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301.

At the socket and spigot joint,

A. enlarged end of the pipe is called socket
B. normal end of the pipe is called spigot
C. spigot is fitted into the socket
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
302.

Increase in population of a rapidly growing city, may be estimated by

A. arithmetical mean method
B. geometrical method
C. incremental increase method
D. graphical comparison method.
Answer» C. incremental increase method
303.

Detention period of a settling tank is

A. average theoretical time required for water to flow through the tank
B. time required for flow of water to fill the tank fully
C. average time for which water is retained in tank
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
304.

An ideal sand for filters should be

A. free from dirt and other impurities
B. uniform in nature and size
C. hard and resistant
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
305.

Open channels supported over tres-les, are generally known as

A. raised canals
B. acqueducts
C. syphons
D. flumes.
Answer» E.
306.

Slow sand filter is used if maximum turbidity of raw water is less than

A. 10 gm/litre
B. 20 gm/litre
C. 30 gm/litre
D. 50 gm/litre.
Answer» E.
307.

Economic height of a dam is the height corresponding to which

A. cost of the dam per unit of storage is minimum
B. amount of silting is less
C. cost of dam per unit storage is maximum
D. free board provided is least
Answer» B. amount of silting is less
308.

The pH value of water is kept slightly less than 7 so that hydrochloride ions may combine with ammonia ions to form

A. Mono-chloramine (NHCl)
B. Di-chloramine (NH₂Cl)
C. Nitrogen trichloramine (NCl₃)
D. All the above.
Answer» E.
309.

From the surface of reservoir, evaporation may be minimised by sprinkling

A. Spirit
B. Hydrochloric acid
C. Cetyl alcohol
D. Methane
Answer» D. Methane
310.

High pH value of water does not produce

A. incrustation
B. sediment deposits
C. turberculation
D. both (c) and (d).
Answer» E.
311.

At break point of chlorination,

A. chlorine is used to oxidise
B. residual chloride is zero
C. residual chloride is maximum
D. residual chlorine reappears.
Answer» E.
312.

m and n are monsoon duration factor and catchment factor respectively. If P is yearly rainfall in cm, runoff can be calculated by

A. velocity area method
B. weir or spillway method
C. use of venturi-meter
D. using power plant consumption
Answer» B. weir or spillway method
313.

The water level in an open well was depressed by pumping 2.5 m and recuperated 2.87 m in 3 hours and 50 minutes. The yield of the well per minute is

A. 0.0033
B. 0.0044
C. 0.0055
D. 0.0066
Answer» D. 0.0066
314.

The difference in the reservoir level and the lowest point of the water mains is 180 m. The expected pressure due to water hammer is 7.5 kg/cm² in a pressure conduit of diameter 1 m. Assuming the efficiency of the riveted joints of the pipe as 0.6 and minimum cover 3 mm for corrosion, the thickness of the pipe materials, is

A. 10 mm
B. 15 mm
C. 20 mm
D. 25 mm
Answer» D. 25 mm
315.

To detect the turbidity of the order of 0 to 1000 P.P.M. the instrument used is

A. turbidimeter
B. Jackson turbidimeter
C. Baylis turbidimeter
D. Hallige turbidimeter.
Answer» D. Hallige turbidimeter.
316.

Perched acquifers are generally found

A. on the surface of the ground
B. below the surface of the ground but above water table
C. below the water table
D. all the above.
Answer» C. below the water table
317.

If P is population of a city in thousands and Q is fire demand in litres per minute, for proper estimate of water, the Empirical formula Q = 1135(P/5 + 10) is suggested by

A. National Board of fire under-writers
B. Freeman
C. Kuichling
D. None of these.
Answer» C. Kuichling
318.

A pressure conduit laid under ground, may not be subjected to

A. internal pressure of water
B. pressure due to external load
C. longitudinal temperature stress
D. longitudinal stresses due to unbalanced pressure to bends
Answer» D. longitudinal stresses due to unbalanced pressure to bends
319.

The depth of the water table at a place is 45 m below the general ground level. To lift water from a deep tube well in such a locality, the type of pump to be installed is

A. Centrifugal pump
B. Reciprocating pump
C. Deep well turbine pump
D. None of these.
Answer» D. None of these.
320.

Service connections to consumers houses, are generally provided with

A. copper pipes
B. hume pipes
C. galvanised iron pipes
D. P.V.C. pipes
Answer» D. P.V.C. pipes
321.

Capacity of soil to absorb moisture, is generally known as

A. permeability
B. porosity
C. infiltration capacity
D. perviousness.
Answer» D. perviousness.
322.

Mostly used coagulant, is

A. chlorine
B. alum
C. lime
D. bleaching powder.
Answer» C. lime
323.

The maximum pressure to which cast iron pipes may be subjected to, is

A. 3 kg/cm²
B. 5 kg/cm²
C. 7 kg/cm²
D. 10 kg/cm².
Answer» D. 10 kg/cm².
324.

Hard water for public water supply is discarded because

A. it consumes more soap
B. it contains lot of turbidity
C. it contains pathogenic bacterias
D. it possesses bad taste and odour
Answer» B. it contains lot of turbidity
325.

