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1. Which of the following statements are CORRECT

about time of contact available for disinfection? I. The remove particles that have settling velocity of 0.1
destruction of organism increases with contact time mm/se(c) assuming the tank is an ideal sedimentation
available for disinfection. II. In practice, the contact tank, the percentage of particles removal is
period is limited by the design of the plant and is approximately equal to
usually not more than 30 minutes. III. If the minimum (a) 39 (b) 45 (c) 87 (d) 24
contact time is not available, the dose of disinfectant
should be suitably decrease(d) 9. A circular primary clarifier processes an average
(a) I (b) I and II (c) land III (d) I, II and III flow of 4620 m3/day of municipal waste water. The
overflow rate is 35 m3/m2/(d) The diameter of clarifier
2. when was the water ( Prevention and control of is m.
pollution) Act enacted by the Indian Parliament? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 65 (d) 87
(a) 1970 (b) 1974 (c) 1980 (d) 1985
10. A small volume of raw sewage was diluted to make
3. What is the most important design parameter used it 300 ml. The D.O. concentration of the diluted
in designing a continuous flow rectangular sample at the beginning was 9 mg/l and 5.5 mg/l after
sedimentation tank for removal of discrete particles? 5 day incubation at 20°(C) The BOD of raw sewage
(a) Length of the tank was 300 mg/l. The volume of raw sewage initially
(b) Surface overflow rate taken is_________________ (in ml).
(c)Temperature of the water to be treated (a) 3.5 (b) 8.6 (c) 7.4 (d) 1.7
(d) Depth of tank
11. A sample drawn from an aeration tank (mixed
4. Which of the following provides better protection liquor of activated sludge process) having 2800 MLSS
against re-growth of pathogenic organisms in a water (Mixed Liquor Suspended Solid) undergoes a settling
distribution system? test carried out with 1 litre sample. The test yielded a
(a) Ammonia (b) Chloroamines settled volume of 250 ml. The sludge volume index
(c) Residual free chlorine (d) Hypochlorous acid will be__________ (in ml/g).
(a) 54.66 (b) 89.29 (c) 74.24 (d) 98.21
5. Which of the following hardness is sensitive to
heat? 12. The BOD5 of a waste water is determined to be
(a) Carbonate hardness 200 mg/l at 20°(C) The k value (with base e) is known
(b) Non-carbonate hardness to be 0.23 per day. What would the BOD8, if the test
(c) Both (a) and (b) was run at 15°C?
(d) Neither (a) and (b) (a) 225 mg/l (b) 207 mg/l
(c) 246 mg/l (d) 212 mg/l
6. The cleaning of slow sand filter is done by
(a) reversing the direction of flow of water 13. Which of the following statements are INCORRECT
(b) passing air through the filter for disinfection? I. Ozone possesses more superior
(c) passing a solution of alum and lime through the bactericidal properties than chlorine and is highly
filter effective in removal of tastes, odours, colours, iron
(d) scraping off top layers of sand and admitting and manganese. II. Studies have reported 99.99% kill
water of E-Coli within less than 100 second in the presence
of sufficient free available ozone and also it is more
7. The concentration of chloride, sulphate, carbonate effective in killing some chlorine resistant pathogens
and bicarbonate ions are 15, 15, 5 and 25 respectively like cysts and certain virus forms. III. The efficiency of
(in milliequivalents per litre). The alkalinity present in disinfection of ozone is affected by pH or temperature
the water in mg/I as CaCO3 is of the water over a wide range. IV. The disadvantage
(a) 1700 (b) 1500 (c) 2700 (d) 1900 of ozone treatment are inability to provide (residual
protection against recontamination and its generation
8. A horizontal flow sedimentation tank with an onsite due to instability.
overflow rate of 22 m3/day/m2, is designed to
