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Air valves are generally provided in pressure pipes of water supply
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A. at pipe junctions
B. at summits
C. at low points
D. near service pipes.
Correct Answer
at summits
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1. Abyssinian tube well is a special type of
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A. slotted type wells
B. cavity type wells
C. strainer type well
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: strainer type well
2. While designing a water supply of an industrial township, industrial and commercial water demand of total supply, is assumed
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A. 10%
B. 10 to 15%
C. 15 to 20%
D. 20 to 25%.
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Correct Answer: 20 to 25%.
3. Water may not contain much impurities if its source is
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A. reservoirs
B. stream flowing in plains
C. lakes in lower regions
D. spring along hill slopes
E. none of these.
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Correct Answer: spring along hill slopes
4. The dilution ratio at which the odour is hardly detectable is generally called threshold odour number and for public supplies it should not exceed
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A. 3
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
E. 10
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Correct Answer: 3
5. Asbestos pipes are joined by means of
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A. flanged joint
B. flexible joint
C. dresser coupling joint
D. simplex joint
E. socket and spigot joint.
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Correct Answer: simplex joint
6. The maximum permissible colour for domestic supplies based on cobalt scale, is
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A. 5 ppm
B. 10 ppm
C. 15 ppm
D. 20 ppm
E. 25 ppm.
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Correct Answer: 20 ppm
7. The flow of water gets retarded, in
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A. settling tank
B. sedimentation tank
C. clarifer
D. sedimentation basin
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
8. Growth of population can be conveniently represented by
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A. an arithmetical curve
B. a semi-logarithmic curve
C. a logistic curve
D. a straight line curve
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: a logistic curve
9. In a well planned city, the layout of distribution pipes generally adopted, is
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A. grid-iron system
B. interlaced system
C. reticulation system
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
10. The pH value of water fit for drinking, is
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A. 13
B. 11
C. 9
D. 7
E. 5
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Correct Answer: 7
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