Civil Engineering Mcqs

A sewer running partially full and hurried with back filled, fails in compression due to_________________?

(A) Weight of the pipe

(B) Weight of the back fill

(C) Superimposed traffic loads

(D) All the above

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Kjeldahl nitrogen is a mixture of___________________?

(A) Ammonia and nitrogen

(B) Nitrogen and organic nitrogen

(C) Organic nitrogen and ammonia

(D) All the above

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Nitrogen cycle of sewage, is____________________?

(A) Liberation of ammonia-formation of nitrites-formation of nitrates-liberation of nitrogen

(B) Liberation of nitrogen-liberation of ammonia-formation of nitrites- formation of nitrates

(C) Liberation of nitrogen-formation of nitrates-formation of nitrites-liberation of ammonia

(D) Formation of nitrates-formation of nitrites-liberation of nitrates-liberation of nitrates

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Stone ware pipes are_______________?

(A) Highly resistant to sulphide corrosion

(B) Highly impervious

(C) Hydraulically efficient because of their smooth interior surface

(D) Especially suited to pressure pipes

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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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The sewers___________________?

(A) Must be of adequate size to avoid over flow

(B) Must flow under gravity ½ to ¾ full

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

(D) All the above

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In a fully mechanised composting plant, involves________________?

(A) Mechanized receipt

(B) Mechanized segregation

(C) Mechanized pulverising of refuse

(D) All of these

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Submitted By: Ali Uppal