Civil Engineering Mcqs

The detention time of a circular tank of diameter d and water depth H, for receiving the sewage Q per hour, is________________?

(A) d² (0.011d + 0.785H)/Q

(B) d (0.022d + 0.085H)/Q

(C) d (0.785d + 0.011H)/Q

(D) d (0.285d + 0.011H)/Q

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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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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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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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‘Cowl’ is provided at___________________?

(A) Lower end of ventilating column

(B) Upper end of ventilating column

(C) Upper end of the manhole

(D) First step in manhole

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A drop manhole is provided if__________________?

(A) A sewer drops from a height

(B) A branch sewer joins the main sewer at higher level

(C) A lamp is inserted to check obstruction

(D) None of these

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For detecting the nitrates in sewage, the colour may be developed by adding________________?

(A) Potassium permanganate

(B) Sulphuric acid and napthamine

(C) Phenol-di -sulphuric acid and potassium hydroxide

(D) None of these

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