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Question No. 01
When the reduced level of the water source is higher than the reduced level of the consumer's
place, water is generally supplied
(A) By pumping system
(B) By gravitational system
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) All the above
Answer: Option B
Question No. 02
Surcharge storage zone of a reservoir, is
(A) Below dead storage
(B) Between dead storage and useful storage
(C) Above useful storage
(D) Also known as valley storage
Answer: Option C
Question No. 03
In pressure supply mains, water hammer pressure is reduced by providing
(A) Sluice valves
(B) Air valves
(C) Pressure relief valves
(D) None of these
Answer: Option C
Question No. 04
Specific capacity or yield of wells, is generally expressed, as
(A) m3 per sec
(B) m3/hour
(C) m3/hour/m2
(D) m3/hour/m2/m
Answer: Option D
Question No. 05
To pump water from a water reservoir 3 m deep and maximum water level at 135 m, a pump is
installed to lift water up to R.L. 175 m at a constant rate of 36,00,000 litres per hour. If the length
of the pipe is 1506 m and f = 0.01, ignoring other minor losses and assuming the economical
diameter from Lea's formula D = 1.2 Q, the water horse power of the pump is
(A) 400
(B) 450
(C) 500
(D) 600
Answer: Option D
Question No. 06
Turbidity of raw water is a measure of
(A) Suspended solids
(B) Acidity of water
(C) B.O.D.
(D) None of these
Answer: Option A
Question No. 07
If the chosen diameter of a pipe, is less than the economical diameter
(A) Cost of pipe will be less
(B) Head loss will be high
(C) Cost of pumping will be more than saving
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 08
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) The water level in a still well, represents the ground water table level
(B) The difference between water table level and the water level in a well after pumping, is
called depression head
(C) The surface of water table surrounding a well during pumping, forms a cone of depression
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 09
The expected discharge to be obtained from an open well sunk in coarse sand is 0.0059 cumec. If
the working depression head of the well is 3 m, the minimum diameter of the well, is
(A) 2 m
(B) 2.25 m
(C) 2.50 m
(D) 3.00 m
Answer: Option D
Question No. 10
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Water with hardness upto 75 ppm is considered soft
(B) Water with hardness more than 200 ppm is considered hard
(C) Water needed for laundries should contain hardness less than 75 ppm
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 11
In centrifugal pump installation,
(A) Pump is properly primed before starting
(B) The diameter of the pipe at inlet as well as at outlet, is kept smaller than the delivery pipe
(C) The motor may burn out if it is started with empty delivery pipe and with open gate valve
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 12
While determining the yield of open wells by the pumping test
(A) Velocity of recharging water, increases with depression head
(B) Depression head resulting at critical velocity, is called critical depression head
(C) Working head is generally limited to
(D) Maximum safe yield of an open well, is expected at critical depression head
Answer: Option D
Question No. 13
The process of passing water through beds of granular materials, is called
(A) Screening
(B) Sedimentation
(C) Filtration
(D) None of these
Answer: Option C
Question No. 14
For the prediction of future population of a city, the factor to be considered, is
(A) Births
(B) Deaths
(C) Migrants
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 15
Mathamoglobinemia or blue baby disease is caused due to
(A) Chlorides
(B) Nitrites
(C) Nitrates
(D) Sulphides
Answer: Option C
Question No. 16
To control the growth of algae in reservoirs, the compound which is used, is
(A) Bleaching powder
(B) Copper sulphate
(C) Lime solution
(D) Alum solution
Answer: Option B
Question No. 17
The population of a city in 2000 is 50,000. The average increase in population over last 8 decades is
7500 and average incremental increase during 8 decades is 750. The population of the city based
on incremental method, in the year 2020 will be
(A) 55,000
(B) 60,500
(C) 66,500
(D) 72,500
Answer: Option C
Question No. 18
A pressure conduit laid underground, may not be subjected to
(A) Internal pressure of water
(B) Pressure due to external load
(C) Longitudinal temperature stress
(D) Longitudinal stresses due to unbalanced pressure to bends
Answer: Option C
Question No. 19
The bacterias which require free oxygen for their survival, are called
(A) Aerobic bacterias
(B) Anaerobic bacterias
(C) Facultative bacteria
(D) None of these
Answer: Option A
Question No. 20
Gravity conduits are generally in the form of
(A) Canals
(B) Flumes
(C) Aqueduct
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 21
The main disadvantage of hard water, is
(A) Greater soap consumption
(B) Scaling of boilers
