Explore topic-wise MCQs in Waste Water Engineering.

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1.

Which of these is not a grit removal equipment installed in the aerated grit chamber?

A. Screw conveyers
B. Tubular conveyers
C. Jet pumps
D. Communitors
Answer» E.
2.

What is the detention time considered for aerated grit chamber?

A. 5-6 mins
B. 2-5 mins
C. 1-2 mins
D. 3-4 mins
Answer» C. 1-2 mins
3.

What is the horizontal velocity considered for grit chamber?

A. 0.25-0.4m/sec
B. 0.6-0.9 m/sec
C. 1-2 m/sec
D. 3-4m/sec
Answer» B. 0.6-0.9 m/sec
4.

Stoke’s law holds good for Reynolds’s number ______

A. Less than 1
B. Equal to 1
C. Greater than 1
D. Nearer to 1
Answer» B. Equal to 1
5.

WHAT_IS_THE_HORIZONTAL_VELOCITY_CONSIDERED_FOR_GRIT_CHAMBER??$

A. 0.25-0.4m/sec
B. 0.6-0.9 m/sec
C. 1-2 m/sec
D. 3-4m/sec
Answer» B. 0.6-0.9 m/sec
6.

Which of these is not a grit removal equipment installed in the aerated grit chamber?$

A. Screw conveyers
B. Tubular conveyers
C. Jet pumps
D. Communitors
Answer» E.
7.

What is the detention time considered for aerated grit chamber?$

A. 5-6 mins
B. 2-5 mins
C. 1-2 mins
D. 3-4 mins
Answer» C. 1-2 mins
8.

Aerated grit chambers are usually designed to remove particles in which range of size?

A. 0.1mm diameter
B. 0.35 mm diameter
C. 0.21 mm diameter
D. 0.41 mm diameter
Answer» D. 0.41 mm diameter
9.

Usually while designing what is the range of depth of the aerated grit chamber assumed?

A. 0.5-2 m
B. 8-10 m
C. 2-5 m
D. 12 m
Answer» D. 12 m
10.

Usually while designing what is the range of length of the aerated grit chamber assumed?

A. 7.5-20
B. 4-6 m
C. 25 m
D. 50 m
Answer» B. 4-6 m
11.

Usually while designing what is the range of the width of the aerated grit chamber assumed?

A. 0.5-2 m
B. 8-10 m
C. 2.5-7.0m
D. 12m
Answer» D. 12m
12.

What is the amount of grit quantities captured by the aerated grit chamber?

A. 0.004-0.20 m<sup>3</sup>/10<sup>3</sup>.m<sup>3</sup>
B. 0.25 m<sup>3</sup>/10<sup>3</sup>.m<sup>3</sup>
C. <0.004 m<sup>3</sup>/10<sup>3</sup>.m<sup>3</sup>
D. 0.5 m<sup>3</sup>/10<sup>3</sup>.m<sup>3</sup>
Answer» B. 0.25 m<sup>3</sup>/10<sup>3</sup>.m<sup>3</sup>
13.

At what depth are the air diffusers placed in the grit chamber?

A. 0.6-0.9 m
B. 1-2 m
C. 0.1-0.4m
D. 0.45-0.6 m
Answer» E.
14.

What is the amount of air supplied for these grit chambers?

A. 1-2 m<sup>3</sup>/m.min
B. 0.2-0.5 m<sup>3</sup>/m.min
C. 0.5-0.8 m<sup>3</sup>/m.min
D. 0.8-1 m<sup>3</sup>/m.min
Answer» C. 0.5-0.8 m<sup>3</sup>/m.min
15.

Stoke’s law holds good for Reynolds’s number _____?#

A. Less than 1
B. Equal to 1
C. Greater than 1
D. Nearer to 1
Answer» B. Equal to 1
16.

What is the specific gravity of settleable particles in the grit chamber?

A. 2.98
B. 2.56
C. 2.65
D. 2.89
Answer» D. 2.89
17.

Grit chamber is similar to which of the following?

A. Screening unit
B. Sedimentation tank
C. Coagulation tank
D. Sand bed
Answer» C. Coagulation tank
18.

What is the cleaning period for manual grit chambers?

A. 3 days
B. 5 days
C. 48 hours
D. 1 week
Answer» E.
19.

Grit chambers are constructed to prevent their accumulation in _______

A. Sedimentation tank
B. Sludge digesters
C. Coagulation tank
D. Sand filter
Answer» C. Coagulation tank
20.

Grit chamber is constructed to protect the further mechanical equipment of the water treatment plant.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
21.

At what velocity will the particles settle down?

A. 0.5 m/s
B. 0.3 m/s
C. 0.1 m/s
D. 0.25 m/s
Answer» C. 0.1 m/s
22.

A grit chamber is usually installed ______ primary sedimentation tanks.

A. Before
B. After
C. In between
D. In
Answer» B. After
23.

In aerated grit chambers, there are no moving parts below the water surface.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False