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  • Question
  • The normal values of over flow rates for secondary sedimentation tanks, ranges between


  • Options
  • A. 25, 000 to 35, 000 litres/sqm/day
  • B. 40, 000 to 50, 000 litres/sqm/day
  • C. 50, 000 to 60, 000 litres/sqm/day
  • D. 80, 000 to 10, 000 litres/sqm/day
  • E. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • 25, 000 to 35, 000 litres/sqm/day 


  • Waste Water Engineering problems


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    • 1. In very first stage of decomposition of the organic matter in sewage

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    • A. nitrites are formed
    • B. nitrates are formed
    • C. carbondioxide is formed
    • D. ammonia is formed.
    • Discuss
    • 2. To maintain aerobic biological activity, the moisture content of the compost mass should be about

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    • A. 45%
    • B. 50%
    • C. 55%
    • D. 60%.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The sewer pipes

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    • A. carry sewage as gravity conduits
    • B. are designed for generating self-cleansing velocities at different discharge
    • C. should resist the wear and tear caused due to abrasion
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Bottom openings 15 cm x 15 cm in the standing baffle wall are provided

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    • A. 15 cm c/c
    • B. 22.5 cm c/c
    • C. 30 cm c/c
    • D. 50 cm c/c.
    • Discuss
    • 5. If the discharge of a sewer running half is 628 1.p.s., i = 0.001, and n = 0.010, the diameter of the sewer, is

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    • A. 1.39 m
    • B. 1.49 m
    • C. 1.59 m
    • D. 1.69 m
    • E. 1.79 m.
    • Discuss
    • 6. If the depletion of oxygen is found to be 5 ppm after incubating a 2.5% solution of sewage sample for 5 days at 21°C, B.O.D. of the sewage is

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    • A. 50 ppm
    • B. 100 ppm
    • C. 150 ppm
    • D. 200 ppm
    • E. 250 ppm.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The following is the physical characteristic of sewage

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    • A. turbidity
    • B. colour
    • C. odour
    • D. temperature
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. Maximum daily flow = 2 times the average daily flow
    • B. Maximum daily flow = x average daily flow
    • C. Sewers are designed for minimum permissible velocity at minimum flow
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The underground sewers are more subjected to

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    • A. tensile force
    • B. compressive force
    • C. bending force
    • D. shearing force.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. Hydrogen sulphide gas in excess, may cause corrosion of concrete sewers
    • B. 4 ppm of Dissolved Oxygen (D.O.) is ensured before discharging the treated sewage in river
    • C. Solubility of oxygen in sewage is 95% of that of distilled water
    • D. Dissolved oxygen content of sewage, may be determined by Winkler's method
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss


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