waste water engineering Mcqs
51. In very first stage of decomposition of the organic matter in sewage________________?
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A. Nitrites are formed

B. Nitrates are formed

C. Ammonia is formed

D. Carbondioxide is formed

54. Disposal to sewage in large cities, is done in__________________?
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A. Purification

B. Dilution

C. Irrigation

D. Oxidation

57. In a sludge tank, the gas mainly produced, is_________________?
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A. Oxygen

B. Nitrogen

C. Hydrogen

D. Carbon dioxide
58. The non-clog pump which permits solid matter to pass out with the liquid sewage, is________________?
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A. Centrifugal pump

B. None of these

C. Reciprocating pump

D. Pneumatic ejector

59. The algae dies out in the zone of_____________________?
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A. Degradation

B. Cleaner water

C. Active decomposition

D. Recovery

60. A manhole is generally provided at each__________________?
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A. Change of gradient

B. Junction

C. All the above

D. Bend

61. The sewers___________________?
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A. Must be of adequate size to avoid over flow

B. Must flow under gravity to full

C. Must be laid at least 2 to 3 m deep to collect /water from the basements

D. All the above
62. Cowl is provided at___________________?
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A. Lower end of ventilating column

B. Upper end of the manhole

C. First step in manhole

D. Upper end of ventilating column
63. With self cleansing velocity in sewers___________________?
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A. Silting occurs at bottom

B. Scouring occurs at bottom

C. Both silting and scouring occur at bottom

D. Neither silting nor scouring occurs at bottom
64. In olden days the type of section adopted in trunk and out fall sewers was__________________?
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A. Horse shoe shaped

B. Parabolic shaped

C. Egg shaped

D. Circular shaped

65. Design period of 40 to 50 years is adopted for_________________?
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A. All the above

B. Branch sewers

C. Trunk sewers

D. Main sewers

66. In a grit chamber of a sewage treatment plant ____________________?
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A. Depth of 0.9 m to 1.20 m is kept

B. All the above

C. Flow velocity 0.15 m to 0.3 m/sec is kept

D. One minute of detention period is kept

67. Large diameter sewers subjected to external pressure alone, are reinforced ______________________?
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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
69. The small sewers are cleaned by____________________?
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A. Flushing

B. Cane rodding

C. None of these

D. Wooden pills

71. Pick up the correct statement from the following?
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A. The sewers may be carried up and down the hills and valleys

B. The water supply pipes carry pure water free from solid particles

C. The sewer pipes are generally laid along level hills

D. The water supply pipes get clogged if flow velocity is less than self cleansing velocity

72. Oxidation process results in the formation of___________________?
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A. Carbon dioxide

B. Nitrates

C. All the above

D. Sulphates

74. Antisyphonage pipe is fitted_______________?
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A. At the beginning of sewer line

B. On manholes

C. With a W.C. trap

D. At the end of septic tanks

76. A rain sanitary sewer is constructed to carry_________________ ?
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A. Storm sewage

B. Surface water

C. Ground water

D. Sanitary sewage
80. In the activated sludge process__________________?
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A. Sludge is activated by constant stirring

B. Aeration is continued till stability

C. Aeration is done with an admixture of previously aerated sludge

D. Water is removed by centrifugal action

83. A manhole is classified as shallow if its depth is between_________________?
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A. 0.4 to 0.5 m

B. 0.7 to 0.9 m

C. 0.9 to 1.20 m

D. 0.5 to 0.7 m

84. In 1000 kg of sewage, the total solids approximate___________________?
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A. 5 kg to 7.5 kg

B. 0.5 to 1.0 kg

C. 1 kg to 2.0 kg

D. 7.5 kg to 10 kg

85. In a sludge digestion tank if the moisture content of sludge V1 litres is reduced from p1 % to p2 % the volume V2 is____________________?
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A. [(100 P1)/(100 + P2)] V1

B. [(100 + P1)/(100 P2)] V1

C. [(100 P1)/(100 P2)] V1

D. [(100 + P2)/(100 P1)] V1

86. Rate of flow of sewage is generally assumed__________________?
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A. Less than the rate of water supply

B. At 150 litres per capita

C. Equal to the rate of water supply

D. More than the rate of water supply

87. Sewer manholes are generally provided at________________?
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A. The change of direction

B. The junctions of sewers

C. All of these

D. The change of gradient

89. Clogging of sewers, is caused due to_______________?
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A. Low discharge

B. Greasy and oily matters

C. All the above

D. Silting

90. The laying of sewers is done with____________________?
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A. Magnetic compass

B. Clinometer

C. Level

D. Theodolite

93. Inter-distance between ventilation columns in a sewer line is kept__________________?
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A. 50 m to 100 m

B. 100 m to 150 m

C. 25 to 50 m

D. 150 m to 300 m
94. The normal values of over flow rates for secondary sedimentation tanks, ranges between__________________?
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A. 40,000 to 50,000 litres/sqm/day

B. 25,000 to 35,000 litres/sqm/day

C. 80,000 to 10,000 litres/sqm/day

D. 50,000 to 60,000 litres/sqm/day

95. Bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) for the first 20 days in generally referred to_______________?
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A. Carbonaceous demand

B. First stage demand

C. Initial demand

D. All of these
97. The normal value of over flow rates for plain primary sedimentation tanks, ranges between________________?
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A. 25,000 to 35,000 litres/sqm/day

B. 80,000 to 100,000 litres/sqm/day

C. 50,000 to 60,000 litres/sqm/day

D. 40,000 to 50,000 litres/sqm/day
98. For trunk and out-fall, the type of sewers generally used, is_____________________?
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A. Horse shoe shaped

B. Circular shaped

C. Standard egg shaped

D. Parabolic shaped