The settlement velocity of a solid (diameter 0.5 mm, specific gravity 1.75) in water having temperature 10°C, is
A. 213.5 cm/sec
B. 313.5 cm/sec
C. 413.5 cm/sec
D. 500 cm/sec
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For evaporation and measurement of settable solids, the apparatus used, is
A. A jar
B. A breaker
C. A test tube
D. An Imhoff cone
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As compared to fresh river water, sea water contains oxygen
A. 10% less
B. 20% less
C. 10% more
D. 20% more
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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
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The settling velocity of a spherical particle of diameter less than 0.1 mm as per Stock’s law, is
A. V s = 418 ( G s − G w ) d ( 100 3 T + 70 )
B. V s = 418 ( G s − G w ) d 2 ( 100 3 T + 70 )
C. V s = 218 ( G s − G w ) d 2 ( 100 3 T + 70 )
D. V s = 218 ( G s − G w ) d ( 100 3 T + 70 )
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Sewer manholes are generally provided at
A. The change of gradient
B. The change of direction
C. The junctions of sewers
D. All of these
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Bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) for the first 20 days in generally referred to
A. Initial demand
B. First stage demand
C. Carbonaceous demand
D. All of these
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The asbestos cement pipes are generally laid
A. Horizontally
B. Vertically
C. At an angle of 30°
D. At an angle of 60°
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pH value of sludge during alkaline regression stage, is
A. More than 7
B. Less than 7
C. Less than 6
D. More than 6
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The small sewers are cleaned by
A. Flushing
B. Cane rodding
C. Wooden pills
D. None of these
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Design period of 40 to 50 years is adopted for
A. Branch sewers
B. Main sewers
C. Trunk sewers
D. All the above
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Setting out the alignments of sewers may start from
A. City
B. Out-fall
C. Tail end
D. Any point
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The rate of accumulation of sludge per person per year, is
A. 10 litres
B. 15 litres
C. 20 litres
D. 25 litres
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The sewage discharge in a detritus tank of a treatment plant is 576 litres/sec with flow velocity of 0.2 m/sec. If the ratio of width to depth is 2, the depth is
A. 100 cm
B. 110 cm
C. 120 cm
D. 150 cm
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To maintain aerobic biological activity, the moisture content of the compost mass should be about
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A safety lamp when inserted in the upper portion of a manhole causes flames. It indicates the presence of
A. Carbondioxide gas
B. Hydrogen sulphide gas
C. Methane gas
D. Petrol vapours
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Pick up the incorrect statement from the following for allowing workers to enter sewers
A. The particular manhole and one manhole on upstream and one manhole on downstream should remain open for 30 minutes
B. Proper tests for the presence of poisonous gases must be carried out
C. The men entering the manhole should be advised to smoke in the sewer
D. Warning signals should be erected
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Imhoff cone is used to measure
A. Total organic solids
B. Total solids
C. Total in organic solids
D. Settleable solids
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The normal values of over flow rates for secondary sedimentation tanks, ranges between
A. 25,000 to 35,000 litres/sqm/day
B. 40,000 to 50,000 litres/sqm/day
C. 50,000 to 60,000 litres/sqm/day
D. 80,000 to 10,000 litres/sqm/day
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The normal value of over flow rates for plain primary sedimentation tanks, ranges between
A. 25,000 to 35,000 litres/sqm/day
B. 40,000 to 50,000 litres/sqm/day
C. 50,000 to 60,000 litres/sqm/day
D. 80,000 to 100,000 litres/sqm/day
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