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This section includes 344 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Surveying knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
The settlement of a particle in sedimentation tank, is affected by |
A. | Velocity of flow |
B. | Viscosity of water |
C. | Size and shape of solid |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
202. |
A well oxidized sewage contains nitrogen mainly as |
A. | Nitrates |
B. | Nitrites |
C. | Free ammonia |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Nitrites | |
203. |
Disposal to sewage in large cities, is done in |
A. | Irrigation |
B. | Dilution |
C. | Oxidation |
D. | Purification |
Answer» C. Oxidation | |
204. |
In SI units the power of sound is represented in |
A. | Kgs |
B. | Joules |
C. | Newtons |
D. | Watts |
Answer» E. | |
205. |
The ratio of the diameter of a circular section and the side of a square section hydraulically equivalent, is |
A. | 1.095 |
B. | 1.085 |
C. | 1.075 |
D. | 1.065 |
Answer» B. 1.085 | |
206. |
The gas evolved in sewers is |
A. | Carbondioxide |
B. | Hydrogen sulphide |
C. | Methane |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
207. |
Which one of the following resists hydrogen sulphide corrosion? |
A. | R.C.C. |
B. | Glazed stone wares |
C. | Asbestos cement |
D. | Glazed ware |
Answer» E. | |
208. |
The formula which accepts the value of rugosity coefficient n = 0.012 to be used in Manning’s formula, is given by |
A. | Bazin |
B. | Crimp and Bruges |
C. | William-Hazen |
D. | Kutter |
Answer» C. William-Hazen | |
209. |
The underground sewers are more subjected to |
A. | Tensile force |
B. | Compressive force |
C. | Bending force |
D. | Shearing force |
Answer» C. Bending force | |
210. |
The digested sludge from septic tanks, is removed after a maximum period of |
A. | 3 years |
B. | 3.5 years |
C. | 4 years |
D. | 5 years |
Answer» B. 3.5 years | |
211. |
The sewerage system originates from |
A. | House sewers |
B. | Lateral sewers |
C. | Branch sewers |
D. | Main sewers |
Answer» B. Lateral sewers | |
212. |
For sewers, inverted siphon is provided for |
A. | One pipe |
B. | Two pipes |
C. | Three pipes |
D. | Four pipes |
Answer» D. Four pipes | |
213. |
The intensity of rain is expressed in |
A. | cm/minute |
B. | cm/hour |
C. | cm/day |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. cm/day | |
214. |
Kjeldahl nitrogen is a mixture of |
A. | Ammonia and nitrogen |
B. | Nitrogen and organic nitrogen |
C. | Organic nitrogen and ammonia |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
215. |
In detritus tanks, |
A. | Flow velocity is kept 0.09 m/sec |
B. | Detention period is kept 3 to 4 minutes |
C. | Organic and inorganic materials are separated |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
216. |
¾th or ¼th extra space is left in sewer pipes at maximum discharge for |
A. | Low estimates of the average and maximum flows |
B. | Large scale infiltration of storm water |
C. | Unexpected increase in population |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
217. |
Pathogens (or pathogenic bacterias) in water may cause |
A. | Typhoid |
B. | Cholera |
C. | Dysentery |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
218. |
To test chemical oxygen demand (C.O.D.) of sewage, organic matter is oxidised by potassium dichromate in the presence of |
A. | Hydrochloric acid |
B. | Sulphuric acid |
C. | Nitric acid |
D. | Citric acid |
Answer» C. Nitric acid | |
219. |
For the COD test of sewage, organic matter is oxidised by K₂Cr₂O₇ in the presence of |
A. | H₂SO₄ |
B. | HNO₃ |
C. | HCl |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. HNO₃ | |
220. |
In sewage, the solids in mg per litre is |
A. | 100 to 500 |
B. | 500 to 1000 |
C. | 1000 to 1500 |
D. | 1500 to 2000 |
Answer» C. 1000 to 1500 | |
221. |
For large sewers, maximum distance between manholes may be |
A. | 50 m |
B. | 100 m |
C. | 200 m |
D. | 300 m |
Answer» E. | |
222. |
For house drainage minimum gradient is |
A. | 1 in 60 |
B. | 1 in 80 |
C. | 1 in 10 |
D. | 1 in 400 |
Answer» B. 1 in 80 | |
223. |
The coagulant which is generally not used for treating the sewage, is |
A. | Alum |
B. | Ferric chloride |
C. | Ferric sulphate |
D. | Chlorinated coppers |
Answer» B. Ferric chloride | |
224. |
Sewer ventilating columns are generally placed at |
A. | Distances 150 m to 300 m |
B. | Upper ends of branch sewers |
C. | Every change in the size of sewers |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
225. |
In sewers the gas generally found, is |
A. | Hydrogen sulphide (H2S) |
B. | Carbon dioxide (CO2) |
C. | Methane (CH4) |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
226. |
An inverted siphon is designed generally for |
A. | One pipe |
B. | Two pipes |
C. | Three pipes |
D. | Four pipes |
Answer» D. Four pipes | |
227. |
Stone ware pipes are |
A. | Highly resistant to sulphide corrosion |
B. | Highly impervious |