(C) Corrosion and incrustation of pipes
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 22
The formula Q = P - K [1.8T + 32] in which Q is runoff, P is annual rain fall in cm, T is mean annual
temperature in centigrade and K is a constant, is known
(A) Justin's formula
(B) Khosla's formula
(C) English formula
(D) Vermule's formula
Answer: Option B
Question No. 23
The bed slope in slow sand filters, is generally kept
(A) 1 in 50
(B) 1 in 75
(C) 1 in 100
(D) 1 : 200
Answer: Option C
Question No. 24
The water level in an open well was depressed by pumping 2.5 m and recuperated 2.87 m in 3
hours and 50 minutes. The yield of the well per minute is
(A) 0.0033
(B) 0.0044
(C) 0.0055
(D) 0.0066
Answer: Option C
Question No. 25
Perched aquifers are generally found
(A) On the surface of the ground
(B) Below the surface of the ground but above water table
(C) Below the water table
(D) All the above
Answer: Option B
Question No. 26
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
(A) The pH value of water indicates the logarithm of reciprocal of hydrogen ion concentration in
water
(B) Higher value of pH means lower hydrogen ion concentration
(C) Lower value of pH means higher hydrogen ion contraction
(D) Lower value of pH gives alkaline solution
Answer: Option D
Question No. 27
Mostly used coagulant, is
(A) Chlorine
(B) Alum
(C) Lime
(D) Bleaching powder
Answer: Option B
Question No. 28
A centrifugal pump is required to be primed before starting if it is located
(A) At higher level than water level of reservoir
(B) At lower level than water level of reservoir
(C) Both (a) and (b)
(D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer: Option A
Question No. 29
Suction lift of a pump depends upon
(A) Atmospheric pressure
(B) Water temperature
(C) Velocity of water in suction pipe
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 30
Normal values of overflow rate for plain sedimentation tank, is
(A) 250 to 500 litres/hr/m2
(B) 500 to 750 litres/hr/m2
(C) 750 to 1000 litres/hr/m2
(D) 1000 to 1250 litres/hr/m2
Answer: Option B
Question No. 31
'Shrouding' is essentially provided in
(A) Strainer type wells
(B) Cavity type wells
(C) Slotted type well
(D) All the above
Answer: Option C
Question No. 32
The maximum permissible hardness for public supplies is
(A) 95 mg/litre
(B) 105 mg/litre
(C) 115 mg/litre
(D) 125 mg/litre
Answer: Option C
Question No. 33
Time of concentration
(A) Is the time taken, for precipitation
(B) Duration of rainfall
(C) Time taken for all the ran off to reach the drain
(D) Time taken for the storm water to travel from the most remote point to the drain
Answer: Option D
Question No. 34
The chlorine supply cylinders are generally kept at 38°C to 40°C to prevent
(A) Conversion into crystals
(B) It from burning
(C) It from explosion
(D) None of these
Answer: Option A
Question No. 35
For calculation of economical diameter D of a pipe in metres for a discharge Q to be pumped in
cumecs, Lea suggested the empirical formula
(A) D = 0.22 Q
(B) D = 1.22 Q
(C) D = 2.22 Q
(D) D = 3.22 Q
Answer: Option B
Question No. 36
An earth formation which, although porous and capable of absorbing water does not provide an
appreciable supply to wells, is known as
(A) Aquifer
(B) Aquiclude
(C) Aquifuge
(D) None of these
Answer: Option B
Question No. 37
Property of earth to allow water to pass through it, is known as
(A) Perviousness
(B) Porosity
(C) Permeability
(D) Transmissibility
Answer: Option A
Question No. 38
Plain chlorination is used for water
(A) Obtained from clear lakes
(B) Consumed during emergencies
(C) Supplies to armies during war
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 39
A city supply includes
(A) Domestic water demand
(B) Industrial and commercial water demands
(C) Demand for public uses and fire
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 40
The pH value of water is kept slightly less than 7 so that hydrochloride ions may combine with
ammonia ions to form
(A) Mono-chloramine (NHCl)
(B) Di-chloramine (NH2Cl)
(C) Nitrogen tri-chloramine (NCl3)
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 41
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Copper pipes are highly resistant to acidic and alkaline water
(B) Wrought iron pipes are lighter than cast iron pipes
(C) Wrought iron pipes corrode quickly and are less durable
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 42
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) A hydrograph is a plot of discharge versus time
(B) A mass curve is a plot of accumulated flow versus time
(C) The mass curve continuously rises
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 43
If L, B and D length, breadth and depth of water in a rectangular sedimentation tank of total
discharge Q, the settling velocity, is
(A) Q/H
(B) Q/D
(C) Q/(D × B)
(D) Q/(L × B)
Answer: Option D
Question No. 44
The difference in the reservoir level and the lowest point of the water mains is 180 m. The
expected pressure due to water hammer is 7.5 kg/cm2 in a pressure conduit of diameter 1 m.
