261.
1. Setting sight rails over the trench.
2. Driving pegs to the level of the invert line of the sewer.
3. Transferring the centre line of the sewer to the bottom of the trench.
4. Placing the sewer in the trench
262. A grit chamber of dimensions 12.0 m x 1.50 m x 0.80 m liquid depth has a flow of 720 m³ /hr. Its surface loading rate and detention time are, respectively
40000 lph/m² and 1.2 minutes
263
Large floating matter- Screens Suspended inorganic matter- Grit chamber Suspended organic matter- Primary clarifier Dissolve organic matter- Trickling filter
264. Which of the following are claimed as advantageous in respect of aerobic sludge digestion as compared to anaerobic sludge digestion ?
1. lower BOD concentration in supernatant liquor
2. production of a sludge with excellent denaturing propensity
3. lesser capital cos
265. The following data pertain to a sewage
sample:
Initial D.O. = 10mg/l
Final D.O. = 2 mg/1
Dilution to 1%
The BOD of the given sewage sample is 800 mg/l
266.
Sludge disposal - Lagging sludge digestion - Seeding Aerobic action - Contact bed Recirculation - Biofilters
267. Sewage sickness occurs when- voids of soil get clogged due to
continuous application of sewage on a piece of land
268. In the design of storm sewers, "time of concentration" is relevant to determine the rainfall intensity
269. Self-purification of running streams may be due to dilution, sedimentation and oxidation
270. Which of the following waste disposal tasks are achieved by a septic tank with its dispersion trench ?
1. settling and anaerobic sludge digestion.
2. bio-oxidation of effluent
271. Which of the following air pollutants is/are responsible for photochemical
smog?
1. oxides of nitrogen
2. unburnt hydrocarbons
272.
A.Electrostatic precipitators - Fine dust
B. Cyclones - Coarse particles
C. Wet scrubbers-Gas
D. Adsorbers-Sulphur dioxide
273
1. Eutrophication..... Nutrient accumulation leading to ecosystem change occurring in impounded water
274. The typical density in kg/cum (in situ) of well - compacted municipal solid waste in landfill is in the range of 310 to 500
275. Materials are used as landfill sealants for the control of gas and leachate movements?
1. Bentonite
2. Butyl rubber
276. Two sources generate noise levels of 90dB and 94 dB respectively. The cumulative effect of these two noise levels on the human ear is 95.5 dB
277. Two identical centrifugal pumps are operated in parallel so as to deliver into a
common delivery pipe. Speed for both is also identical. At what total discharge (Q)
and total head (H) will the system operate as compared to discharge and head to each of the pumps operated singly?
Total Q would be approximately doubled, but H would remain the same
278. Storage of water by impounding is required where there is a large variation in quantity of the river flow from time to time
279. In a water treatment plant, dissolved iron and manganese can be removed from the water by aeration and coagulation
280. The various treatment processes in a water treatment plant are listed below :
1. coagulation
2. flocculation
3. sedimentation
4. filtration
5. chlorination
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