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  • Question
  • 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 


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    • 1. Specific capacity or yield of wells, is generally expressed, as

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    • A. m3 per sec
    • B. m3/hour
    • C. m3/hour/m2
    • D. m3/hour/m2/m
    • E. m3/hour/m2/sec.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Most commonly used section in grade aqueducts, is

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    • A. circular
    • B. rectangular
    • C. parabolic
    • D. horse shoe section.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The fire demand for a city of 50, 000 population, according to Godrich formula, is

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    • A. 40 mld
    • B. 42 mld
    • C. 44 mld
    • D. 48 mld.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Cast iron pipes are generally preferred to, because

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    • A. of moderate cost
    • B. of ease to join
    • C. of durability
    • D. of longer life
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Most important source of water for public water supply, is from

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    • A. lakes
    • B. ponds
    • C. streams
    • D. rivers
    • E. sea.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The maximum pressure to which cast iron pipes may be subjected to, is

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    • A. 3 kg/cm2
    • B. 5 kg/cm2
    • C. 7 kg/cm2
    • D. 10 kg/cm2.
    • Discuss
    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 9. When the reduced level of the water source is higher than the reduced level of the consumer's place, water is generally supplied

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    • A. by pumping system
    • B. by gravitational system
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 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.
    • Discuss


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