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At the socket and spigot joint,
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A. enlarged end of the pipe is called socket
B. normal end of the pipe is called spigot
C. spigot is fitted into the socket
D. molten lead is used for water proofing
E. all the above.
Correct Answer
all the above.
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1. If discharge of a pump is 0.16 cumecs, the economic diameter of pipe, is
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A. 0.488 m
B. 4.88 cm
C. 48.8 cm
D. 4.88 m
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: 0.488 m
2. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. The amount of rainfall in 24 hours, is known as daily rainfall
B. The amount of rainfall in one year, is known as annual rainfall
C. The rain cycle period in India is taken as 35 years
D. The ratio of the actual rainfall in the year to the normal rainfall at a place, is called index of the wetness
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
3. If
d
is the diameter of the pipe,
p
is the total internal pressure,
f
is the permissible tensile stress and
n
is the effective of the joint, the thickness
t
of metal pipe, is
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A.
B.
C.
D.
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer:
4. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. A hydrograph is a plot of discharge versus time
B. A mass curve is a plot of accumulated flow versus time
C. The mass curve continuously rises
D. The slope of the mass curve at any time is a measure of the inflow rate at that time
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
5. The main disadvantage of hard water, is
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A. greater soap consumption
B. scaling of boilers
C. corrosion and incrustation of pipes
D. making food tasteless
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
6. Normal values of overflow rate for plain sedimentation tank, is
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A. 250 to 500 litres/hr/m
2
B. 500 to 750 litres/hr/m
2
C. 750 to 1000 litres/hr/m
2
D. 1000 to 1250 litres/hr/m
2
.
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Correct Answer: 500 to 750 litres/hr/m
2
7. Check valves are installed
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A. on the delivery side of the pumping set
B. at the interconnections between polluted water system and a potable water system
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b).
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
8. An area is declared drought affected if its mean rainfall is less than
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A. 50%
B. 60%
C. 75%
D. 80%
E. 85%.
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Correct Answer: 85%.
9. The standard B.O.D. at 20&Deg;C, is taken for the consumption in
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A. one day
B. 2 days
C. 3 days
D. 4 days
E. 5 days.
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Correct Answer: 5 days.
10. Quality of water is said to be good if it is
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A. free from suspended matter
B. colourless
C. free from pathogenic organism
D. tasteless
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
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