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Before constructing a dam, the factor to be considered for controlling sedimentation, is
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A. selection of dam site
B. construction of check dams
C. providing vegetation screens
D. providing under-sluices in the dam
E. All the above.
Correct Answer
All the above.
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1. The permissible amount of nitrites present in potable water, is
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A. 10 ppm
B. 15 ppm
C. 20 ppm
D. 45 ppm
E. Nil.
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Correct Answer: Nil.
2. Recuperation test is carried out to determine
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A. turbidity of water
B. pH value of water
C. yield of well
D. discharge from a well.
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Correct Answer: yield of well
3. Turbidity of water is expressed
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A. in ppm
B. in numbers in an arbitrary scale
C. by pH value
D. by colour code.
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Correct Answer: in ppm
4. Detention period of a settling tank is
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A. average theoretical time required for water to flow through the tank
B. time required for flow of water to fill the tank fully
C. average time for which water is retained in tank
D. ratio of volume of basin of a sedimentation tank to the rate of flow
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
5. If
Q
is discharge is cubicmetres per sec and
D
is the economical diameter of the pipe. According to Lea
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A.
D
= 0.67 to 0.87
Q
B.
D
= 0.77 to 0.97
Q
C.
D
= 0.97 to 1.22
Q
D.
D
= 1.22 to 1.33
Q
.
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Correct Answer:
D
= 0.97 to 1.22
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6. A slow sand filter is cleaned if its filter head is higher than
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A. 10 cm to 20 cm
B. 20 cm to 40 cm
C. 40 cm to 70 cm
D. 70 cm to 120 cm
E. 120 cm to 150 cm.
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Correct Answer: 70 cm to 120 cm
7. Normal values of overflow rate for plain sedimentation tank using coagulants, is
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A. 750 to 1000 litres/hr/m
2
B. 1000 to 1250 litres/hr/m
2
C. 1250 to 1500 litres/hr/m
2
D. 1500 litres/hr/m
2
.
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Correct Answer: 1000 to 1250 litres/hr/m
2
8. If the specific capacity of a well is 0.3183 x 10
-3
per sec, the discharge from a well of 4 m diameter under a depression head of 4 m, is
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A. 8 litres/sec
B. 10 litres/sec
C. 12 litres/sec
D. 14 litres/sec
E. 16 litres/sec.
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Correct Answer: 16 litres/sec.
9. The maximum pressure to which a pipe is subjected to during its operation, is known
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A. working pressure
B. design pressure
C. test pressure
D. pipe pressure
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: working pressure
10. The factor to be considered for the source of city water supply, is
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A. quantity and quality of the available water
B. elevation of the source of water
C. general terrain intervening the area
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
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