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The type of pipe commonly used in water supply distribution schemes, is
Options
A. R.C.C. pipes
B. Hume pipes
C. Cast iron pipes
D. G.I. pipes.
Correct Answer
Cast iron pipes
Water Supply Engineering problems
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1. Specific capacity or yield of wells, is generally expressed, as
Options
A. m
3
per sec
B. m
3
/hour
C. m
3
/hour/m
2
D. m
3
/hour/m
2
/m
E. m
3
/hour/m
2
/sec.
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Correct Answer: m
3
/hour/m
2
/m
2. Most commonly used section in grade aqueducts, is
Options
A. circular
B. rectangular
C. parabolic
D. horse shoe section.
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Correct Answer: rectangular
3. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
Options
A. Water with hardness upto 75 ppm is considered soft
B. Water with hardness more than 200 ppm is considered hard
C. Water needed for laundaries should contain hardness less than 75 ppm
D. To provide taste during drinking, water should possess hardness between 75 to 120
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
4. The fire demand for a city of 50, 000 population, according to Godrich formula, is
Options
A. 40 mld
B. 42 mld
C. 44 mld
D. 48 mld.
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Correct Answer: 44 mld
5. Cast iron pipes are generally preferred to, because
Options
A. of moderate cost
B. of ease to join
C. of durability
D. of longer life
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
6. Most important source of water for public water supply, is from
Options
A. lakes
B. ponds
C. streams
D. rivers
E. sea.
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Correct Answer: rivers
7. The maximum pressure to which cast iron pipes may be subjected to, is
Options
A. 3 kg/cm
2
B. 5 kg/cm
2
C. 7 kg/cm
2
D. 10 kg/cm
2
.
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Correct Answer: 7 kg/cm
2
8. If the chosen diameter of a pipe, is less than the economical diameter
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A. cost of pipe will be less
B. head loss will be high
C. cost of pumping will be more than saving
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
9. When the reduced level of the water source is higher than the reduced level of the consumer's place, water is generally supplied
Options
A. by pumping system
B. by gravitational system
C. both (a) and (b)
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: by gravitational system
10. The fire demand for ascertaining the empirical formula
known as
Options
A. Kuichling's formula
B. Buston's formula
C. Freeman formula
D. Under Writers formula
E. None of these.
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Correct Answer: Freeman formula
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