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1. The averaging is done for per capita 5. Distribution system in water supplies,
water demand is over a period of time is designed on the basis of
(a) 24 hours (a) Average daily demand
(b) 1 year (b) Peak hourly demand
(c) 10 years (c) coincident draft
(d) 35 years (d) Greater of (b) and (c) above

2. The multiplying factor, as applied to 6. The population of a town in three

obtain the peak hourly demand, in consecutive decades are: 1 lakh, 1.4 lakh,
relation to the maximum daily demand 1.68 lakh, respectively. The population
(per hour) is of this town in the fourth consecutive
(a) 1.5 (b) 1.8 decade, according to geometric method,
(c) 2.0 (d) 2.7 would be
(a) 1.9 lakh (b) 2.02 lakh
3. If the average daily water (c) 2.2 lakh (d) 2.5 lakh
consumption of a city is 24000 cum, the
peak hourly demand (or the maximum 7. Water is said to be contaminated, if it
consumption day) will be contain
(a) 1000 cu m/hr (b) 1500 cu m/hr (a) Pathogens
(c) 1800 cu m/hr (d) 2700 cu m/hr (b) Undesirable suspended matter, making
it unfit for drinking and domestic use
4. Water treatment units may be (c) Dissolved salts
designed, including 100% reserves, for (d) None of the above
water demand equal to
(a) Average daily 8. 'Wholesome water does not contain
(b) Twice of average daily (a) Pathogenic bacteria
(c) Maximum daily (b) Suspended matter in quantities harmful
(d) None of the above to man
(c) Fire and public-use demand
(d) All of the above
9. Industrial and commercial water (c) 1.8 (d) 2.7
demand in a city as compared to total
demand of city, is 14. If the average daily consumption of a
(a) 10 to 15% city is 105 m3, the maximum daily
(b) 15 to 20% consumption of peak hourly demand
(c) 20 to 25% will be
(d) 30 to 40% (a) 1.2 x 105 m3 (b) 1.5 x 105 m3
(c) 1.8 x 105 m3 (d) 2.7 x 105 m3
10. As per buston's formula, fire demand
in liters per minute for a population of P 15. Factor affecting, prediction of future
in thousands, is given by population of a city is
(a) 5663VP (a) Births (b) deaths
(b) 3182VP (c) migrations (d) All of the above
(c) 4640177
(d) None of the above 16. the population of a cisyt in three
consecutive years are 10 000 ,12000 and
11. To compensate for losses, theft and 15600 respectively, the population of
wastage of water, an allowance made of the city is the fourth consecutive year as
(a) 5% (b) 10% per geometric increase method is
(c) 15% (d) 25% (a) 18400 (b) 20000
(c) 30600 (d) None of the above
12. Decrease in per capita consumption
occurs by 17. an ideal population growth curve is
(a) use of metring system called
(b) hot climate (a) shape curve (b) logistic curve
(c) goof quality water in supplied (c) geometric curve(d) none of the above
(d) all of the above
18. Average domestic water
13. Ratio of the maximum daily consumption per capita per day for on
consumption of the average daily Indian, city, as per IS 1172 – 1963,
demans, is (a) 135 1/c/d (b) 210 1/c/d
(a) 1.2 (b) 1.5 (c) 240 1/c/d (d)270 1/c/d
19. If the population of a city is 2 lakh, 24. For maximum acidity, the pH-value
and average water consumption is 200 of water should be
1pcd, then the capacity of the pipe mains, (a) Zero (b) 0.1
should be (c) 1.0 (d) 1.4
(a) 108 M1d (b) 72 M1d
(c) 60 M1d (d) 40 M1d 25. Presence of algae in water indicates
that the water
20. Based on the cobalt scale, the (a) Hard (b) Soft
maximum permissible MPN for domestic (c) Acidic (d) Pure
supplies is
(a) 100 (b) 50 26. Maximum permissible tubidity for
(c) 25 no (d) 20 drinking water
(a) 1 to 4 ppm
21. The B-coli test is conducted to serve (b) 5 to 10 ppm
as a (c) 15 to 20 ppm
(a) Very good indicator of pathogenic (d) 25 to 30 ppm
bacteria
(b) Very good indicator of acidity 27. Polluted water
(C) Very good indicator alkalinity (a) Does not contain pathogenic bacteria
(d) Means of detect turbidity (b) Contains undesirable matter, making it
unfit
22. Drinking water will be safe if its for drinking and domestic use
biochemical oxygen demand (B.O.D.) is (c) Is not contaminated
(a) 25 (b) 15 (d) Is safe for drinking, but poses problems
(c) 10 (d) Nil in special industrial uses

