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This section includes 182 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Civil Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 151. |
Surface water can act as a source of water in water supply scheme. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 152. |
Which of the following can be identified as the objective of water supply scheme? |
| A. | chlorination of water |
| B. | treat water |
| C. | safe water supply |
| D. | ionization of water |
| Answer» D. ionization of water | |
| 153. |
The maximum discharging capacity of a retarding reservoir should not be equal to the maximum safe carrying capacity of the channel downstream. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» C. | |
| 154. |
As the reservoir elevation increases, the outflow discharge increases. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» B. false | |
| 155. |
What are the types of flood control reservoirs? |
| A. | multipurpose reservoir and single purpose reservoir |
| B. | storage reservoir and retarding reservoirs |
| C. | distribution reservoir and storage reservoir |
| D. | distribution reservoir and multipurpose reservoir |
| Answer» C. distribution reservoir and storage reservoir | |
| 156. |
In which of the following reservoir the flood crest downstream can be better controlled and regulated properly? |
| A. | distribution reservoir |
| B. | multipurpose reservoir |
| C. | storage reservoir |
| D. | retarding reservoir |
| Answer» D. retarding reservoir | |
| 157. |
Which reservoir is helpful in permitting the pumps or the water treatment plants to work at a uniform rate? |
| A. | storage reservoir |
| B. | detention reservoir |
| C. | multipurpose reservoir |
| D. | distribution reservoir |
| Answer» E. | |
| 158. |
A reservoir having gates and valves installation at its spillway and at its sluice outlets |
| A. | storage reservoir |
| B. | retarding basin |
| C. | both storage and retarding reservoir |
| D. | distribution reservoir |
| Answer» B. retarding basin | |
| 159. |
In which of the following units, design period is maximized? |
| A. | distribution system |
| B. | demand reservoir |
| C. | water treatment unit |
| D. | pipe mains |
| Answer» C. water treatment unit | |
| 160. |
Which reservoir is also known as Mitigation reservoir? |
| A. | conservation reservoir |
| B. | flood control reservoir |
| C. | multipurpose dam |
| D. | storage reservoir |
| Answer» C. multipurpose dam | |
| 161. |
A hydel power project has been envisaged to serve the water supply and irrigation needs of the area at its inception stage. The dam reservoir so constructed is known as |
| A. | multipurpose reservoir |
| B. | single-purpose reservoir |
| C. | distribution reservoir |
| D. | retarding reservoir |
| Answer» B. single-purpose reservoir | |
| 162. |
What is the design discharge for intake structures? |
| A. | maximum daily demand |
| B. | maximum hourly demand |
| C. | maximum weekly demand |
| D. | average daily demand |
| Answer» B. maximum hourly demand | |
| 163. |
What is the design period for the water treatment unit? |
| A. | 10 years |
| B. | 15 years |
| C. | 20 years |
| D. | 30 years |
| Answer» C. 20 years | |
| 164. |
If in a city, the maximum daily draft is 25MLD, fire draft is 35MLD and maximum hourly draft is 40MLD, what is the coincident draft? |
| A. | 60mld |
| B. | 40mld |
| C. | 25mld |
| D. | 35mld |
| Answer» B. 40mld | |
| 165. |
If the annual average hourly demand of the city is 10000m3, what is the maximum hourly consumption? |
| A. | 2700 m3 |
| B. | 27000 m3 |
| C. | 270000 m3 |
| D. | 2700000 m3 |
| Answer» B. 27000 m3 | |
| 166. |
What are the factors affecting per capita demand? |
| A. | size of city |