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(a) I, II and III (b) II, Ill and IV
(c) III and IV (d) Ill only 19. Which of the statement(s) is (are) CORRECT?
1. The higher value of pH means higher hydrogen ion
14. If the length, width and depth dimension of a concentration.
rectangular filter bed increases to two, three and four 2.1f an acid is added to the neutral water, then the
times respectively while keeping the rate of filtration number of hydrogen ions will increase.
remains unchanged, then the quantity of water 3. The lower values of pH of water may cause
filtered would become incrustation and higher value of pH of water may
(a) 2 times (b) 4 times cause tuberculation and corrosion of water supply
(c) 6 times (d) 24 times pipes.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
15. The waste water of a certain large colony contains (c) Only 2 (d) All of the above
10-5.6 mmol/l of OH- ions at 250C. The pH of this
sample is 20. The population of a city at previous consecutive
(a) 8.6 (b) 7.9 (c) 5.4 (d) 4.5 census years was 500000, 610000, 735000 and
11,47000. The anticipated population after four
16. For a channel type grit chamber, the related data consecutive census to the nearest 10000 will be [Use
are as given below: incremental increase method
(i) Flow velocity, v = 0.4 m/s (a) 352 (b) 507 (c) 676 d.1014
(ii) Length of grit chamber, L = 8.5 m
(iii) The depth of waste water at peak flow in the 21. What is the most common cause of acidity in
channel, H = 0.95 m water?
(iv) Specific gravity of inorganic particles, GS = 2.5 (a) carbon monoxide (b) Nitrogen
(v) Dynamic viscosity, p. =1.002 x 10-3 N-s/m2 (c) Hydrogen (d) Carbon dioxide
Assuming that the Stoke's law is valid, the largest
diameter particle that would be removed with 85 22. A horizontal flow clarifier treats wastewater in
percent efficiency is which 13%, 63% and 27% of particles have settling
(a) 0.04 mm (b) 0.21 mm velocities of 0.12 mm/s. 0.22 mm/s and 1.11 mm/s
(c) 1.92 mm (d) 6.64 mm respectively. The total percentage of particles
removed, if clarifier operates at a surface overflow
17. A water treatment plant of capacity 1 m3/s has rate (SOR) of 51.72 m3/m2d, will be %.
filter boxes of same size each having an area of 6 m 8 (a) 41.66 (b) 51.66 (c) 61.66 (d) 71.66
m. Loading rate on the filters is 140 m3/day/m2. When
three of the filters are out of service for back washing, 23. A portion of waste water sample was subjected to
the loading rate (without considering any standby standard BOD test (7 day, 20°C). Yielding a value of
filters) is m3/day/m2. 240 mg/l. The reaction rate constant (to the base e) at
(a) 180 (b) 210 (c) 147 (d) 854 20° was taken as 0.20 per day. The reaction rate
constant at other temperature may be estimated by
18. Which of the following statement(s) is(are) KT = K20 (1.047)T-2. The temperature at which the other
CORRECT? Statement portion of the sample should be tested, to exert the
(I) If the metering is introduced for the purpose of same BOD in 3.75 days, is
charging for consumed water, per capita demand may (a) 33.6 (b) 22.1 (c) 55.1 (d) 77.4
lower down but too less use of water by the consumer
may lead to unhygienic conditions. Statement 24. What is the theoretical oxygen demand of
(II) High pressure in the distribution system of water 300mg/l glucose solution?
may not always be desirable. Statement (a) 300 mg/l (b) 320 mg/l (c) 350 mg/l (d) 400 mg/l
(III) If the towns are provided with water carriage
system of sanitation, the per capita water demand 25. An effluent at a flow rate of 3230 m3/d from a
decreases. sewage treatment plant is to be disinfecte(d) The
(a) I and II (b) II and III laboratory data of disinfection studies with a chlorine
dosage of 18 mg/I yield the model 𝑵𝒕 = 𝑵𝟎 𝒆−𝟎.𝟏𝟑𝟏𝒕 ,
(c) Only I (d) All of these where Nt = number of micro-organisms surviving at

