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Water Supply Engineering problems


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

  • Options
  • A. Free surface ground water is subjected to atmospheric pressure
  • B. Water table surface rises and falls with seasons
  • C. Depth of water table is directly proportional to the rate of drawal of water
  • D. Level of water table remains stationary
  • E. None of these.
  • Discuss
  • 2. Water gets evaporated from water surfaces and land surfaces, get converted into water drops at lower temperatures, flows over ground surface and finally meets its source, i.e. lake, sea, etc. This entire process is generally known as

  • Options
  • A. hydrological cycle
  • B. water cycle
  • C. evaporation and precipitation cycle
  • D. all the above.
  • Discuss
  • 3. The valve shown in the below figure, is generally known as
    Civil Engineering Water Supply Engineering: The valve shown in the below figure, is generally known as

  • Options
  • A. air valve
  • B. pressure relief valve
  • C. sluice valve
  • D. none of these.
  • Discuss
  • 4. Pressure exerted at 90° bend in a pipe of cross-sectional area A and carrying water with a velocity V under a pressure p, is

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss
  • 5. Cast iron pipes are generally preferred to, because

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  • A. of moderate cost
  • B. of ease to join
  • C. of durability
  • D. of longer life
  • E. all the above.
  • Discuss
  • 6. The fire demand for a city of 50, 000 population, according to Godrich formula, is

  • Options
  • A. 40 mld
  • B. 42 mld
  • C. 44 mld
  • D. 48 mld.
  • Discuss
  • 7. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

  • Options
  • A. Water with hardness upto 75 ppm is considered soft
  • B. Water with hardness more than 200 ppm is considered hard
  • C. Water needed for laundaries should contain hardness less than 75 ppm
  • D. To provide taste during drinking, water should possess hardness between 75 to 120
  • E. All the above.
  • Discuss
  • 8. Most commonly used section in grade aqueducts, is

  • Options
  • A. circular
  • B. rectangular
  • C. parabolic
  • D. horse shoe section.
  • Discuss
  • 9. Specific capacity or yield of wells, is generally expressed, as

  • Options
  • A. m3 per sec
  • B. m3/hour
  • C. m3/hour/m2
  • D. m3/hour/m2/m
  • E. m3/hour/m2/sec.
  • Discuss
  • 10. The type of pipe commonly used in water supply distribution schemes, is

  • Options
  • A. R.C.C. pipes
  • B. Hume pipes
  • C. Cast iron pipes
  • D. G.I. pipes.
  • Discuss

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