| B. | size of city, habit of people |
| C. | cost of water, quality of water, size of city |
| D. | cost of water, quality of water, size of city, habit of people |
| Answer» E. | |
| 167. |
What is the fire demand of the city of 1lakh population by Buston’s formula? |
| A. | 5663 |
| B. | 56630 |
| C. | 566300 |
| D. | 5663000 |
| Answer» C. 566300 | |
| 168. |
Water lost in theft and waste contributes to how much % of total consumption? |
| A. | 5 |
| B. | 10 |
| C. | 15 |
| D. | 20 |
| Answer» D. 20 | |
| 169. |
In which type of water demand, minimum average consumption of water takes place? |
| A. | domestic water demand |
| B. | industrial water demand |
| C. | institutional and commercial water demand |
| D. | fire demand |
| Answer» E. | |
| 170. |
The average consumption of water required in factories in lpcd is |
| A. | 10-15 |
| B. | 20-30 |
| C. | 30-45 |
| D. | 70-80 |
| Answer» D. 70-80 | |
| 171. |
When depth of insertion of turbidity rod increases, the reading in the turbidity rod |
| A. | decreases |
| B. | increases |
| C. | first decrease, then increase |
| D. | remains constant |
| Answer» B. increases | |
| 172. |
What is the full form of NTU in context with turbidity? |
| A. | number of transfer unit |
| B. | neurological turbidity unit |
| C. | nephelometric turbidity unit |
| D. | network terminal unit |
| Answer» D. network terminal unit | |
| 173. |
The permissible limit of turbidity of domestic water is          ppm. |
| A. | 5-10 |
| B. | 1-5 |
| C. | 10-50 |
| D. | 10-30 |
| Answer» B. 1-5 | |
| 174. |
If the PO value is 6, what does it imply? |
| A. | no perceptible odour |
| B. | very faint odour |
| C. | very distinct odour |
| D. | extremely strong odour |
| Answer» E. | |
| 175. |
One JTU is equivalent to turbidity produced by |
| A. | 1mg of fine silica dissolved in 1l of distilled water |
| B. | 1g of fine silica dissolved in 1l of distilled water |
| C. | 1g of fine silica dissolved in 1ml of distilled water |
| D. | 1mg of fine silica dissolved in 1ml of distilled water |
| Answer» B. 1g of fine silica dissolved in 1l of distilled water | |
| 176. |
Threshold odour number testing is preferred in hot water. |
| A. | true |
| B. | false |
| Answer» C. | |
| 177. |
1 TCU (True Color Unit) is equivalent to |
| A. | the color produced by 1 g of platinum cobalt |
| B. | the color produced by 1 mg of platinum cobalt |
| C. | the color produced by 1 mg of platinum cobalt in 1l of distilled water |
| D. | the color produced by 1 mg of platinum cobalt in 1ml of distilled water |
| Answer» D. the color produced by 1 mg of platinum cobalt in 1ml of distilled water | |
| 178. |
Which method is used to measure the color of water? |
| A. | gravimetric analysis |
| B. | chromatography |
| C. | tintometer method |
| D. | hydrometer analysis |
| Answer» D. hydrometer analysis | |
| 179. |
Identify the correct relation between the following? |
| A. | dissolved solid = total solid + suspended solid |
| B. | dissolved solid = total solid – suspended solid |
| C. | total solid = dissolved solid / suspended solid |
| D. | dissolved solid = suspended solid – total solid |
| Answer» C. total solid = dissolved solid / suspended solid | |
| 180. |
The maximum permissible limit for suspended solids is |
| A. | 10 mg/l |
| B. | 20 mg/l |
| C. | 30 mg/l |
| D. | 40 mg/l |
| Answer» D. 40 mg/l | |
| 181. |
Suspended solids are measured by which of the following? |
| A. | turbidity rod |
| B. | gravimetric test |
| C. | chromatography |
| D. | jackson’s turbidity meter |
| Answer» C. chromatography | |
| 182. |
The size of suspended solids lies in the range of |
| A. | 10-3 – 10-6 mm |
| B. | 103 – 106 mm |
| C. | 10-1 – 10-3 mm |
| D. | 101 – 103 mm |
| Answer» D. 101 – 103 mm | |