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Pressure relief valves are provided in water mains
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A. to reduce the pressure
B. at low points
C. upstream of sluice
D. all the above.
Correct Answer
all the above.
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1. The head against which the motor works for lifting water, is
Options
A. maximum depth of water table below ground level
B. maximum depression head
C. velocity head
D. frictional losses in the delivery pipe
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
2. Gravity conduits are generally in the form of
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A. canals
B. flumes
C. aqueduct
D. tunnels
E. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
3. To remove very fine suspended particles from water, the method adopted is
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A. screening
B. sedimentation
C. boiling
D. filtration.
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Correct Answer: filtration.
4. Pick up the correct statement from the following :
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A. The water level in a still well, represents the ground water table level
B. The difference between water table level and the water level in a well after pumping, is called depression head
C. The surface of water table surrounding a well during pumping, forms a cone of depression
D. The distance from the centre of the well up to the place where level of water table is not affected, is called radius of influence
E. All the above.
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Correct Answer: All the above.
5. Pipes are laid parallel
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A. to increase the capacity of the water supply
B. to provide a means of repairing without closing water supply
C. to meet the requirement of excessive supply
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
6. An ideal sand for filters should be
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A. free from dirt and other impurities
B. uniform in nature and size
C. hard and resistant
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
7. The average domestic consumption under normal conditions in an Indian city per day per person, is
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A. 105 litres
B. 115 litres
C. 125 litres
D. 135 litres
E. 150 litres.
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Correct Answer: 135 litres
8. When gravity and pumping systems of water distribution are adopted, the type of distribution reservoir, is
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A. elevated tank
B. ground source reservoir
C. intz tank
D. stand pipe.
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Correct Answer: elevated tank
9. For calculation of economical diameter
D
of a pipe in metres for a discharge
Q
to be pumped in cumecs, Lea suggested the empirical formula
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A.
D
= 0.22
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B.
D
= 1.22
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C.
D
= 2.22
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D.
D
= 3.22
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E.
D
= 1.33
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.
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Correct Answer:
D
= 1.22
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10. The valve fitted closely in a recess against an opening in a pipe, is generally
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A. wedge shaped circular disc
B. spherical disc
C. parallelopiped disc
D. conical shaped circular disc.
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Correct Answer: wedge shaped circular disc
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