ALAWAN POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE INC.

Puerto Princesa City

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
MIDTERM EXAM
Subject: Engineering Utilities
NAME: ___________________________________________
Instruction: Multiple Choice, Encircle the correct answer you choice.
1. The water supply system must be designed to achieve appropriate ______________________.
a. Water pressure b. water flow rate c. avoid back flow d. all of these

2. The pressure of one (1) psi is equal to ____________________MPa

a. 101321 MPa b. 760 mm Hg c. 0.0069 MPa d. 6.9 N/mm²

3. ________________ System is used to describe collectively the facilities used to supply water
from its source to the point of usage.
a. collection b. distribution c. drainage d. meter reading

4. The intended consideration of pipe materials and specification are ___________________.

a. Ease of installation b. durability c. sustainability d. all of these

5. Which of the following is not considered as cause for leakage.

a. Imperfect jointing b. sub-standard pipe c. lack of solvent d. soil movement

6. The standard slope of horizontal drainage pipe for 4 inch diameter is 1 inch per lineal foot this
almost equal in metric system _____________.
a. 10mm/kilometer b. 1cm/meter c. 10cm/meter d. 2cm/meter

7. Which of the following is not belongs to install standard combination of fitting horizontal to
vertical and horizontal to horizontal drainage pipe?
a. Wye to wye b. wye to 45⁰ elbow c. a only d. both a and b

8. The drainage fixture unit value for a particular depends on ________________

a. Its volume rate of drainage b. on time duration of a single drainage operation
c. the average time between successive operation d. all of these

9. Rainwater is not allowed to enter in this type of disposal system.

a. Combination public sewer b. storm sewer c. sanitary sewer d. house sewer

10. Sanitary drainage cleanouts are required to provide access to the drainage system for the
purpose of __________________.
a. Clearing stoppages b. to avoid back flow c. for ventilation d. all of these

11. It is a type of disposal system.

a. Cesspool b. privy c. septic tank d. all of these

12. Hot water is supplied to plumbing fixtures to a temperature of

a. Not less than 80F b. 100F TO 140F c. 120F to 140F d. 90F to 130F
13. It refers to the portion of the drainage installation which maintains a balance atmospheric
pressure inside the pipe.
a. Air break b. back flow c. ventilation d. siphonage

14. It is considered as the art and science of installing pipes, fixtures and apparatus in the building to
convey water and other substance.
a. Building drain b. building sewer c. plumbing d. sanitary engineering

15. Any part of the piping system other than a riser, main or stack
a. Down spout b. lateral c. branch d. circuit vent

16. The column of water retained between the overflow and dip of the trap
a. Trap seal b. air break c. air gap d. deep seal

17. This is the result of a minus pressure in the drainage system

a. Back pressure b. siphonage c. evaporation d. air break

18. The roman term where PLUMBER is derived

a. Plumbum b. Plumbarium c. Plumberium d. Tubero

19. Normally, septic tank has _________ chambers

a. 2 b. 4 c. 2 d. 5

20. A branch vent that serves two or more traps and extends from the downstream side of the
highest fixture connection of the horizontal branch to the vent stack.
a. Circuit vent b. relief vent c. yoke vent d. local vent

21. A system of sewer of different types and sizes in a town collecting waste water from the town
and carrying it to the wastewater treatment plant.
a. Sewerage system b. sanitary sewer c. storm sewer d. main sewer

22. A sewer pipe the carries only sewage.

a. Sewerage system b. sanitary sewer c. storm sewer d. building sewer

23. A sewer pipe that carries storm water or other drainage (excluding sewage)
a. Sewerage system b. sanitary sewer c. storm sewer d. building sewer

24. Part of the drainage system from the building to the public, private, or individual sewer disposal
system.
a. Sewerage system b. sanitary sewer c. storm sewer d. building sewer

25. A sewer pipe installed and maintained by public entity and on public property
a. Sewerage system b. main sewer c. storm sewer d. building sewer