Nashik District Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj’s

Karmaveer Adv. Baburao Ganpatrao Thakare College of Engineering

Subject- Environmental Engineering-I
ASSIGNMENT NO. IV
Name: Date:
Roll No.: Marks:
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01 Back washing of rapid gravity filters, may fae rough weather due to:
(a) Air binding
(b) Mud balls
(c) Negative head
(d) Cracking of filters
Correct Ans.
02 Air binding phenomenon in rapid sand filters may occur due to:
(a) Excessive negative pressure
(b) Mud ball formation
(c) Higher turbidity in effluent
(d) Low temperature
Correct Ans.
03 The quality of filtered effluent and the working of the filter, in a rapid gravity filter, is adversely
affected by;
(a) Air binding
(b) Mud ball formation
(c) Cracking of filters
(d) None of these
Correct Ans.
04 A pressure filter is a compact unit, which carries out the job as accomplished by:
(a) Flocculation tank
(b) Sedimentation tank
(c) Filteration unit
(d) All of the above in one unit
Correct Ans.
05 The rate of filteration in pressure filters, when compared to that of rapid gravity filters, is about:
(a) half
(b) twice
(c) 2 to 5 times
(d) 5 to 10 times
Correct Ans.
06 The quality of pressure filter-effluents, when compared with that of rapid gravity filters
(a) poorer
(b) better
(c) Equally good
(d)
Correct Ans.
07 A roughening filter, as used in treating water supplies, is like a:
(a) Slow sand filters
(b) Rapid gravity filters
(c) Rapid gravity filter with coarser sand
(d) None of above
Correct Ans.
08 Double filtration is used:
(a) To increase the filtration capacity of slow sand filters
(b) To increase the filtration capacity of rapid sand filter
(c) For isolated colonies of a few houses
(d) For none of above
Correct Ans.
09 In double filtration , the roughening filter unit is placed:
(a) Prior to the slow sand filters
(b) After slow sand filter
(c) Any of (a) and (b) above
(d) None of above
Correct Ans.
10 Disinfection of water helps in:
(a) Removing turbidity
(b) Removing hardness
(c) Killing pathogenic bacteria
(d) Complete sterilization
Correct Ans.
11 The efficiency of disinfection by chlorine, in water treatment increases by:
(a) Decrease in time of contact
(b) Decrease in temperature of water
(c) Increase in temperature of water
(d) None of above
Correct Ans.
12 Chlorine demand of water is equal to:

(a) Applied chlorine

(b) Residual chlorine
(c) (a) + (b) above
(d) (a) – (b) above

13 The process, which involves chlorination beyond break point chlorination, is known as
(a) prechlorination
(b) Super chlorination
(c) Post chlorination
(d) dechlorination
Correct Ans.
14 The percentage of chlorine is fresh bleaching powder is about:
(a) 10-15
(b) 20-25
(c) 30-35
(d) 50-60
Correct Ans.
15 The treatment of water with bleaching powder is known as:

(a) prechlorination
(b) dechlorination
(c) Super chlorination
(d) Hypochlorintion

16 Which of the following chemical compounds can be used for chlorination of water:
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Bleaching powder
(c) Sulphur dioxide
(d) chloramines
Correct Ans.

17 The suitable method for disinfection of swimming pool water is:

(a) Ultra violet rays treatment
(b) Lime treatment
(c) chlorination
(d) Use of potassium permanganate
Correct Ans.
18 Disinfection efficiency of chlorine treatment;
(a) Is decreased at higher pH values of water
(b) Is increased at higher pH values of water
(c) Is unaffected at higher pH values of water
(d) Is highest at pH = 7 of water
Correct Ans.
19 At lower pH values of water, the contact period required for chlorination is:
(a) lower
(b) higher
(c) Same
(d) None of above
Correct Ans.
20 In lime-soda process of water softening:
(a) Only carbonate softness is removed
(b) Only non carbonate hardness is removed
(c) Lime reduces non carbonate hardness, soda removes
carbonate hardness
 (d) Lime reduces carbonate hardness, and soda removes non
carbonate hardness
Correct Ans.
21 The main disadvantage of lime-soda process is :
(a) Unsuitable for turbid and acidic waters
(b) Zero hardness effluent, cannot be obtained
(c) Excessive hard waters cannot be softened by it
(d) Huge amount of precipitate is formed creating the problem
for disposal
Correct Ans.
22 Which of the following compound is used in algae control:
(a) Ferric sulphate
(b) Calcium chloride
(c) Copper sulphate
(d) Ferric chloride
Correct Ans.
23 Activated carbon is used in water treatment for removing
(a) colour
(b) Taste and odour
(c) turbidity
(d) corrosiveness
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24 Activated carbon is added to remove taste and odours:
(a) Before coagulation
(b) After coagulation
(c) Before filtration
(d) Any of above
Correct Ans.
25 Iron and manganese can be removed from water by:
(a) boiling
(b) Aeration followed by coagulation
(c) chlorination
(d) Activated carbon addition
Correct Ans.
26 The process of desalination of water, which makes use of micro porous membranes is:
(a) electrolysis
(b) Solar distillation
(c) freezing
(d) None of above
Correct Ans.

27 The process of desalination which makes use of micro porous membrane is:
(a) Solar distillation
(b) Reverse osmosis
(c) Evaporation and distillation
(d) None of above
Correct Ans.
28 The suitable layout for a water supply distribution system, for any grown irregular town is:
(a) Dead end system
(b) Grid iron system
(c) Ring system
(d) Radial system
Correct Ans.
29 The suitable layout for a water supply distribution system for a city of roads of rectangular pattern
is:
(a) Dead end system
(b) Grid iron system
(c) Ring system
(d) Radial system
Correct Ans.
30 The method, which is most widely used for analysis and designing of pipes of all types of complex
water distribution system is:
(a) Equivalent pipe method
(b) Hardy dross method
(c) Circle method
(d) All of the above
Correct Ans.
31 The design technique adopted in design of large water supply networks as an aid to simplify and
separate the smaller loops a
(a) Hardy cross method
 (b) Circle method
(c) Electrical analyser method
(d) Equivalent pipe method
Correct Ans.
32 The water meter which is installed on individual house connections on municipal supplies is:
(a) A velocity method
(b) An inferencial meter
(c) A displacement method
(d) None of these
Correct Ans.
33 The water tap of your house is known as:
(a) Sluice tap
(b) Stop cock
(c) Bib cock
(d) ferrule
Correct Ans.