WATER SUPPLY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The process of passing water through beds of granular materials, is called

Sedimentation

Screening

Filtration

None of these

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Mathamoglobinemia or blue baby disease is caused due to

Chlorides

Nitrites

Sulphides

Nitrates

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The expected discharge to be obtained from an open well sunk in coarse sand is 0.0059 cumec. If the working depression head of the well is 3 m, the minimum diameter of the well, is

2.25 m

3.00 m

2.50 m

2 m

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Sunlight

impedes growth of algae

reduces turbidity

helps growth of bacterias

increases dissolved oxygen content

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The fire demand of a city may be worked out by

Bustan’s formula

Kuichling’s formula

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Freeman formula

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Surge tanks are used

for storage water

to increase the velocity in a pipeline

to guard against water hammer

as overflow valves

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According to IS : 1172-1963, a minimum of 135 litres of water capita per day, is required for

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Boarding schools

hostels

Nurses home and medical quarters

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Disinfection of drinking water, is done to remove

turbidity

bacterias

odour

colour

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Specific capacity or yield of wells, is generally expressed, as

m³/hour/m²/m

m³/hour

m³/sec

m³/hour/m²

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Aeration of water is done to remove

colour

odour

hardness

bacterias

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