Assuming the efficiency of the riveted joints of the pipe as 0.6 and minimum cover 3 mm for
corrosion, the thickness of the pipe materials, is
(A) 10 mm
(B) 15 mm
(C) 20 mm
(D) 25 mm
Answer: Option C
Question No. 45
If G is the specific gravity of particles of diameter d, the velocity of settlement V in still water
at T°C, according to Stoke's law, is
(A) V = 418 (G - 1) d² [(3T + 70)/100]
(B) V = 418 (G - 1) d [(3T - 70)/100]
(C) V = 418 (G - 1) d² [(2T + 70)/100]
(D) V = 418 (G - 1) d4 [(3T + 70)/100]
Answer: Option A
Question No. 46
Rapid gravity filters
(A) Were developed by G.W. Fuller
(B) Make use of coarser sand with effective size as 0.5 mm
(C) Yield as high as 30 times the yield of slow sand filters
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 47
For 3.25 × 10-2 cumecs discharging from a well, a pump is installed to lift water against a total head
of 30 m. The minimum required horse power, is
(A) 10 H.P.
(B) 15 H.P.
(C) 18 H.P.
(D) 20 H.P.
Answer: Option D
Question No. 48
Distribution mains of any water supply, is normally designed for its average daily requirement
(A) 100 %
(B) 150 %
(C) 200 %
(D) 225 %
Answer: Option D
Question No. 49
Maximum threshold number permitted for indicating the odour of public water supplies, is
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
Answer: Option C
Question No. 50
The rate of silting in a reservoir
(A) Is less in the beginning
(B) Remains constant throughout
(C) Is more in the beginning
(D) is more in the beginning and reduces in the end
Answer: Option D
Question No. 51
Corrosion of well pipes may not be reduced by
(A) Reducing the draw down and the pumping rate
(B) Reducing the flow velocity
(C) Using thicker pipes
(D) Using screens having larger area of openings
Answer: Option D
Question No. 52
Recuperation test is carried out to determine
(A) Turbidity of water
(B) pH value of water
(C) Yield of well
(D) Discharge from a well
Answer: Option A
Question No. 53
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Large solids carried along the river bed, is known as bed load
(B) The fine sediment deposits are generally near the face of the dam
(C) Deposition of sediment in the reservoir, reduces the capacity of the reservoir
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 54
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The underground sources of water, is from
(A) Wells
(B) Springs
(C) Infiltration wells
(D) Storage reservoirs
Answer: Option D
Question No. 55
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Domestic use of water is 50% of total consumption
(B) Average consumption of commercial use of water is 25% of total consumption
(C) Waste water and leakage is 15% of total consumption
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 56
Most important method for calculating discharge for planning a water supply project, is
(A) Velocity area method
(B) Weir or spillway method
(C) Use of venturi-meter
(D) Using power plant consumption
Answer: Option A
Question No. 57
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) The internal pressure within a pipe, is caused due to water head and hammer pressure
(B) In pressure pipes with water at rest, the pressure is equal to water head
(C) Sudden closure of a valve, causes the water hammer pressure
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 58
Pickup the incorrect statement from the following:
(A) The invert of pressure conduit is independent of the grade of the hydraulic gradient line
(B) The pressure conduits may be taken uphill upto a maximum height of 8.3 m
(C) Aqueducts and tunnels sections are generally kept circular
(D) None of these
Answer: Option D
Question No. 59
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) The ratio of the total sediment deposited in the reservoir to the total sediment flowing in
the river, is called trap efficiency
(B) Small capacity reservoirs on large rivers generally, silt less
(C) Large capacity reservoirs on small rivers generally silt more
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 60
Gravity conduits for carrying water from the source are
(A) Canals
(B) Flumes
(C) Aqueducts
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 61
In a rapid sand filter, air binding is caused due to excessive
(A) Negative pressure
(B) Pressure
(C) Turbidity
(D) Water pressure
