Explore topic-wise MCQs in Waste Water Engineering.

This section includes 16 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Waste Water Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

WHY_ARE_CRYOGENIC_PUMPS_USED??$

A. Boost pressure
B. Handle low temperature liquids
C. Handle high temperature liquids
D. Pump small quantities of liquids
Answer» C. Handle high temperature liquids
2.

Which pump among the ones mentioned below can be located above the suction reservoir without an external priming system?$

A. Slurry pumps
B. Self-priming pumps
C. Submersible pumps
D. Trash pumps
Answer» C. Submersible pumps
3.

End_suction_pumps_are_the_common_type_of___________pumps.$

A. Drum pumps
B. Centrifugal pumps
C. Positive displacement pumps
D. Grinder pumps
Answer» C. Positive displacement pumps
4.

Which type of pump is used while handling the sludge disposal system?

A. Screw Pump
B. Multistage Pump
C. Self-priming Pump
D. Vertical Pump
Answer» B. Multistage Pump
5.

In an activated sludge process which type of pump is used to recirculate the sludge?

A. Booster Pump
B. Centrifugal Pump
C. Vane Pump
D. Vertical Turbine Pump
Answer» C. Vane Pump
6.

Which type of pump should be selected in order to pump the sewage from a septic tank to the water treatment system?

A. Vertical Sump Pump
B. Progressive Cavity Pump
C. Submersible Pump
D. Screw Pump
Answer» D. Screw Pump
7.

Which type of pump should be used in order to handle low viscosity fluids?

A. Centrifugal Pump
B. Displacement Pump
C. Submersible Pump
D. End Suction Pump
Answer» B. Displacement Pump
8.

Which_type_of_pump_is_designed_to_handle_rocks_and_other_solids?

A. Trash pumps
B. Submersible pumps
C. Slurry pumps
D. Self-priming pumps
Answer» B. Submersible pumps
9.

Why are booster pumps used?

A. Higher flow
B. Boost pressure
C. Chop solids
D. Maintain flow
Answer» C. Chop solids
10.

What are the pumps with one or more impellers called?

A. ANSI process pumps
B. API process pumps
C. Centrifugal pumps
D. Positive displacement pumps
Answer» D. Positive displacement pumps
11.

In a centrifugal pump, the flow is _______ when the viscosity is increased.

A. Reduced
B. Increased
C. Greater
D. Same
Answer» B. Increased
12.

A steam pump is a type of centrifugal pump.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
13.

The two types of pumps behave very differently regarding pressure head and flow rate.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
14.

What are the pumps that operate by alternately filling a cavity and then displacing a given volume of liquid called?

A. Centrifugal pump
B. Rotating pump
C. Positive displacement pump
D. Roto-dynamic pump
Answer» D. Roto-dynamic pump
15.

________ pumps produce a head and a flow by increasing the velocity of the liquid with the help of the rotating vane impeller.

A. Displacement pumps
B. Positive pumps
C. Centrifugal pumps
D. Rotating pumps
Answer» D. Rotating pumps
16.

An apparatus for raising, driving or compressing fluids or gases is called _________

A. Piston
B. Pump
C. Compressor
D. Force drive
Answer» C. Compressor