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In distribution pipes, air valves are provided at
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A. lower points
B. junction points
C. higher points
D. any where.
Correct Answer
higher points
Water Supply Engineering problems
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1. The total domestic consumption in a city water supply, is assumed
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A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 60%.
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Correct Answer: 60%.
2. If average volume of sediment deposits is one-tenth million cubic metres per year in a reservoir of total capacity 10 million cubic metres, the dead storage will be filled up, in
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A. 10 years
B. 15 years
C. 20 years
D. 25 years
E. 50 years.
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Correct Answer: 25 years
3. Ground water from artesian wells
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A. contains no suspended materials
B. contains dissolved salts
C. may be saltish and hard
D. generally require lesser treatment
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
4. Normal values of overflow rate for sedimentation tanks using coagulants in litres/hr/m
2
, generally range between
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A. 250 to 500
B. 500 to 750
C. 750 to 1000
D. 1000 to 1250
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Correct Answer: 1000 to 1250
5. The maximum pressure which the pipe can withstand without any leakage during hydrostatic pressure test, is called
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A. Working pressure
B. Design pressure
C. Test pressure
D. Hydrostatic pressure.
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Correct Answer: Test pressure
6. The maximum permissible chloride content in treated water of public water supplies should not exceed
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A. 50 P.P.M.
B. 100 P.P.M.
C. 150 P.P.M.
D. 200 P.P.M.
E. 250 P.P.M.
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Correct Answer: 250 P.P.M.
7. The bacterias which may survive with or without free oxygen, are called
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A. Aerobic bacterias
B. Anaerobic bacterias
C. Faculative bacteria's
D. None of these.
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Correct Answer: Faculative bacteria's
8. The most important and widely used tube well in India, is
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A. strainer well
B. cavity well
C. slotted well
D. perforated pipe well.
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Correct Answer: strainer well
9. For a city developed haphazardly, the layout of distribution pipes preferred to, is
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A. ring system
B. radial system
C. grid iron system
D. dead end system.
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Correct Answer: dead end system.
10. Maximum permissible colour for domestic water supplies, based on Cobalt scale, is
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A. 5 P.P.M.
B. 10 P.P.M.
C. 15 P.P.M.
D. 20 P.P.M.
E. 25 P.P.M.
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Correct Answer: 20 P.P.M.
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