Answer: Option A
Question No. 62
According to Godrich the ratio of peak demand rate to mean demand is
(A) Max. weekly demand/Average weekly demand = 148%
(B) Max. monthly demand/Average monthly demand = 128%
(C) Max. half yearly demand/Average half yearly demand = 107%
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 63
The best quality of filter material is obtained from quartzite if it does not loose weight when
placed in hydrochloric acid for 24 hours, more than
(A) 5 %
(B) 8 %
(C) 10 %
(D) 12 %
Answer: Option A
Question No. 64
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
(A) The net amount of water which joins the surface streams in a catchment, is known as
surface run-off
(B) The amount of water which joins the stream from the underground water, is called base
flow
(C) The yearly run off in cm depth over the catchment, is termed as the yield of the drainage
basin
(D) None of these
Answer: Option D
Question No. 65
The factor for the selection of pumping station site, is
(A) Distance of the source of contamination or pollution
(B) Height above the H.F.L. of the river
(C) Future expansion
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 66
One degree of hardness of water means a content of salts of
(A) 10.25 mg/litre
(B) 12.25 mg/litre
(C) 14.25 mg/litre
(D) 16.25 mg/litre
Answer: Option C
Question No. 67
The U.C. (uniformity coefficient) D60/D10 for the best filter media sand should be
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
Answer: Option A
Question No. 68
Manholes are less common in
(A) Cast iron pipes
(B) Steel pipes
(C) Hume steel pipes
(D) R.C.C. pipes
Answer: Option A
Question No. 69
For determining the velocity of flow of underground water, the most commonly used non-
empirical formula is
(A) Darcy's formula
(B) Slichter's formula
(C) Hazen's formula
(D) Lacy's formula
Answer: Option A
Question No. 70
The most commonly used chemical for de-chlorination of water, is
(A) Sodium thiosulphate
(B) Sodium bisulphate
(C) Sodium sulphite
(D) Sulphur-dioxide
Answer: Option C
Question No. 71
To remove very fine suspended particles from water, the method adopted is
(A) Screening
(B) Sedimentation
(C) Boiling
(D) Filtration
Answer: Option D
Question No. 72
Sunlight
(A) Helps growth of bacterias
(B) Impedes growth of algae
(C) Increases dissolved oxygen content
(D) Reduces turbidity
Answer: Option B
Question No. 73
The detention period for plain sedimentation water tanks, is usually
(A) 4 to 8 hours
(B) 8 to 16 hours
(C) 16 to 24 hours
(D) 24 to 36 hours
Answer: Option D
Question No. 74
Air valves are generally provided in pressure pipes of water supply
(A) At pipe junctions
(B) At summits
(C) At low points
(D) Near service pipes
Answer: Option B
Question No. 75
Pick up the correct statement from the following regarding the pressure conduits:
(A) Pressure conduits are permitted to run ¾th full
(B) Pressure conduits are always laid along down grades
(C) The hydraulic gradient line always coincides the invert of the conduit
(D) None of these
Answer: Option D
Question No. 76
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) Lime may be used to soften the hard water
(B) Excessive use of lime may kill the bacterias
(C) Excessive lime when added to water, raises its pH value
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 77
The gaseous form of chlorine gets converted into liquid form when subjected to a pressure of
(A) 5 kg/cm2
(B) 6 kg/cm2
(C) 7 kg/cm2
(D) 10 kg/cm2
Answer: Option C
Question No. 78
Flow through period, in sedimentation tanks, is
(A) Equal to detention period
(B) More than detention period
(C) Less than detention period
(D) Detention period divided by displacement efficiency
Answer: Option C
Question No. 79
Turbidity of water may be caused due to
(A) Suspended clay
(B) Suspended silt
(C) Finely divided organic material
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 80
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
(A) The water entering the slow sand filters should be treated by 9.386 coagulants
(B) The depth of water on the filter should be twice the depth of the filter sand
(C) When the filter head is 0.75 times the depth of filter sand, the water obtained is purest
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 81
The maximum hourly consumption, is generally taken as
(A) 110 %
(B) 120 %