23. The main disadvantage of hard water 28. When the mode of measurement of
is turbidity is the 'adsorption of light', the
(a) Unpleasant colour measuring apparatus, is called a
(b) Unpleasant odour (a) Spectrometer (b) Tintometer
(c) More turbidity (c) Turbidimeter (d) Nephelometer
(d) Increased soap consumption
29. The standard turbidity produced by 33. The colour of water, contributed by
one mg of silicon dioxide (silica) in one dissolved solids, is
litre of distilled water is called (a) Apparent colour
(a) One jackson turbidity unit (JTU) (b) True colour
(b) One formazin turbidity unit (FTU) (c) Colour
(c) One nephelometry turbidity unit (NTU). (d) Both (b) and (c) above
(d) None of the above
34. The colour of water for domestic
30. The turbidity, which can be seen supplies, on standard platinum cobalt
easily on naked eye, is of the order of scale, should not exceed
(a) 1 JTU (b) 2 JTU (a) 0 - 5 ppm (b) 5 - 10 ppm
(c) 3 JTU (d) 5 JTU (c) 10 - 20 ppm (d) 20 - 50 ppm

31. Bayli's turbidimeter, when 35. With increase in temperature, the

compared to jackson turbidimeter, can specie conductivity of water
preferably be used, to measure (a) Decreases
(a) Lower turbidity values (0 - 5 ppm) (b) Increases
(b) Higher turbidity values (20 - 1000 ppm) (c) Remains unchanged
(c) Equal turbidity values (0 - 2000 ppm) (d) None of the above
(d) None of the above
[Link] threshold odour number (TON)
32. Select the correct statement(s) for a water sample of 40 ml, diluted to
(a) Turbidimeters are frequently used to standared 200 ml mixture, in which
measure turbidities of raw supplies odour is just barely detectable to the
(b) Turbidimeters are frequently installed sense of smell, is
on line in treatment plant, to measure (a) 8 (b) 5
turbidities of sedimented filtered waters (c) 50 (d) None of the above
C) Nephelometers are frequently used to
check and measure the turbidities of final 37. Higher values of pH indicate
disinfected supplies (a) Stronger acids
(d) All of the above (b) Stronger alkalis
(c) Stronger contamination
(d) None of the above 43 Dental caries in children may be caused
due to water supplies which are deficient in
38. A water having pH = 9, will have (a) Calcium
hydroxyl ion concentration, equal to (b) Iron
(a) 10° (b) 10-5 (c) Flourides
(c) 10-9 (d) 105 (d) None of the alL

39. For a water sample having a total 44. Blue baby disease may be caused in
hardness of 200 mg/1 as CaCO3 and infants due to drinking water containing
alkalinity of 250 mg/1 as CaCO3, the higher concentrations of
carbonate hardness is.....and (a) Nitrites (b) Nitrates
noncarbonate hardness is..... (c) Lead (d) Arsenic
(a) zero, 200
(b) 200, zero 45. Among the following, the metal
(c) 100, 100 which is the most hazardous to human
(d) None of these beings, is
(a) Iron (b) Barium
40. One british degree of hardness (c) Silver (d) Arsenic
equals to a hardness of
(a) 1 ppm (b) 10 ppm 46. Maximum allowable concentration of
(C) 14.25 ppm (d) None of above iron in water is
(a) 1.0 ppm (b) 0.05 ppm
41. Waters are considered 'hard', if their (c) 0.1 ppm (d) 0.03 ppm
hardness is of the order of
(a) 50 ppm (b) 100 ppm 47. Maximum safe permissible limit of
(c) 200 ppm (d) 300 ppm chlorides in domestic water supplies is
(a) 0.5 mg/l
42. Hard water is tastier than soft water, (b) 2.5 mg/1
due to the presence of (c) 200 mg/1
(a) Sodium (b) Calcium (d) 100 mg/l
(c) Carbonates (d) Bicarbonates
48. Maximum permissible concentration 52. For fishes to live and reproduce
of sulphates in waters to be used for normally, the amount of dissolved
curing and mixing of concrete is oxygen present should be
(a) 250 mg/1 (a) 2 - 5 mg/litre
(b) 500 mg/1 (b) 5 - 10 mg/litre
(c) 1000 mg/l (c) 10 - 15 mg/litre
(d) 2000 mg/l (d) 20 - 25 mg/litre

