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Environmental Engineering (Objective Question Unit - 1)
Environmental Engineering (Objective Question Unit - 1)
a)carbon dioxide
b)oxygen
c)hydrogen
d)nitrogen
a)pre chlorination
b)post chlorination
c)super cholorination
a)0.25 to .35mm
b)0.35 to 0.60mm
c)0.60 to 1.00mm
d)1.00 to 1.80mm
4)If total hardness of water is greater than its total alkalinity then carbonate hardness will be equal to
a)total alkalinity
b)total hardness
5)If diameter of the main pipe is taken less than economic diameter then
c)both a and b
d)none of these
6)The correct ratio of the diameter of a circular sewer to the side of a hydraulically equivalent square
section of a sewer is
a)1
b)1.095
c)0.9
d)0.925
a)99%
b)99.9%
c)99.99%
d)100%
8)If in a sedimentation tank,volume of tank is 20m*100m*3m and flow rate is 600m3/day then detention
time will be
a)4hr
b)6hr
c)3hr
d)2hr
b)1000 to 1250 , , ,
11)When coefficient of rugosity is increased from 0.01 to 0.02 then gradient of a pipe of a given diameter
to carry the same flow at the same velocity will be
a)increased by 4 times
b)increased by 2 times
c)decreased by 2 times
d)decreased by 4 times
12)A city supply of 1500 cubic metres of water per day is treated with a chlorine dosage of 0.5ppm .For
this purpose requirement of 25% bleaching powder per day would be
a)300kg
b)75kg
c)30kg
d)7.5kg
13)Two reservoirs at different levels are connected by two parallel pipes of diameter 2d and d.The ratio of
the flows in the two pipes
a)2:1
b)1:3
c)4:1
d)1:5
14)If annual average daily draft of water is 270 lpcd and population of the city is 200000 then peak
demand will be
a)35Mld
b)45Mld
c)60Mld
d)70Mld
15)The pop[ulation of a town in three consecutive years are 5000,7000, and 8400 respectively.The
population of the town in the fourth consecutive year according to geometrical increase method is
a)9500
b)9800
c)10100
d)10920
a)1.2m
b)0.8m
c)0.6m
d)0.4m
18)For a reserviour if useful storage surcharge storage and valley storage are 50MI,25MI and 5MI
respectively then effective storage for the flood mitigation will be
a)50MI
b)25MI
c)70MI
d)55MI
19)If in a sedimentation tank volume of tank is 20m*100m*3m and flow rate is 600m3/day then detention
time will be
a)4hr
b)6hr
c)3hr
d)2hr
20)A 2.0m diameter concrete sewer laid at a slope of 1 in 1000 develops a velocity of 1m/s when flowing
full.When its flowing half full the velocity of flow through the sewer will be
a)1m/s
b)2m/s
c)3m/s
d)4m/s
1)The type of valve ,which is provided on the suction pipe in a tube well is
b)reflux valve
d)sluice valve
b)circular section
3)The correct relation between theoretical oxygen demand ,Biochemical oxygen demand and chemical
oxygen demand is
a)TOD>BOD>COD
b)TOD>COD>BOD
c)BOD>COD>TOD
d)COD>BOD>TOD
4)The design discharge for the combined sewer system shall be taken as
a)equal to rainfall
b)rainfall+DWF
c)rainfall+2DWF
d)rainfall+6DWF
a)sludge digestion
b)sludge disposal
c)sedimentation
d)filtration
b)at every despression and dead ends to drain out the waste water that may collect there
c)at the foot of rising main along to slope to prevent back running of water
c)equal to 1
a)higher temperature
b)sunlight
d)none of these
9)The minimum dissolved oxygen which should always be present in water in order to save the aquatic
life is
a)1 ppm
b)4ppm
c)10ppm
d)40ppm
10)For normal sludge the value of sludge index for Indian condition is
a)0 to 50
b)50 to 150
c)150 to 350
d)350 to 500
a)maximum at noon
b)minimum at noon
c)maximum at midnight
b)aid flocculation
a)septic conditions
b)dissolved oxygen
c)chlorine
d)nitrogen
a)so2
b)Nox
c)hydrocarbon
d)particulate matter
16)The height of chimney required for effective disposal of 27kg/hr of so2 emission is
a)42m
b)30m
c)22m
d)81m
17) The correct ratio of the diameter of a circular sewer to the side of a hydraulically equivalent square
section of a sewer is
a)1
b)1.095
c)0.9
d)0.925
a)99%
b)99.9%
c)99.99%
d)100%
19)If in a sedimentation tank,volume of tank is 20m*100m*3m and flow rate is 600m3/day then detention
time will be
a)4hr
b)6hr
c)3hr
d)2hr
b)1000 to 1250 , , ,
2)When coefficient of rugosity is increased from 0.01 to 0.02 then gradient of a pipe of a given diameter to
carry the same flow at the same velocity will be
a)increased by 4 times
b)increased by 2 times
