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  • Question
  • Pressure relief valves are provided in water mains


  • Options
  • A. to reduce the pressure
  • B. at low points
  • C. upstream of sluice
  • D. all the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • all the above. 


  • Water Supply Engineering problems


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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.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Gravity conduits are generally in the form of

    • Options
    • A. canals
    • B. flumes
    • C. aqueduct
    • D. tunnels
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 3. To remove very fine suspended particles from water, the method adopted is

    • Options
    • A. screening
    • B. sedimentation
    • C. boiling
    • D. filtration.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

    • Options
    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Pipes are laid parallel

    • Options
    • 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.
    • Discuss
    • 6. An ideal sand for filters should be

    • Options
    • A. free from dirt and other impurities
    • B. uniform in nature and size
    • C. hard and resistant
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The average domestic consumption under normal conditions in an Indian city per day per person, is

    • Options
    • A. 105 litres
    • B. 115 litres
    • C. 125 litres
    • D. 135 litres
    • E. 150 litres.
    • Discuss
    • 8. When gravity and pumping systems of water distribution are adopted, the type of distribution reservoir, is

    • Options
    • A. elevated tank
    • B. ground source reservoir
    • C. intz tank
    • D. stand pipe.
    • Discuss
    • 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

    • Options
    • A. D = 0.22 Q
    • B. D = 1.22 Q
    • C. D = 2.22 Q
    • D. D = 3.22 Q
    • E. D = 1.33 Q.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The valve fitted closely in a recess against an opening in a pipe, is generally

    • Options
    • A. wedge shaped circular disc
    • B. spherical disc
    • C. parallelopiped disc
    • D. conical shaped circular disc.
    • Discuss


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