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  • Dead storage of a reservoir of Q capacity generally provided for silt deposition during its life time, is generally kept


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  • A. 1/8th Q
  • B. 1/6th Q
  • C. 1/5th Q
  • D. 1/4th Q
  • E. 1/3rd Q.

  • Correct Answer
  • 1/4th Q 


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    • 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. Domestic use of water is 50% of total consumption
    • B. Average consumption of commercial use of water is 25% of total consumption
    • C. Consumption of water on public use is 10% of total consumption
    • D. Waste water and leakage is 15% of total consumption
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Normal values of overflow rate for plain sedimentation tank using coagulants, is

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    • A. 750 to 1000 litres/hr/m2
    • B. 1000 to 1250 litres/hr/m2
    • C. 1250 to 1500 litres/hr/m2
    • D. 1500 litres/hr/m2.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The capability of a soil mass of full width and depth to transmit water, is known

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    • A. porosity
    • B. permeability
    • C. transmissibility
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Sluice valves in main water supplies

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    • A. are used to regulate the flow of water in pipes
    • B. are spaced about 5 km apart
    • C. are usually placed at the summits
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

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    • A. Air lift pumps are generally used for pumping water from deep wells
    • B. Jet pumps are generally used for pumping water from small wells
    • C. The hydraulic ram works on the principle of water hammer
    • D. Rotary pumps are provided cams which rotate in opposite direction
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Non-pathogenic bacterias cause the following water borne disease,

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    • A. cholera
    • B. typhoid
    • C. infections hepatitis
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. While selecting the location of an intake for collecting surface water, the factor considered, is

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    • A. The intake point should be near as far as possible to the treatment plant
    • B. The intake point should be in purer zone of the water source
    • C. The intake point should be upstream of the point of disposal of waste water
    • D. The intake point in meandering rivers should be on concave banks
    • E. All the above;
    • Discuss


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