Waste Water Engineering

41. Discrete or granular particles change their

  1. Size
  2. Shape
  3. Weight
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (D)
None of these

42. Disposal to sewage in large cities, is done in

  1. Irrigation
  2. Dilution
  3. Oxidation
  4. Purification

Correct answer: (B)
Dilution

43. Dried sewage after treatment is used as

  1. Fertilizer
  2. Building material
  3. Chemical for lowering B.O.D.
  4. Base material for paints

Correct answer: (A)
Fertilizer

44. Drop manholes are the manholes

  1. Without entry ladders
  2. Without manhole covers
  3. With depths more than 3.5 m
  4. Having drains at different levels

Correct answer: (D)
Having drains at different levels

45. Drop manholes at the junctions of sewer lines, are provided if

  1. Invert level of a branch sewer is more than 60 cm that of the main sewer
  2. Sewer line runs along a main road
  3. Ordinary manhole cannot be built
  4. Two sewer lines intersect

Correct answer: (A)
Invert level of a branch sewer is more than 60 cm that of the main sewer

46. Dry water flow in a combined sewer, is

  1. Industrial sewage
  2. Domestic sewage
  3. Storm water
  4. Inclusive of domestic and industrial sewage but excludes storm water

Correct answer: (C)
Storm water

47. Dry weather flow is:

  1. Average daily rate of flow
  2. Average monthly rate of flow
  3. Average annual rate of flow
  4. Water supply allowance per capita

Correct answer: (D)
Water supply allowance per capita

48. During preliminary treatment of a sewage

  1. Oil and grease are removed from skimming tanks
  2. Floating materials are removed by screening
  3. Girt and sand are removed by girt chambers
  4. All the above

Correct answer: (D)
All the above

49. During purification process of sewage the gas given off, is

  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Hydrogen
  3. Ammonia
  4. All the above

Correct answer: (D)
All the above

50. Facultative bacteria survive in

  1. The presence of oxygen
  2. The absence of oxygen
  3. Both cases (a) and (b)
  4. Neither (a) nor (b)

Correct answer: (C)
Both cases (a) and (b)

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