Description : The term Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is used in relation to (A) Potable water (B) Cooling water (C) Distilled water (D) Industrial effluents
Last Answer : (D) Industrial effluents
Description : Which of the following is not a feature of potable water? a) It must be clean, colourless and odourless. b) It must be free from bacteria c) It must have excessive sodium ,calcium and magnesium d) It must contain dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide
Last Answer : c) It must have excessive sodium ,calcium and magnesium
Description : When charging a nickel-cadmium battery, ____________. A. the charging rate should be lessened when gassing commences B. overcharging should be avoided C. the specific gravity of the electrolyte will be ... by the state of charge D. add distilled water just prior to charging to insure proper mixing
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : When mixing electrolyte for a lead-acid storage battery, you should pour the ___________. A. distilled water into the acid in a zinc-plated container B. distilled water into the acid in a glass ... into the distilled water in a zinc-plated container D. acid into distilled water in a glass container
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Water used for mixing of concrete should be free from (i)Oils (ii)Salts (iii)Acids [ A ] i [ B ] iii [ C ] i and iii [ D ] i, ii and iii
Last Answer : [ D ] i, ii and iii
Description : Presence of bacteria in potable (drinking) water causes (A) Turbidity (B) Disease (C) Bad odour (D) Bad taste & colour
Last Answer : (B) Disease
Description : The impurity of mixing water which affects the setting time and strength of concrete, is (A) Sodium sulphates (B) Sodium chlorides (C) Sodium carbonates and bicarbonates (D) Calcium bicarbonates
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : In case of hand mixing of concrete, the extra cement to be added is (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Last Answer : (B) 10 %
Description : The process of proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredients for uniformity of proportion, is known (A) Grading (B) Curing (C) Mixing (D) Batching
Last Answer : (D) Batching
Description : The produce impermeable concrete (A) Thorough mixing of concrete is required (B) Proper compaction of concrete is required (C) Proper curing of concrete is required (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The process of mixing, transporting, placing and compacting concrete using Ordinary Port land Cement should not take more than (A) 30 minutes (B) 40 minutes (C) 60 minutes (D) 90 minutes
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The process of mixing, transporting, placing and compacting the cement, concrete should not take more than. (a) 30 minutes (b) 60minutes (c) 90 minutes (d) 120mm
Last Answer : (a) 30 minutes
Description : The process of proper and accurate measurement of concrete ingredients for uniformity of proportion, is known as [ A ] Curing [ B ] Mixing [ C ] Grading [ D ] Batching
Last Answer : [ D ] Batching
Description : Normal rain water is slightly acidic with a pH of about
Last Answer : Ans. 5.6
Description : Why normal rain is slightly acidic? A. due to presence of dust in air B. carbon dioxide and water in clouds react to form carbonic acid (Answer) C. Ozone depletion D. All of these
Last Answer : B. carbon dioxide and water in clouds react to form carbonic acid (Answer)
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: A. Hydrogen sulphide gas in excess, may cause corrosion of concrete sewers B. 4 ppm of Dissolved Oxygen (D.O.) is ensured before discharging the treated ... river C. Solubility of oxygen in sewage is 95% of that of distilled water D. All the above
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : The process of mixing up of salt and water resulting to form an acidic or alkaline solution known as?
Last Answer : Hydrolysis
Description : Two solutions A1 & A2 have pH value of 2 & 6 respectively. It implies that the solution (A) A1is more alkaline than solution A2 (B) A1is highly acidic (C) A2is very slightly acidic (D) Both (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) & (C)
Description : The permissible amount of nitrites present in potable water, is (A) 10 ppm (B) 15 ppm (C) 45 ppm (D) Nil
Last Answer : (D) Nil
Description : Check valves are installed (A) On the delivery side of the pumping set (B) At the interconnections between polluted water system and a potable water system (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Last Answer : (C) Both (a) and (b)
Description : The prescribed hardness limit of potable water ranges between (A) 50 to 75 P.P.M. (B) 75 to 115 P.P.M. (C) 100 to 150 P.P.M. (D) 150 to 200 P.P.M.
Last Answer : (B) 75 to 115 P.P.M.
Description : Hydrogen ion concentration in distilled water is (A) 10 -7 (B) 7 × 10 -7 (C) 10 7 (D) 7 × 10 7
Last Answer : (A) 10 -7
Description : Standard unit of turbidity of water is in one litre of distilled water, one milligram of finely divided (A) Silica (B) Mud (C) Clay (D) Organic matter
Last Answer : (A) Silica
Description : The ratio of the weight of given volume of soil solids to the weight of an equal volume of distilled water at the given temperature, is known (A) Porosity (B) Specific gravity (C) Void ratio (D) Water content
Last Answer : (B) Specific gravity
Description : If the specific gravity of a soil particle of 0.05 cm diameter is 2.67, its terminal velocity while settling in distilled water of viscosity, 0.01 poise, is (A) 0.2200 cm/sec (B) 0.2225 cm/sec (C) 0.2250 cm/sec (D) 0.2275 cm/sec
Last Answer : (D) 0.2275 cm/sec
Description : For determine the specific gravity of soil solids, using a pycnometer of 500 cc., the following data is available : Weight of dry empty pycnometer = 125 g Weight of dried soil and pycnometer = 500 g Weight of dried soil and distilled ... of soil solids, is (A) 2.0 (B) 2.25 (C) 2.50 (D) 2.75
Last Answer : (C) 2.50
Description : According to IS : 2720 - 1965, the composition of a dispersing solution used in pipette analysis for determining the size of particles, is (A) sodium-hexametaphosphate 33 g, sodium carbonate 7 g ... -hexametaphosphate 23 g, sodium carbonate 17 g and distilled water one litre (D) None of these
Description : On nephelometry turbidity unit (NTU) is equal to the turbidity produced by (a) 1 mg SiO2 dissolved in 1 l of distilled water with the test being run according to absorption principle (b) 1 ... Formazin dissolved in 1 l o f distilled water with the test being run according to scattering principle.