C. | Hydraulically efficient because of their smooth interior surface |
D. | Especially suited to pressure pipes |
Answer» E. | |
228. |
Flocculated particles do not change their |
A. | Size |
B. | Shape |
C. | Weight |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
229. |
The layers of vegetable wastes and night soil alternatively piled above the ground to form a mound, is called |
A. | A heap |
B. | Plateau |
C. | Windrow |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
230. |
In very first stage of decomposition of the organic matter in sewage |
A. | Nitrites are formed |
B. | Nitrates are formed |
C. | Carbondioxide is formed |
D. | Ammonia is formed |
Answer» E. | |
231. |
Clogging of sewers, is caused due to |
A. | Silting |
B. | Low discharge |
C. | Greasy and oily matters |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
232. |
In a city the ratio of the drainage to sewage is 20, the percentage discharge passing through non-monsoon periods, is |
A. | 5 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 15 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» E. | |
233. |
Self-cleansing velocity is |
A. | Velocity at dry weather flow |
B. | Velocity of water at flushing |
C. | Velocity at which no accumulation remains in the drains |
D. | Velocity of water in a pressure filter |
Answer» D. Velocity of water in a pressure filter | |
234. |
If the diameter of a sewer is 100 mm, the gradient required for generating self cleansing velocity is |
A. | 1 in 60 |
B. | 1 in 100 |
C. | 1 in 120 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. 1 in 100 | |
235. |
The liquid wastes from kitchens, bath rooms and wash basins, is not called |
A. | Liquid waste |
B. | Sullage |
C. | Sewage |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
236. |
In circular sewers if depth of flow is 0.2 times the full depth, the nominal gradient, |
A. | Is only provided |
B. | Is doubled |
C. | Is trebled |
D. | Is not enough |
Answer» C. Is trebled | |
237. |
In 1000 kg of sewage, the total solids approximate |
A. | 0.5 to 1.0 kg |
B. | 1 kg to 2.0 kg |
C. | 5 kg to 7.5 kg |
D. | 7.5 kg to 10 kg |
Answer» B. 1 kg to 2.0 kg | |
238. |
If the peak discharge of a storm water drain (S.W. Drain) is expected to exceed 150 cumecs, the free board to be provided, is |
A. | 100 cm |
B. | 90 cm |
C. | 80 cm |
D. | 50 cm |
Answer» B. 90 cm | |
239. |
For design purposes, the normal rate of infiltration of ground water into the sewer, is |
A. | 500 litres/km/cm |
B. | 1000 litres/km/cm |
C. | 1500 litres/km/cm |
D. | 2000 litres/km/cm |
Answer» E. | |
240. |
Chlorination of water is done for the removal of |
A. | Bacterias |
B. | Suspended solids |
C. | Sediments |
D. | Hardness |
Answer» B. Suspended solids | |
241. |
The maximum depth of sedimentation tanks, is kept |
A. | 3 m |
B. | 3.5 m |
C. | 4 m |
D. | 4.5 m |
Answer» B. 3.5 m | |
242. |
The ratio of design discharge to the surface area of a sedimentation tank is called |
A. | Surface loading |
B. | Overflow rate |
C. | Overflow velocity |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
243. |
A sewer running partially full and hurried with back filled, fails in compression due to |
A. | Weight of the pipe |
B. | Weight of the back fill |
C. | Superimposed traffic loads |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
244. |
Dry water flow in a combined sewer, is |
A. | Industrial sewage |
B. | Domestic sewage |
C. | Storm water |
D. | Inclusive of domestic and industrial sewage but excludes storm water |
Answer» E. | |
245. |
The density of population over 40 hectares is 250/hectare. If water supply demand per day is 200 litres and sewage discharge is 80% of water supply, the sewage flow in sewers of separate system, is |
A. | 0.05552 cumec |
B. | 0.05554 cumec |
C. | 0.05556 cumec |
D. | 0.0556 cumec |
Answer» D. 0.0556 cumec | |
246. |
For estimating the peak run off the rational formula Q = 0.0278 KpA was evolved by |
A. | Kinchling |
B. | Lloyd Davis |
C. | Frubling |
D. | All the above |
Answer» E. | |
247. |
In sewers the effect of scouring is more on |
A. | Top side |
B. | Bottom side |
C. | Horizontal side |
D. | All sides |
Answer» C. Horizontal side | |
248. |
Depletion of ozone layer in the outer atmosphere may cause |
A. | Lung cancer |
B. | Skin cancer |
C. | Bronchitis |
D. | Heart disorder |
Answer» C. Bronchitis | |
249. |
The settling velocity of a spherical particle of diameter less than 0.1 mm as per Stock’s law, is |
A. | Vs = 418 (Gs – Gw) d [(3T + 70)/100] |
B. | Vs = 418 (Gs – Gw)d² [(3T + 70)/100] |
C. | Vs = 218 (Gs – Gw)d² [(3T + 70)/100] |
D. | Vs = 218 (Gs – Gw)d [(3T + 70)/100] |
Answer» C. Vs = 218 (Gs – Gw)d² [(3T + 70)/100] | |
250. |
You are asked to design sewer pipes of diameters 0.4 m to 0.9 m at maximum flow, you will assume the sewer flow running at |
A. | Full depth |
B. | Half full |
C. | Two third full |
D. | Three fourth full |
Answer» C. Two third full | |