c)decreased by 2 times
d)decreased by 4 times
3)A city supply of 1500 cubic metres of water per day is treated with a chlorine dosage of 0.5ppm .For this
purpose requirement of 25% bleaching powder per day would be
a)300kg
b)75kg
c)30kg
d)7.5kg
a)ozone
b)carbondioxide
c)sulphurdioxide
d)none of these
5)If actual height of a stack is 150m and plume height is 8m then effective height of the stack is
a)150m
b)142m
c)158m
d)166m
a)10 to 20 gm/d
b)20 to 35gm/d
c)35 to 50gm/d
d)50 to 70gm/d
a)measure co
b)measure so2
8) If overland flow from the critical point to the mouth of a drain is 12km and difference in levels between
these points is 1405m then inlet time would be of thr order of
a)2 hours
b)4 hours
c)6 hours
d)8 hours
a)side weir
b) leaping weir
c)syphonic spillway
d)all of these
10) If moisture content of a sludge is reduced from 98% to 90 % then volume of sludge will decrease by
a)2%
b)20%
c)25%
d)50%
b)aid flocculation
a)septic conditions
b)dissolved oxygen
c)chlorine
d)nitrogen
a)so2
b)Nox
c)hydrocarbon
d)particulate matter
15)The height of chimney required for effective disposal of 27kg/hr of so2 emission is
a)42m
b)30m
c)22m
d)81m
16) The correct ratio of the diameter of a circular sewer to the side of a hydraulically equivalent square
section of a sewer is
a)1
b)1.095
c)0.9
d)0.925
17)Fresh sludge has moisture content of 99% after thickening its moisture content is reduced to 96% the
reduction in volume of sludge is
a)3%
b)5%
c)75%
d)97.5%
a)32%
b)36%
c)38%
d)44%
19)If self purification constant of a large stream flowing with low velocity in 2.0 and its reoxygeneration co-
efficient is 0.2 then its deoxygeneration co-efficient will be
a)0.22
b)0.10
c)0.18
d)0.4
a)0.021*10-3m/min
b)0.31*10-3m/min
c)0.41*10-3m/min
d)0.51*10-3m/min
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (OBJECTIVE QUESTION Unit - 4)
a)5.72cm/min
b)6.72cm/min
c)7.72cm/min
d)8.72cm/min
a)626lit/hr/m2
b)726lit/hr/m2
c)826lit/hr/m2
d)926lit/hr/m2
a)0.4
b)0.5
c)0.6
d)0.8
a)0.2
b)0.3
c)0.4
d)0.5
a)1.24hrs
b)1.68hrs
c)1.78hrs
d)2.26hrs
6)What is the specific capacity of the well
a)56liter/min
b)65liter/min
c)72liter/min
d)82liter/min
a)2010liter/min
b)2610liter/min
c)3090liter/min
d)3630liter/min
a)0.044m/min
b)0.057m/min
c)0.067m/min
d)0.086m/min
b)aid flocculation
a)septic conditions
b)dissolved oxygen
c)chlorine
d)nitrogen
12) The correct ratio of the diameter of a circular sewer to the side of a hydraulically equivalent square
section of a sewer is
a)1
b)1.095
c)0.9
d)0.925
a)99%
b)99.9%
c)99.99%
d)100%
14)If all the observed points were on the Dupuit curve what was the drawdown in the well during pumping
a)12.6m
b)18.6m
c)22.6m
d)25.6m
15) A city supply of 1500 cubic metres of water per day is treated with a chlorine dosage of 0.5ppm .For
this purpose requirement of 25% bleaching powder per day would be
a)300kg
b)75kg
c)30kg
d)7.5kg
a)ozone
b)carbondioxide
c)sulphurdioxide
d)none of these
17)One litre of sewage when allowed to settle for 30 minutes gives volume of 27cm3.if the dry weight of
this sludge is 3.0 grams,then its sludge volume indux will be
a)9
b)24
c)30
d)81
18)If overflow rate for a continuous flow type rectangular sedimentation tank is kept at 400 lit/m2/hr with a
plan area of 80sqm and a detention period of 2 hours then effective depth of the tank will be
a)1.8m
b)1.0m
c)0.8m
d)1.2m
19) The purpose of providing a balancing reservoir in a water supply distribution system
20)The economical diameter of a pipe through which a discharge of 0.3 cumes is to be passed is
a)1.2m
b)0.8m
c)0.6m
d)0.4m
16) What are the factor affecting selections of a particular source of water?
19) What are the geological factors governing occurrence of ground water.
13) Discuss about quality control of municipal and industrial water supplies.
16) Discuss about laying and testing of water supply pipe lines.
17)Explain about joints.
8) Explain about hydraulic design of sewers and storm water drain sections.
9) What are the hydraulic formula for determining flow velocities in sewers and drains?
11) What are the hydraulic characteristics of circular sewer section running full or partially full?
18) What are the factor affecting selections of a particular source of water?
20)What are the types of treatment units employed in sewage treatment and their functions.