Last Answer : (d) 1 mg Formazin dissolved in 1 l o f distilled water with the test being run according to scattering principle.
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The free water is the amount of water added while mixing and the amount of water held on the surface of the aggregates prior to mixing (B) The total water ... actually absorbed by the aggregates (C) Neither (a) nor (b) (D) Both (a) and (b)
Description : While viewing through a level telescope and moving the eye slightly, a relative movement occurs between the image of the levelling staff and the cross hairs. The instrument is (A) Correctly focussed (B) Not correctly focussed (C) Said to have parallax (D) Free from parallax
Last Answer : (C) Said to have parallax
Description : Are EPDM coatings suitable for potable water?
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Description : A hydrometer is used to measure the ____________. A. specific gravity of a battery electrolyte B. water pressure in a deck pipeline C. amount of potable water a vessel is taking on D. power developed by a salt water service pump
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : For classification of potable (drinking) water, we use a __________ filter. (A) Gravity sand (B) Plate and frame (C) Vacuum leaf (D) Rotary vacuum
Last Answer : (A) Gravity sand
Description : Which characteristic is applicable to this method of irrigation? (Surface Wells) a. About 10% of the irrigated area in India is under this method of irrigation. b. Is an age old method of supplying water for various purposes? c. Water from this source is not potable. d. All of the above.
Last Answer : b. Is an age old method of supplying water for various purposes?
Description : Maximum permissible turbidity in potable water is __________ ppm. (A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 250 (D) 1000
Last Answer : (B) 10
Description : Presence of a certain minimum quantity of fluorine is desirable in potable water to prevent (A) Dental cavities (B) Scale formation (C) Water-borne disease (D) Corrosion
Last Answer : (A) Dental cavities
Description : TLV of mercury in potable (drinking) water is about __________ ppm. (A) 0.001 (B) 0.1 (C) 1 (D) 5
Last Answer : (A) 0.001
Description : The pH value of potable water should be between (A) 1 to 1.5 (B) 6.5 to 8 (C) 13 to 14 (D) 4 to 5
Last Answer : (B) 6.5 to 8
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Biological oxygen demand (BOD) is a characteristic and not a constituent of water (B) BOD is a measure of the amount of oxygen which will be demanded & used in 5 days ... BOD is expressed in mg/litre (typically, BOD=2.5 mg/litre for potable water) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is a measure of chemically oxidisable organic matter present in water (B) COD is determined by oxidising the organic matter present in water with potassium dichromate ... of potable water may be 1-2 mg/litre (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : _____ is water that is safe to drink. a. Potable water b. Surface water c. Well water d. Ground water
Last Answer : a. Potable water
Description : Reverse osmosis is normally used for the (A) Separation of isotopes of uranium from gaseous uranium hexafluoride (B) Separation of helium from natural gas (C) Desalination of brackish water to produce potable (drinking) water (D) Purification of oxygen
Last Answer : (C) Desalination of brackish water to produce potable (drinking) water
Description : Drinking (potable) water treatment does not involve (A) Coagulation (B) Sedimentation (C) Softening (D) Disinfection
Last Answer : (C) Softening
Description : . Potable water means the water used for (A) Fire-fighting (B) Cooling (C) Drinking (D) Evaporation to produce steam
Last Answer : (C) Drinking
Description : Desalination of water (A) Makes it potable (B) Makes it non-potable (C) Means distillation of water (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Makes it potable
Description : The substance whose chemical formula is CH3OH is known as w) carbonated water x) grain alcohol y) potable alcohol z) methanol
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- METHANOL
Description : Which of the following bacteria can grow in acidic pH? A-Vibrio cholera B- Lactobacilli C- Shigella D-Salmonella
Last Answer : Lactobacilli
Description : Choose the correct statement about methenamine (hexamine): A. It acts by getting converted to mandelic acid in the urinary tract B. It releases formaldehyde in acidic urine which inturn kills ... acute urinary tract infections D. It is the preferred urinary antiseptic in patients with liver disease
Last Answer : B. It releases formaldehyde in acidic urine which inturn kills bacteria
Description : The following is true for gentamicin: A. It is more active in acidic medium B. It has a wide margin of safety C. It is excreted unchanged, mainly by glomerular filtration D. It primarily inhibits gram positive bacteria
Last Answer : C. It is excreted unchanged, mainly by glomerular filtration
Description : 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
Last Answer : (D) All the above