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Question 41.


Breakpoint chlorination of water involves addition of chlorine in an amount sufficient to:



  1.    react with any ammonia and readily oxidisable organic matter
  2.    kill Giardia cysts
  3.    react with inorganic matter
  4.    reduce bacterial growth in filters
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> react with any ammonia and readily oxidisable organic matter


Question 42.


Blue baby disease (methaemoglobinemia) in children is caused by the presence of excess



  1.    Chorides
  2.    Nitrates
  3.    Fluoride
  4.    Lead
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Nitrates


Question 43.

Water flows at a rate of 10 m3/s in a rectangular channel 3 m wide. The critical depth of flow is



  1.    1.13 m
  2.    2 m
  3.    1.45 m
  4.    1.04 m
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 1.04 m


Question 44.

 

A saturated clay
stratum draining both at the top and bottom undergoes 50 percent
consolidation in 16 years under an applied load. If an additional
drainage layer were present at the middle of the clay stratum, 50
percent consolidation would occur in



  1.    2 years
  2.    4 years
  3.    8 years
  4.    16 years
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 4 years


Question 45.


Coagulation-flocculation with alum is performed :



  1.    immediately before chlorination
  2.    immediately after chlorination
  3.    after rapid sand filtration
  4.    before rapid sand filtration
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> before rapid sand filtration


Question 46.

Chlorine is some times used in sewage treatment



  1.    to avoid flocculation
  2.    to increase biological activity of bacteria
  3.    to avoid bulking of activated sludge
  4.    to help in grease separation
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> to avoid bulking of activated sludge


Question 47.


The disinfection efficiency of chlorine in water treatment



  1.    is not dependent on pH value.
  2.    is increased by increased pH values.
  3.    remains constant at all pH values
  4.    is reduced by increased pH value.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> is increased by increased pH values.


Question 48.


Mechanical stabilization requires :


  1.    mixing of two or more types of natural soils
  2.    addition of chemicals to soils
  3.    addition of lime to soils
  4.    addition of cementing material to soils
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> mixing of two or more types of natural soils


Question 49.

Pipingin soil occurs when


  1.    the soil is highly porous
  2.    sudden change in permeability occurs
  3.    effective pressure becomes zero
  4.    the soil is highly stratified
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> effective pressure becomes zero


Question 50.


The group index of a soil subgrade is 7. The subgrade soil is rated as



  1.    poor
  2.    very poor
  3.    good
  4.    fair
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> poor


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