Non-pathogenic bacterias cause the following water borne disease,

A. cholera
B. typhoid
C. infections hepatitis
D. none of these.
Answer» E.
326.

While designing a water supply of an industrial township, industrial and commercial water demand of total supply, is assumed

A. 10%
B. 10 to 15%
C. 15 to 20%
D. 20 to 25%.
Answer» E.
327.

Carbonates in water produce

A. temporary hardness
B. permanent hardness
C. acidity
D. alkanity.
Answer» B. permanent hardness
328.

Water is distributed to consumers by gravitational system, in

A. Dehradun
B. Bombay
C. Delhi
D. Both (a) and (b).
Answer» E.
329.

By boiling water, hardness can be removed if it is due to

A. calcium sulphate
B. magnesium sulphate
C. calcium nitrate
D. calcium bicarbonate
Answer» E.
330.

For determining the velocity of flow of underground water, the most commonly used non-empirical formula is

A. Darcy's formula
B. Slichter's formula
C. Hazen's formula
D. Lacy's formula.
Answer» B. Slichter's formula
331.

If L, B and D length, breadth and depth of water in a rectangular sedimentation tank of total discharge Q, the settling velocity, is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» E.
332.

The least thickness of class B cast iron (spun) pipe, is

A. 7.2 mm
B. 7.9 mm
C. 8.6 mm
D. 10 mm.
Answer» D. 10 mm.
333.

Q is the discharge from an unconfined tube well with depression head S through a pipe of radius rw. If the radius of influence is R, the minimum required length of the strainer, is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
334.

The following formula for the head loss in conduits is generally known as

A. Hazen-William's formula
B. Manning's formula
C. Darcy-Weisbach formula
D. Nikuradse formula
Answer» C. Darcy-Weisbach formula
335.

If four fires break out in a city of population 40 lakhs and if each hydrant has three streams and duration of each fire is four hours, the total quantity of water required, is

A. 1880 kilo litres
B. 2880 kilo litres
C. 3880 kilo litres
D. 4880 kilo litres.
Answer» C. 3880 kilo litres
336.

Water to the consumers may be supplied from

A. infiltration galleries connected to sump well
B. infiltration well dug out on the banks of rivers
C. ranney wells sunk to the water level
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
337.

Efficiency of removing bacterias from raw water by a slow sand filter, is

A. 80% to 81%
B. 85% to 86%
C. 90% to 97%
D. 98% to 99%.
Answer» E.
338.

The chloride content of treated water for public supplies should not exceed

A. 100 ppm
B. 150 ppm
C. 200 ppm
D. 250 ppm
Answer» E.
339.

Derivation of Thiem's formula given by following equation, is based on the assumption

A. the aquifer is homogeneous, isotropic and of infinite depth and area
B. the well is sunk through the full depth of the aquifer
C. the flow lines are radial and horizontal, and the flow is laminar
D. all the above
Answer» E.
340.

The head against which the motor works for lifting water, is

A. maximum depth of water table below ground level
B. maximum depression head
C. velocity head
D. all the above.
Answer» E.
341.

The fire demand for a city of 50, 000 population, according to Godrich formula, is

A. 40 mld
B. 42 mld
C. 44 mld
D. 48 mld.
Answer» D. 48 mld.
342.

A centrifugal pump is required to be primed before starting if it is located

A. at higher level than water level of reservoir
B. at lower level than water level of reservoir
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b).
Answer» B. at lower level than water level of reservoir
343.

If d is the diameter of the pipe, p is the total internal pressure, f is the permissible tensile stress and n is the effective of the joint, the thickness t of metal pipe, is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
344.

The maximum pressure which the pipe can withstand without any leakage during hydrostatic pressure test, is called

A. Working pressure
B. Design pressure
C. Test pressure
D. Hydrostatic pressure.
Answer» D. Hydrostatic pressure.
345.

If p is total internal pressure, d is diameter of pressure conduit and t is thickness of conduit, the Hoop's stress is

A. πdp/t
B. πdp/2t
C. dp/2t
D. dt/2p
Answer» D. dt/2p
346.

The maximum permissible nitrites in public water supplies, is

A. Nil
B. 0.5 P.P.M.
C. 1.0. P.P.M.
D. 1.5 P.P.M.
Answer» B. 0.5 P.P.M.
347.

For a network of distribution pipes of a proposed township shown in the below figure, the layout of distribution system, is

A. dead end system
B. grid-iron system
C. ring system
D. radial system
Answer» E.
348.

The nitrate concentration in domestic water supplies, is generally limited to

A. 10 ppm
B. 15 ppm
C. 25 ppm
D. 45 ppm.
Answer» E.
349.

45 litres of water per person per day, is provided in

A. office buildings
B. hotels
C. hostels
D. nurse's homes.
Answer» B. hotels
350.

Estimates of a water supply project depends upon the rate of water supply per capita consumption and probable population estimated at the end of the design period of

A. 5 to 10 years
B. 10 to 15 years
C. 15 to 20 years
D. 20 to 30 years
Answer» E.