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  • For controlling algae, the most commonly used chemical, is


  • Options
  • A. copper sulphate
  • B. alum
  • C. lime
  • D. bleaching powder.

  • Correct Answer
  • copper sulphate 


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    • 1. Raw water treated with only chlorine, is known as

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    • A. plain chlorination
    • B. pre-chlorination
    • C. first-chlorination
    • D. de-chlorination
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 2. By adding 1 ml of orthotolidine solution to 100 ml chlorinated water taken after contact period, the residual chlorine makes the colour of solution

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    • A. yellowish
    • B. greenish
    • C. bluish
    • D. reddish
    • E. violet.
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    • 3. The percentage of chlorine in fresh bleaching powder is roughly

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    • A. 50 to 60
    • B. 30 to 35
    • C. 40 to 50
    • D. 20 to 25
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    • 4. Most important method for calculating discharge for planning a water supply project, is

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    • A. velocity area method
    • B. weir or spillway method
    • C. use of venturi-meter
    • D. using power plant consumption
    • E. none of these.
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    • 5. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following :

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    • A. The water entering the slow sand filters should be treated by 9.386 coagulants
    • B. The depth of water on the filter should be twice the depth of the filter sand
    • C. When the filter head is 0.75 times the depth of filter sand, the water obtained is purest
    • D. The cleaning of slow sand filters is done by back washing
    • E. All the above.
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    • 6. Run off is the quantity of water which flows

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    • A. in sewer pipes
    • B. due to leakage in pipes
    • C. in rivers
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The diameter of pipes in bath rooms and lavatories in domestic water supply, is

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    • A. 6 mm
    • B. 12 mm
    • C. 18 mm
    • D. 24 mm.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The bed slope in slow sand filters, is generally kept

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    • A. 1 in 50
    • B. 1 in 75
    • C. 1 in 100
    • D. 1 : 200
    • Discuss
    • 9. In plain sedimentation tanks under normal conditions, impurities are removed upto

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    • A. 60%
    • B. 70%
    • C. 80%
    • D. 90%.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The population of a city in 2000 is 50,000. The average increase in population over last 8 decades is 7500 and average incremental increase during 8 decades is 750. The population of the city based on incremental method, in the year 2020 will be

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    • A. 55,000
    • B. 60,500
    • C. 66,500
    • D. 72,500
    • E. 76,500
    • Discuss


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