The effluent of a septic tank is
A. Fit for discharge into any open drain
B. Foul and contains dissolved and suspended solids
C. As good as that from a complete treatment
D. None of these
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5 days-biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5) is taken at a temperature of
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The bottom of the sewage inlet chamber of septic tanks, is provided an outward slope
A. 1 in 5
B. 1 in 10
C. 1 in 15
D. 1 in 20
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Drop manholes are the manholes
A. Without entry ladders
B. Without manhole covers
C. With depths more than 3.5 m
D. Having drains at different levels
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For laying a sewer line in a trench of 2 m width, an offset line is marked on the ground parallel to the given centre line at a distance of
A. 100 cm
B. 120 cm
C. 140 cm
D. 160 cm
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The rainfall at any place may be determined by
A. Its intensity
B. Its direction
C. Its frequency
D. All the above
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The clarigesters are
A. Circular septic tanks
B. Rectangular septic tanks
C. Circular Imhoff double tanks with bottom hoppers
D. Circular Imhoff double storey tanks without bottom hoppers
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If the grit in grit chambers is 4.5 million litres per day, its cleaning is done
A. Manually
B. Mechanically
C. Hydraulically
D. Electrically
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In R.C. sewer pipes, the percentage longitudinal reinforcement to the cross-sectional area of concrete is kept
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A manhole is classified as shallow if its depth is between
A. 0.4 to 0.5 m
B. 0.5 to 0.7 m
C. 0.7 to 0.9 m
D. 0.9 to 1.20 m
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R.M.O. expenses include
A. Running expenses
B. Maintenance expenses
C. Operation expenses
D. All the above
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15 cumecs, the depth d and width are related by For drains up to
A. d = 0.2 B
B. d = 0.5 B
C. B = 0.2 d
D. B = 0.5 d
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The settling velocity of the particles larger than 0.06 mm in a settling tank of depth 2.4 is 0.33 m per sec. The detention period recommended for the tank, is
A. 30 minutes
B. 1 hour
C. 1 hour and 30 minutes
D. 2 hours
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The discharge per unit plan area of a sedimentation tank, is generally called
A. Over flow rate
B. Surface loading
C. Over flow velocity
D. All the above
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The recommended detention period for grit chambers is
A. 1 minute
B. 2 minutes
C. 3 minutes
D. 5 minutes
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Clogging of sewers, is caused due to
A. Silting
B. Low discharge
C. Greasy and oily matters
D. All the above
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A rainfall may be classified as acidic if its pH value is less or equal to
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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
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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
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Flocculated particles do not change their
A. Size
B. Shape
C. Weight
D. None of these
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