Waste Water Engineering

241. The ratio of depths at partial flo

  1. 1 - sin α/β
  2. 1 - cos α/2
  3. ½ (1 - cos α/2)
  4. ½ (1 - sin α/2)

Correct answer: (C)
½ (1 - cos α/2)

242. The ratio of design discharge to the surface area of a sedimentation tank is called

  1. Surface loading
  2. Overflow rate
  3. Overflow velocity
  4. All of these

Correct answer: (D)
All of these

243. The ratio of maximum sewage flow to average sewage flow for mains up to 1 m in diameter, is

  1. 1.5
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Correct answer: (B)
2

244. The ratio of maximum sewage flow to average sewage flow for trunk mains having diameters more than 1.25 m, is

  1. 1.5
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Correct answer: (A)
1.5

245. The ratio of minimum hourly flow to the average flow of sewage is

  1. 43556
  2. 43525
  3. 43497
  4. 43558

Correct answer: (B)
43525

246. The ratio of the diameter of a circular section and the side of a square section hydraulically equivalent, is

  1. 1.095
  2. 1.085
  3. 1.075
  4. 1.065

Correct answer: (A)
1.095

247. The rational formula for peak drainage discharge, was evolved by

  1. Fruhling
  2. Lloyd David
  3. Kuichling
  4. All of these

Correct answer: (D)
All of these

248. The recommended detention period for grit chambers is

  1. 1 minute
  2. 2 minutes
  3. 3 minutes
  4. 5 minutes

Correct answer: (A)
1 minute

249. The reduced levels of the string at the consecutive sight rails A and B are 203.575 m, 203.475 m respectively. If the difference of their R.D.s is 10 m, the gradient of the sewer line is

  1. 1 in 100 upward
  2. 1 in 500 upward
  3. 1 in 100 downward
  4. 1 in 503 upward

Correct answer: (C)
1 in 100 downward

250. The screens are fixed

  1. Perpendicular to the direction of flow
  2. Parallel to the direction of flow
  3. At an angle 30° to 60° to the direction of flow
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (C)
At an angle 30° to 60° to the direction of flow

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