49. A pathogenic organism of 53. the calcium carbonate in water

unicellular/protozonal group is (a) Causes bad taste
(a) Escherichia coli (b) Softnes water
(b) Salmonella typhi (C) Increases hardness of water
(c) Entamoeba hystolytica (d) Cuases turbidity
(d) None of the above
54. The presence of hydrogen sulphide
50. The bacteria which survive in the in water cause
presence as well as absence of oxygen, (a) Softening (b) Alkalinity
are called (c) Acidity (d) Bad taste
(a) Anaerobic
(b) Aerobic 55. The odour of water can be
(c) Facultative determined by a
(d) E-coli (a) Thermometer
(b) Osmoscope
51. Breweries and distilleries preferably (C) Jackson's turbidimeter bloed 10
require (d) None of the above
(a) Hard waters
(b) Soft waters 56. High turbidity of water can be
(c) Potable waters determined by
(d) None of the above (a) Turbidity tube
(b) Jackson's turbidimeter
(c) Baylis turbidimeter
(d) Hellipe turbidimeter
57. Match the correct answers from (b) Dissolved impurities
column B for the statement given in (c) Both (a) and (b) above
Column A (d) None of the above

Column A Column B 60. The impurities causes by dispersion

(Substance) (Permissible of solid particles that are large enough to
quantity for be removed by filtration and settling, are
domestic known as
purposes) (a) Suspended imputities
(b) Colloidal impurities
(a) Iron and (i) 3.0 ppm (©) Dissolved impurities
magnanese (d) None of the above
(b) Arsenic (ii) 1.5 ppm
(c) Copper (iii) 0.05 ppm 61. The coloidal impurities in water are
(d) Fluorine (iv) 0.30 ppm (a) Very finely divided dispersion of
particles in water
Codes: A B C D (b) Electrically charged and remain in a
(a) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i) continuous motion
(b) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii) (c) Having size between 1 micron to 1 milli
(c) (ii) (1) (iii) (iv) micron
(d) (iii) (ii) (iv) (1) (d) All of the above

