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  1. Sewer pipes need be checked for

  2. A.

     Minimum flow

    B.

     Maximum flow

    C.

     Both A and B

    D.

     None of these


  3. In the activated sludge process

  4. A.

     Aeration is continued till stability

    B.

     Aeration is done with an admixture of previously aerated sludge

    C.

     Sludge is activated by constant stirring

    D.

     Water is removed by centrifugal action


  5. With self cleansing velocity in sewers

  6. A.

     Silting occurs at bottom

    B.

     Scouring occurs at bottom

    C.

     Both silting and scouring occur at bottom

    D.

     Neither silting nor scouring occurs at bottom


  7. In areas where rainy season is limited to a few months, the type of sewerage system recommended is

  8. A.

     Combined system

    B.

     Partially separate system

    C.

     Separate system

    D.

     None of these


  9. For trunk and out-fall, the type of sewers generally used, is

  10. A.

     Standard egg shaped

    B.

     Circular shaped

    C.

     Horse shoe shaped

    D.

     Parabolic shaped


  11. The spacing of bars of perforations of fine screens used for the treatment of sewage, is

  12. A.

     2 to 3 mm

    B.

     3 to 5 mm

    C.

     5 to 8 mm

    D.

     8 to 10 mm


  13. The spacing of bars for perforations in coarse screens used for the treatment of sewage, is

  14. A.

     20 mm

    B.

     30 mm

    C.

     40 mm

    D.

     50 mm


  15. Before discharging the foul sewage into rivers, it is generally treated by

  16. A.

     Screening

    B.

     Sedimentation

    C.

     Oxidation

    D.

     All the above


  17. The following is the physical characteristic of sewage

  18. A.

     Turbidity

    B.

     Colour

    C.

     Odour

    D.

     All the above


  19. If the flame of a miner's safety lamp in the upper layers of the sewer forms an explosive, the sewer certainly contains

  20. A.

     Hydrogen sulphide

    B.

     Carbon dioxide

    C.

     Methane

    D.

     Oxygen