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  • Question
  • Pick up the correct statement from the following :


  • Options
  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • all the above. 


  • Water Supply Engineering problems


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    • 1. Sluice valves in main water supplies

    • Options
    • 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
    • 2. The capability of a soil mass of full width and depth to transmit water, is known

    • Options
    • A. porosity
    • B. permeability
    • C. transmissibility
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. Dead storage of a reservoir of Q capacity generally provided for silt deposition during its life time, is generally kept

    • Options
    • A. 1/8th Q
    • B. 1/6th Q
    • C. 1/5th Q
    • D. 1/4th Q
    • E. 1/3rd Q.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

    • Options
    • 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
    • 5. The factor to be considered for the source of city water supply, is

    • Options
    • 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
    • 6. Non-pathogenic bacterias cause the following water borne disease,

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

    • Options
    • 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
    • 8. Pickup the incorrect statement from the following :

    • Options
    • A. The invert of pressure conduit is independent of the grade of the hydraulic gradient line
    • B. The pressure conduits may be taken uphill upto a maximum height of 8.3 m
    • C. Aqueducts and tunnels sections are generally kept circular
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Water having pH value as 6, is

    • Options
    • A. alkaline
    • B. acidic
    • C. neutral
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The discharge for the confined tube well is obtained from

    • Options
    • A. Thiem's formula
    • B. Darcy's formula
    • C. Tolman's formula
    • D. Dupuits formula.
    • Discuss


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