58. Maximum permissible chlorine 62. The turbidity of water is caused due
content for public supplic should be to
between (a) Clay
(a) 0.1 to 0.2 ppm (b) Silt
(b) 0.3 to 0.4 ppm (c) Finely divided organic material (d) All of
(c) 1 to 2 ppm the above
(d) 3 to 4 ppm
63 Dissolved impurity in water is
59. Ground water is generally free from (a) Silt (b) Clay
(a) Suspended impurities (c) Calcium carbonate (d) Algae
64. The turbidimeter which is used for (b) Potassium carbonate
the measurement of turbidity from 0- (c) Calcium hydroxide
1000 ppm, is (d) All of the above
(a) Jackson's turbidimeter
(b) Baylis turbidimeter 70. If the hardness of a sample of water
(C) Nephlometer turbidimeter expressed in ppm of calcium carbonate
(d) All of the above is 50, the sample will be
(a) Hard water
65. Maximum permissible turbidity for (b) Soft water
drinking water, based on silical scale is, (c) Moderately hard water
(a) 5 ppm (b) 10 ppm (d) None of the above
(c) 20 ppm (d) 50 ppm
71. If total hardness of water is greater
66. Colour of water is due to than total alkalinity, carbonate hardness
(a) Calcium will be equal to
(b) Manganese (a) Total hardness
(c) Iron oxide (b) Total alkalinity
(d) All of the above (c) Total hardness-total alkalinity
(d) None of the above
67. The colour of water is measured on
(a) Turbidity scale 72. Nitrogen is present in water, in the
(b) Silical scale form of
(C) Platinum cobalt scale (a) Free ammonia
(d) Threshold scale (b) Albuminoid nitrogen
(c) Nitrites
68. For public supply of water generally (d) All of the above
the threshold odour number should be
(a) One (b) Between 1 and 3 73. The permissible amount of nitrites
(c) Three (d) More than 3 present in potable water is
(a) Nil (b) 5 ppm
69. Alkalinity in water is caused by (c) 29 pm (d) 10 ppm
(a) Sodium carbonate (e) 20 ppM
74. Natural mineral contaminate in 79. If Q is discharge in cubic meter per
water is second and D is the economical diameter
(a) Calcium (b) Flourine of the pipe, then according to lee
(c) Iron (d) Sodium (a) D = 0.67 to 0.87 √Q
(b) D = 0.6 to 0.97 √Q
75. Metal if present in water causes (C) D = 0.97 to 1.22 √Q
poisoning is (d) D = 1.22 to 1.32 √Q
(a) Mercury (b) Lead
(c) Arsenic (d) All of the above 80. Suction lift of the pump depends
upon
76 The standard BOD at 20°C is taken for (a) Atmospheric pressure
the consumption in (b) Water temperature
(a) Two days (b) Three days (c) Frictional losses
(c) Four days (d) Five days (d) All of the above