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time t (in minute) and N0 = number of microorganisms
present initially (at t = 0). If the volume of disinfection
plant is 60 m3, the killing efficiency of microorganisms
will be
(a) 79.00 (b) 74.12 (c) 97.00 (d) 47.24
26. To determine the BOD, of a waste water sample
10. 50, 75 and 100 ml samples of the waste water
were diluted to 450 ml and incubated at 20°C in BOD
bottles for 5 days. The results were as follows.
Based on the above data, the average BOD5 of the
waste water is equal to mg/I.
(a) 62.59 (b) 15.23 (c) 5.50 (d) 12.32
27. An activated sludge system (sketched below) is
operating at equilibrium with the following
information. Waste water related data:
Flow rate = 575 m3/hour
Influent BOD = 165 mg/l
Effluent BOD = 12 mg/l
Aeration tank related data:
Hydraulic retention time = 6 hours
Mean-cell residence time = 288 hours
Volume = 6000 m3
Mixed liquor suspended solids = 2500 mg/l
The food to biomass ratio (in kg BOD per kg biomass
per day) for the aeration tank and mass (in kg/ day) of
solids wasted from the system are respectively
(a) 0.152 and 625 (b) 0.304 and 1250
(c) 0.152 and 1250 (d) 0.304 and 625
28. The sludge from the aeration tank of the activated
sludge process (ASP) has solids content (by weight) of
4%. This sludge is put in a sludge thickener, where
sludge volume is reduced to half. Assume that the
amount of solids in the supernatant from the
thickener is negligible, the specific gravity of sludge
solids is 2.3 and density of water is 1000 kg/m3. The
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density of the sludge (in kg/m3) removed from the
aeration tank and solid content (in percentage by
weight) of the thickened sludge are respectively
(a) 1023.13 and 4 (b) 1016.56 and 8
(c) 1023.13 and 8 (d) 1016.56 and 4
29. A township is to treat 735000 litres of sewage per
day which has a 5 day BOD of 185 mg/litre. An
oxidation pond is used for the purpose. The effluent
can have a BOD of 25 mg/litre. The loading is to be 65
kg of 5 day BOD per hectare per day. The required
area (in ha.) of the pond is
(a) 3.63 (b) 2.42 (c) 2.05 (d) 1.81
30. A water treatment plant treating 20 MLD of water
requires 25 mg/l of filter alum, Al2 (SO4)3 · 18H2O. If
the water has 8 mg/l of alkalinity as CaCO3 then total
alkalinity requirement (106 mg per day as CaCO3)
matching filter Alum, shall be
[Take atomic weights: H = 1, C = 12, 0 = 16, Al = 27, S =
32, Ca = 40]
(a) 225.2 (b) 200.9 (c) 187.7 (d) 162.5
31. 4.2 m3/min of raw water is required to be treated
for a daily domestic supply. A column analysis
indicated that an overflow rate of 0.25 mm/s will
produce satisfactory particle removal in a settling tank
at a depth of 3.5 m. The surface area required for
settling will be (in m2)
(a) 210 (b) 280 (c) 1728 (d) 2100
32. Treatments which are generally given to treat the
raw water supplies, follow the sequence:
(a) Screening → Sedimentation → Coagulation →
Filtration → Disinfection
(b) Screening → Sedimentation → Disinfection →
Filtration
(c) Screening → Sedimentation → Filtration →
Disinfection
(d) Screening → Sedimentation → Disinfection →
Aeration
33. The ultimate BOD value of the waste
(a) decreases with temperature
(b) increases with temperature
(c) remains the same at all temperatures
(d) none of these
34. The region where DO concentration falls to zero,
causing anaerobic conditions in a river reach is called
as
(a) zone of degradation
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(b) zone of active decomposition (b) Settling and sludge digestion occurs in Imhoff
(c) zone of recovery tanks in different compartment.
(d) none of these (c) Septic tank is a low rate anaerobic unit whereas
an Imhoff tank is a high rate anaerobic unit.
35. One litre of sewage, when allowed to settle for (d) The rate of sludge accumulation in septic tank is
30 minutes gives sludge of 27 cm3. If the dry weight approximately 40 - 70/capita/year.
of sludge is 3.0 gm, then its sludge volume index
will be ___________ ml/gm.
41. 28800 m3/d of raw water having density of 1000
(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 5
kg/m3 and kinematic viscosity of 10–6m2/s is required
to be processed in a water treatment plant. The rapid
36. An activated sludge plant treating a flow of 20
