The sewer pipe which carries sewage from a building for immediate disposal is
A. House sewer
B. Lateral sewer
C. Intercepting sewer
D. Main sewer
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For a continuous flow type of sedimentation tanks
A. Width of the tank is normally kept about 6 m
B. Length of the tank is normally kept 4 to 5 times the width
C. Maximum horizontal flow velocity is limited to 0.3 m/minute
D. All the above
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The use of coarse screens for the disposal of sewage, may be dispensed with by
A. Comminutor
B. Shredder
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
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In a residential colony, sewers of diameters 100 mm, 150 mm and 225 mm were laid with a gradient 1 in 120. Which portion of the sewage system does not choke in due course of time?
A. 100 mm dia
B. 150 mm dia
C. 225 mm dia
D. All of these
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For trunk sewers more than 1.25 m in diameter, the ratio of the maximum daily sewage flow to the average daily sewage flow is assumed
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For sewer mains of 0.5 to 1 m diameter, the ratio of maximum daily sewage flow to the average daily sewage flow is assumed
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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Indore method of composting involves decomposition under aerobic conditions
B. Bangalore method of composting involves decomposing under anaerobic conditions
C. Fully stabilised refuse by the Bangalore method of compositing is a powdery mass called humus
D. all of these
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Pick up the correct statement from the following:
A. Inlets are provided on the road surface at the lowest point for draining rain water
B. Inlets are generally provided at an interval of 30 m to 60 m along straight roads
C. Inlets having horizontal openings, are called horizontal inlets
D. All the above
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The disintegrating pump in which solid matter is broken up before passing out, is
A. Centrifugal pump
B. Reciprocating pump
C. Pneumatic ejector
D. None of these
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Hume steel pipes are
A. Steel pipes
B. Steel shell coated from inside with cement mortar
C. Steel shell coated from outside with cement mortar
D. Both B and C
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The ratio of maximum sewage flow to average sewage flow for trunk mains having diameters more than 1.25 m, is
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Lead caulked joints are used for laying
A. Stone ware pipes
B. Earthenware pipes
C. C.I. pipes
D. G.I. pipes
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Large diameter sewers subjected to external pressure alone, are reinforced
A. Near the inner surface of the pipe
B. Near the outer surface of the pipe
C. Both A and B
D. With elliptical cage
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The presence of free ammonia in sewage, is detected by
A. Boiling
B. Adding potassium permanganate
C. Adding sulphuric acid
D. Phenol-di-sulphuric acid
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The rational formula for peak drainage discharge, was evolved by
A. Fruhling
B. Lloyd David
C. Kuichling
D. All of these
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In sewers designed with self cleansing velocity,
A. The bottom is silted
B. The bottom is scoured
C. Both silting and scouring occur at the bottom
D. Neither silting nor scouring occurs at the bottom
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The sewer that unloads the sewage at the point of treatment is called
A. Main sewer
B. Outfall sewer
C. Branch sewer
D. House sewer
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In primary sedimentation, the 0.2 mm inorganic solids get separated if specific gravity is
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Sewer pipes are designed for maximum discharge with 25% to 33% vacant cross-sectional area for
A. Unexpected large scale infiltration of stream water
B. Unexpected increase in the population
C. Under estimates of maximum and average flows
D. All of the above
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A cylindrical ejector having its height 2 m fills after every 10 minutes with a peak sewage discharge of 0.0157 cumec. The diameter of the ejector chamber, is
A. 2.30 m
B. 2.40 m
C. 2.45 m
D. 2.50 m
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