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  • Question
  • For a continuous flow type of sedimentation tanks


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  • A. width of the tank is normally kept about 6 m
  • B. length of the tank is normally kept 4 to 5 times the width
  • C. maximum horizontal flow velocity is limited to 0.3 m/minute
  • D. capacity of the tank for 24 hours, is kept equal to maximum daily flow of sewage
  • E. all the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • all the above. 


  • Waste Water Engineering problems


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    • 1. The spacing of bars for perforations in coarse screens used for the treatment of sewage, is

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    • A. 20 mm
    • B. 30 mm
    • C. 40 mm
    • D. 50 mm
    • E. 100 mm.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Fresh sewage is generally

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    • A. alkaline
    • B. acidic
    • C. highly decomposed
    • D. a source of objectionable odour.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The grit chambers of sewage treatment plants, are generally cleaned after

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    • A. 2 days
    • B. 5 days
    • C. 7 days
    • D. 12 days
    • E. 14 days.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The sewer that unloads the sewage at the point of treatment is called

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    • A. main sewer
    • B. outfall sewer
    • C. branch sewer
    • D. house sewer.
    • Discuss
    • 5. If the flame of a miner's safety lamp in the upper layers of the sewer forms an explosive, the sewer certainly contains

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    • A. Hydrogen sulphide
    • B. Carbon dioxide
    • C. Methane
    • D. Oxygen
    • E. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following :

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    • A. The mixture of water and waste products, is called sewage
    • B. The treated sewage effluents, are generally used for irrigating the crops
    • C. The process of collecting, treating and disposing off the sewage, is called sewerage
    • D. The old convergency system was definitely better than water carried sewerage system
    • E. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The temperature affects the

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    • A. biological activity of bacterias in sewage
    • B. solubility of gases in sewage
    • C. viscosity of sewage
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Faculative bacterias survive in

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    • A. the presence of oxygen
    • B. the absence of oxygen
    • C. both cases (a) and (b)
    • D. neither (a) nor (b).
    • Discuss
    • 9. Acid regression stage of sludge digestion at a temperature 21°C extends over a period of

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    • A. 15 days
    • B. 30 days
    • C. 60 days
    • D. 90 days.
    • Discuss
    • 10. In a trickling filter

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    • A. filtration process is used
    • B. biological action is used
    • C. neither (a) nor (b)
    • D. both (a) and (b).
    • Discuss


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