Civil Engineering MCQs

2965 MCQs  (Page 289 of 297)

For treating the sewage of a large city, you will recommend_________________?
A. A sedimentation tank and an activated sludge treatment plant
B. A plant consisting of imhoff tanks with low rate trickling filters
C. Sedimentation tanks with high rate trickling filters
D. None of these
1000 kg of sewage contains________________?
A. 0.112 kg in suspension
B. 0.112 kg in solution
C. 0.225 kg in solution
D. Both a. and c. of above
R.M.O. expenses include___________________?
A. Running expenses
B. Maintenance expenses
C. Operation expenses
D. All the above
The rainfall at any place may be determined by__________________?
A. Its intensity
B. Its direction
C. Its frequency
D. All the above
Dry weather flow is__________________?
A. Average daily rate of flow
B. Average monthly rate of flow
C. Average annual rate of flow
D. Water supply allowance per capita
¾th or ¼th extra space is left in sewer pipes at maximum discharge for_________________?
A. Low estimates of the average and maximum flows
B. Large scale infiltration of storm water
C. Unexpected increase in population
D. All the above
Aerobic bacterias___________________?
A. Flourish in the presence of free oxygen
B. Consume organic matter as their food
C. Oxidise organic matter in sewage
D. All the above
Traps_________________?
A. Are water seals which prevent the entry of foul gases
B. Are used to trap the rats entering sewers
C. Dissolve the foul gases
D. Create symphonic action to increase the quick disposal of sewerage