumec
C. 0.15 cumec
D. 0.20 cumec.

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