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- Question
The temporary hardness of water can be removed by
Options- A. boiling
- B. adding lime
- C. adding alum
- D. filtration
- E. sedimentation.
- Correct Answer
- boiling
- 1. Slow sand filter is used if maximum turbidity of raw water is less than
Options- A. 10 gm/litre
- B. 20 gm/litre
- C. 30 gm/litre
- D. 40 gm/litre
- E. 50 gm/litre. Discuss
- 2. Standard unit of turbidity of water is in one litre of distilled water, one milligram of finely divided
Options- A. silica
- B. mud
- C. clay
- D. organic matter. Discuss
- 3. Normal values of overflow rate for plain sedimentation tanks in litres/hr/m2, generally range between
Options- A. 100 to 250
- B. 250 to 500
- C. 500 to 750
- D. 750 to 1000 Discuss
- 4. The coefficient of permeability of soils, is generally expressed in
Options- A. cm/sec
- B. cm/minute
- C. cm2/sec
- D. cm2/minute. Discuss
- 5. 'Shrouding' is essentially provided in
Options- A. strainer type wells
- B. cavity type wells
- C. slotted type well
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 6. Water losses in water supply, is assumed as
Options- A. 5%
- B. 7.5%
- C. 10%
- D. 22.5%
- E. 15%. Discuss
- 7. A centrifugal pump is required to be primed before starting if it is located
Options- A. at higher level than water level of reservoir
- B. at lower level than water level of reservoir
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. neither (a) nor (b). Discuss
- 8. Rapid gravity filters
Options- A. were developed by G.W. Fullar
- B. make use of coarser sand with effective size as 0.5 mm
- C. yield as high as 30 times the yield of slow sand filters
- D. are fed with coagulation treated water
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 9. Property of earth to allow water to pass through it, is known as
Options- A. perviousness
- B. porosity
- C. permeability
- D. transmissibility. Discuss
- 10. The chloride content of treated water for public supplies should not exceed
Options- A. 100 ppm
- B. 150 ppm
- C. 200 ppm
- D. 250 ppm
- E. 300 ppm. Discuss
Water Supply Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: 50 gm/litre.
Correct Answer: silica
Correct Answer: 500 to 750
Correct Answer: cm/sec
Correct Answer: slotted type well
Correct Answer: 15%.
Correct Answer: at higher level than water level of reservoir
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: perviousness
Correct Answer: 250 ppm
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