77. Pump commonly used of lifting water 81. The suitable layout for a water
in water supply mains is supply distribution system, for an
(a) Axial flow pump irregularly grown town, is
(b) Centrifugal pump (a) Dead end system
(c) Reciprocating pumpom (b) Grid iron system
(d) Rotary type pump (c) Ring system
(d) Radial system
78. If W is the density of water in kg/m°.
Qis discharge in m3/sec and H is total 82. The method, which is most widely
head, then the break horse power of the used for analysis and designing the pipes
pump is given by of all types of water distribution
a) networks, is
b) (a) Equivalent pipe method
(b) Hardy cross method
c) 𝜂 (c) Circle method
d) (d) All of the above
83. The water meter, which is installed 87. Appropriate diameter of a water
on individual house connections, on main for supplying 9 Mld of water, with a
municipal supplies, is velocity of 1.5 m/sec, is
(a) A velocity meter (a) 0.3 m (b) 0.6 m
(b) A differential meter (C) 0.9 m (d) 1.0 m
(c) A displacement meter
(d) None of the above 88. Pick up the correct statement
(a) Water hammer pressure is caused by
84. Check valves are used opening and closing of gates, valves, pumps,
(a) At dead ends in water distribution etc, situated along a water main
system (b) Water hammer pressure is caused only
(b) To control water flow in a pipeline momentarily
(c) To prevent back flow of water (c) Greater the haste with which a gate valve
(d) At summit point in a water main is opened or closed on a water main, the
greater will be the water hammer pressure
85. The value that allows water to flow in developed (d) All of the above
one direction is called
(a) Drain valve 89. A C.I. 1m diameter water pipe, is
(b) Gate valve subjected to a water hammer pressure of
(c) Sluice valve 8 kg/cm2. The maximum static head on
(d) Reflux valve this pipe at its lowest point enroute is
120m. The suggested thickness of this
86. The formula, which is most pipe is
appropriate to the design of pressure (a) 10 cm (b) 12 cm
pipes is (c) 15 mm (d) 25 mm
(a) Darcy weisbach formula
(b) Manning’s formula 90. The cast iron water mains are
(c) Chevy’s formula (a) Very durable
(d) Dupuit's formula (b) Can resist very high pressures
(c) Liable to corrosion
(d) Unaffected in their discharging
capacities, over time
91. Pressure-relief valves installed along 95. Most commonly adopted pumps in
water mains may be provided for supplies are
relieving (a) Centrifugal pumps
(a) Air pressure (b) Reciprocating pumps
(b) Water hammer pressure (c) Hydraulic rams
(c) Ice pressure (d) None of the above
(d) All of the above
96. A bore hole pump is essentially a
92. Scour valves are provided centrifugal pump of
(a) At the street corners to control the flow (a) Single stage
(b) At dead ends to drain out waste water (b) Double stage
(c) At every summit of the rising main (d) At (c) Multi-stage
the foot of the rising main along the slope, (d) None of the above
to prevent back running of water
97. If the sluice valve provided at the
93. Pumps required for feeding the outlet end installation is kept fully open
treated water into the distribution at the start of the motor, then the
system, when compared to the pumps chances are that the
required for feeding the raw water into (a) Pump motor will work perfectly
the treatment plant, are generally of (b) Pump motor may burn
(a) Higher capacity (c) Motor gets loaded slowly, reducing the
(b) Lower capacity discharge
(c) Equal capacity (d) None of the above
(d) None of the above
98. The pump, which can preferably be
94. Low lift pumps are generally used for lifting water from a number of
required to feed water into tube wells, simultaneously is
(a) The treatment plant (a) Hore hole turbine pump
(b) The distribution system (b) Rotary pump
(c) Both (a) and (b) above (c) Monoblock centrifugal pump
(d) None of the above (d) Air-lift pump
99. Water is to be lifted from a ground
reservoir of 4 m depth to an elevated 103. The valve provided at low points of
reservoir. The diference in their water pipes to drain off water quickly under
levels is 40m. In order to fill this elevated gravity, is
reservoir of 90 cm. capacity in one hour, (a) Drain valve
the appropriate H.P. Of the centrifugal (b) Blow off valve
pump chosen, will be (c) Sewer valve
(a) 10 H.P. (b) 25 H.P. (d) All of the above
(C) 50 H.P. (d) 100 H.P.
104. The pipe joint commonly used in
100. Valve provided after the pump in pumping stations, is
the rising mains to prevent the back flow (a) Flexible joint
of water, when the pump is stopped, is (b) Expansion joint
(a) Air relief valve (c) Flanged joint
(b) Reflux or check valve (d) Socket and spigot joint
(c) Sluice valve
(d) All of the above 105. Scour valves are provided
(a) At every summit of rising mains
101. Pressure relief valve is provided to (b) At every depression and dead ends to
prevent drain out the waste water that may collect
(A) The increase of pressure after certain there
safe limit (c) At street corners to control the flow of
(b) Back flow, when the pump is stopped water
(c) The water flowing out of the suction pipe (d) All of the above
(d) None of the above
106. Factor consider in the selection of
102. Sluice valves in main water supplies site for intake point is that it should be
are (a) Nearer to the treatment plant
(a) Used to regulate the flow (b) In pure zone of the water source
(b) Spaced about 5 km apart (C) Upstream of the point of disposal of
(c) Generally provided at the summits waste water
(d) All of the above (d) All of the above
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Answer key

1. b 31. a 61. d 91. a

2. b 32. d 62. d 92. b
3. d 33. d 63. c 93. a
4. c 34. c 64. c 94. a
5. d 35. b 65. b 95. a
6. b 36. b 66. d 96. c
7. a 37. b 67. c 97. b
8. d 38. b 68. b 98. b
9. c 39. b 69. d 99. b
10. a 40. c 70. b 100. b
11. c 41. d 71. b 101. a
12. a 42. d 72. d 102. d
13. c 43. c 73. a 103. d
14. d 44. b 74. c 104. c
15. d 45. d 75. d 105. b
16. a 46. c 76. d 106. d
17. b 47. c 77. a 107. d
18. a 48. b 78. a 108. d
19. d 49. c 79. c 109. d
20. d 50. c 80. d 110. c
21. a 51. a 81. a 111. d
22. d 52. a 82. b 112. b
23. d 53. c 83. c 113. c
24. a 54. c 84. c 114. d
25. c 55. b 85. d 115. a
26. b 56. b 86. a 116. a
27. b 57. b 87. a 117. b