mixing tank imparts a velocity gradient of 800s–1 to
litre/second has an aeration tank having volume 450
blend 32 mg/l of alum with the flow for a detention
m3 and operates with a MLVSS concentration of 3250
time of 2 minutes. Power input (in Watt) required for
mg/l. Sludge with SVSS content of 15000 mg/l is
rapid mixing is
wasted at a rate of 35 m3/d.
(a) 25.6 (b) 256 (c) 2560 (d) 25600
The hydraulic retention time will be ___________ hrs.
(a) 6.25 (b) 54.3 (c) 1.25 (d) 4.32
42. The average increase in population of a town per
decade over a period of 8 decades was 4600 and the
37. A sample of water contains the following
average percentage increase was 14%. If the
compounds:
population at the end of the eighth decade was
(i) Glucose (C6H12O6) = 240 mg/l
235000, the population three decades later, as per
(ii) Benzene (C6H6) = 26 mg/l
geometric increase method, will be
The theoretical oxygen demand of the solution
(a) 348163 (b) 248500 (c) 298332 (d) 378158
containing 240 mg/l of glucose and 26 mg/l of
benzene will be ___________ mg/l.
43. A septic tank is to be designed for a small colony
(a) 336 (b) 547 (c) 125 (d) 748
of people with the following data:
No. of people = 120
38. One nephelometry turbidity unit (NTU) is equal to
Water supply rate = 130 lpcd
the turbidity produced by
80% of water converts into sewage
(a) 1 mg SiO2 dissolved in 1 litre of distilled water
Detention time = 36 hours
with the test being run according to absorption
Sludge accumulation rate = 30 l/person/year
principle.
Desludging interval = 15 months
(b) 1 mg SiO2 dissolved in 1 litre of distilled water
The required volume for the septic tank (in m3) is
with the test being run according to scattering
(a) 72.7 (b) 36.28 (c) 18.36 (d) 23.22
principle.
(c) 1 mg Formazin dissolved in 1 litre of distilled
44. Which one of the following test of water/ waste
water with the test being run according to absorption
water employs Erichrome Black T as an indicator?
principle.
(a) Hardness (b) COD
(d) 1 mg Formazin dissolved in 1 litre of distilled
(c) Residual Chlorine (d) DO
water with the test being run according to scattering
principle.
45. The analysis of a water sample indicated the
following results in mg/l, Ca2+ = 70, Mg2+ = 60, HCO-3 =
39. A ground water sample having pH 7.0, contains
250. The non carbonate hardness in terms of CaCO3
183 mg/l of bicarbonates. The alkalinity of this water
in mg/l is approximately equal to ________ mg/l.
in terms of CaCO3 will be
(a) 220 (b) 244 (c) 458 (d) 674
(a) 120 mg/l (b) 60 mg/l
(c) 200 mg/l (d) 150 mg/l
46. For the treatment of 25000 cum of water per day,
amount of chlorine consumed is 10 kg/day. The
residual after 10 minutes of contact is 0.20 mg/l.
40. Which one of the following statements is
Chlorine demand of the water is _______ mg/l.
CORRECT?
(a) 0.41 (b) 0.12 (c) 0.35 (d) 0.20
(a) Settling and sludge digestion occurs in septic
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47. If the length dimension of a square filter bed
increase to two times ( while the rate of filtration
remains unchanged), the amount of water filter would
become
(a) 4 times (b) 2 times (c) 1 time (d) 16 times

48. A 20 cm diameter sewer is laid at a slope of 0.004

and is designed to carry a discharge at a depth of 10
cm with Manning’s n = 0.015. The design discharge is
______________ l/sec.
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 5 (d) 3

49. The moisture content of a sludge is reduced from

96% to 92% in a sludge digestion tank. The percentage
volume reduction will be ___________%.
(a) 45 (b) 87 (c) 50 (d) 30

50. Which one of the following statement is

INCORRECT?
(a) Water used in pulp industry must be free from
iron, manganese or hardness
(b) Water required for breweries, distilleries and
bakering should preferably be soft.
(c) The boiler feed water required for raising steam
must be soft, as otherwise, the hard water will cause
incrustation on the inside of boilers along with
foaming and priming.
(d) The precipitate formed by hardness and sand
adhere to surface of tubes, sinks, and dishwashers
and may stain clothing. Residues of the hardness
soap precipitate may remain in the pores, so that
skin feels rough and uncomfortable
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