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  • Question
  • Cast iron pipes


  • Options
  • A. are widely used in city water supplies
  • B. resist corrosion satisfactorily
  • C. may last for 100 years
  • D. are normally manufactured in lengths of about 3.5 m
  • E. all the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • all the above. 


  • Water Supply Engineering problems


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    • 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

    • Options
    • A. The pH value of neutral water is 7
    • B. The maximum acidity is obtained when pH value is zero
    • C. The maximum alkalinity is obtained when pH value is 14.
    • D. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Underground water is obtained from

    • Options
    • A. rains
    • B. rivers
    • C. lakes
    • D. reservoirs
    • E. springs.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The duration of contact of chlorine with water before it is served to the first consumer, should be at least

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    • A. 10 to 15 minutes
    • B. 15 to 20 minutes
    • C. 20 to 30 minutes
    • D. 30 to 40 minutes
    • E. one hour.
    • Discuss
    • 4. De-chlorination is followed by

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    • A. post-chlorination
    • B. pre-chlorination
    • C. double-chlorination
    • D. super-chlorination.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Efficiency of removing bacterias from raw water by a slow sand filter, is

    • Options
    • A. 80% to 81%
    • B. 85% to 86%
    • C. 90% to 97%
    • D. 98% to 99%.
    • Discuss
    • 6. The intake opening is generally covered by a screen to prevent entry of debris etc. and its level is kept

    • Options
    • A. at the level of water of the source
    • B. at the bottom of water of the source
    • C. at about 2.5 m above the bottom
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Plain chlorination is used for water

    • Options
    • A. with turbidities less than 20 mg/litre
    • B. obtained from clear lakes
    • C. consumed during emergencies
    • D. supplies to armies during war
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 8. P.V.C. pipes can withstand pressure bead of water upto

    • Options
    • A. 25 m
    • B. 50 m
    • C. 75 m
    • D. 100 m
    • E. 125 m.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Open channels supported over tres-les, are generally known as

    • Options
    • A. raised canals
    • B. acqueducts
    • C. syphons
    • D. flumes.
    • Discuss
    • 10. The maximum non-verticality of the bore of a well 200 m deep, may be permitted up to

    • Options
    • A. 25 cm
    • B. 50 cm
    • C. 75 cm
    • D. 100 cm
    • E. 150 cm.
    • Discuss


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