(C) 140 %
(D) 150 %
Answer: Option D
Question No. 82
Hardness of water can be removed by boiling if it is due to
(A) Calcium bicarbonates
(B) Calcium sulphates
(C) Calcium chloride
(D) Calcium nitrates
Answer: Option A
Question No. 83
S1 and S2 are the draw downs in an observation well at times t1 and t2 after pumping. For
discharge Q and coefficient of transmissibility T, the relationship, is
(A) S2 - S1 = (2.3Q/ ) log10 (t2/t1)
(B) S2 - S1 = (2.3Q/4 ) log10 (t2/t1)
(C) S2 - S1 = (2.3Q/4 ) loge (t2/t1)
(D) S2 - S1 = (2.3Q/4 ) loge (t1/t2)
Answer: Option B
Question No. 84
If discharge of a pump is 0.16 cumecs, the economic diameter of pipe, is
(A) 0.488 m
(B) 4.88 cm
(C) 48.8 cm
(D) 4.88 m
Answer: Option A
Question No. 85
Hardness of water is caused by
(A) Presence of soap lather
(B) Presence of chlorides and sulphates of sodium and potassium
(C) Presence of bicarbonates, sulphates or chlorides of calcium and magnesium
(D) Turbidity
Answer: Option C
Question No. 86
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) The pH value of neutral water is 7
(B) The maximum acidity is obtained when pH value is zero
(C) The maximum alkalinity is obtained when pH value is 14
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 87
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) The amount of rainfall in 24 hours, is known as daily rainfall
(B) The amount of rainfall in one year, is known as annual rainfall
(C) The rain cycle period in India is taken as 35 years
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 88
Detention period of a settling tank is
(A) Average theoretical time required for water to flow through the tank
(B) Time required for flow of water to fill the tank fully
(C) Average time for which water is retained in tank
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 89
The average domestic consumption under normal conditions in an Indian city per day per person,
is
(A) 105 litres
(B) 115 litres
(C) 125 litres
(D) 135 litres
Answer: Option D
Question No. 90
If d is the diameter of the pipe, p is the total internal pressure, f is the permissible tensile stress
and n is the effective of the joint, the thickness t of metal pipe, is
(A) n (pd/2f)
(B) (1/n) (pd/2f)
(C) (1/n) (pd/3f)
(D) (1/n) (pf/d)
Answer: Option B
Question No. 91
Generally, first portion of a logistic curve for the population growth of a developing city,
represents the growth of
(A) Increasing
(B) Decreasing
(C) Constant
(D) All the above
Answer: Option A
Question No. 92
A pressure conduit carrying water beneath a stream or a canal, is known as
(A) Sag
(B) Depressed pipe
(C) Inverted syphon
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 93
Most satisfactory formula for an estimate of fire demand Q for a city of population P in thousands
for Indian conditions, is
(A) Q = 1115 (p/5 + 20)
(B) Q = 1640 P (1 - 0.01 P)
(C) Q = 3180 P
(D) None of these
Answer: Option C
Question No. 94
Permanent hardness of water can be removed by
(A) Adding alum
(B) Adding lime
(C) Adding chlorine
(D) Zeolite process
Answer: Option D
Question No. 95
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) If ports are closed, the dry intake towers will not have any water
(B) Even if ports are closed, the wet intake tower will have water filled up to reservoir level
(C) No buoyant force acts on wet intake towers
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 96
The maximum depth of sedimentation tanks is limited to
(A) 2 m
(B) 3 m
(C) 5 m
(D) 6 m
Answer: Option D
Question No. 97
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. Intake of water supply should
(A) Be nearer to the treatment plant
(B) Receive water from purer zone of the source
(C) Be located downstream of waste water disposal point
(D) Remain easily accessible during floods
Answer: Option C
Question No. 98
Pick up the correct statement from the following:
(A) The precipitation during its travel in atmosphere dissolves certain gases
(B) Rain water which percolates through the ground, is free from suspended materials
(C) Underground water may dissolve minerals and salts present in the earth's layers
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D
Question No. 99
The fire demand of a city may be worked out by
(A) Kuichling's formula
(B) Freeman formula
(C) Under Writers formula
(D) All the above
Answer: Option D