Description : A column is regarded as long column if the ratio of its effective length and lateral dimension, exceeds (A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Rapid gravity filters (A) Were developed by G.W. Fuller (B) Make use of coarser sand with effective size as 0.5 mm (C) Yield as high as 30 times the yield of slow sand filters (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The yield of a rapid gravity filter as compared to that of slow sand filter, is (A) 10 times (B) 15 times (C) 20 times (D) 30 times
Last Answer : (D) 30 times
Description : A cylinder is said to be thin if the ratio of its thickness and diameter, is less than (A) 1/25 (B) 1/20 (C) 1/15 (D) 1/10
Last Answer : (D) 1/10
Description : Along column is one whose ratio of effective length to its least lateral dimension exceeds (a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 20
Last Answer : (c) 12
Description : Water filtration rate in a rapid sand filter ranges from __________ kilolitres/m2 /hr. (A) 0.1 to 1 (B) 3 to 6 (C) 10 to 15 (D) 15 to 20
Last Answer : (B) 3 to 6
Description : The minimum thickness of the cover at the end of a reinforcing bar should not be less than twice the diameter of the bar subject to a minimum of (A) 10 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 20 mm (D) 25 mm
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Rapid gravity filters can remove bacterial impurities up to a maximum of (A) 50 % (B) 60 % (C) 70 % (D) 80 %
Last Answer : (D) 80 %
Description : According to IS: 4561978, the column or the strut is the member whose effective length is greater than (A) The least lateral dimension (B) 2 times the least lateral dimension (C) 3 times the least lateral dimension (D) 4 times the least lateral dimension
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The difference in the reservoir level and the lowest point of the water mains is 180 m. The expected pressure due to water hammer is 7.5 kg/cm2 in a pressure conduit of diameter 1 m. Assuming the efficiency of the ... , is (A) 10 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 20 mm (D) 25 mm
Last Answer : (C) 20 mm
Description : An ideal sand for filters should be (A) Free from dirt and other impurities (B) Uniform in nature and size (C) Hard and resistant (D) All the above
Description : In slow sand filters, the turbidity of raw water can be removed only up to (A) 60 mg/litre (B) 75 mg/litre (C) 100 gm/litre (D) 150 mg/litre
Last Answer : (A) 60 mg/litre
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) The water entering the slow sand filters should be treated by 9.386 coagulants (B) The depth of water on the filter should be twice the ... is 0.75 times the depth of filter sand, the water obtained is purest (D) All the above
Description : The bed slope in slow sand filters, is generally kept (A) 1 in 50 (B) 1 in 75 (C) 1 in 100 (D) 1 : 200
Last Answer : (C) 1 in 100
Description : The expected discharge to be obtained from an open well sunk in coarse sand is 0.0059 cumec. If the working depression head of the well is 3 m, the minimum diameter of the well, is (A) 2 m (B) 2.25 m (C) 2.50 m (D) 3.00 m
Last Answer : (D) 3.00 m
Description : Keeping the instrument height as 1.5 m, length of staff 4 m, the slope of the ground as 1 in 10, the sight on the down-slope, must be less than (A) 30 m (B) 25 m (C) 20 m (D) 15 m
Last Answer : (B) 25 m
Description : When the ratio of the effective length of the rectangular columns to its lateral dimension exceeds12, then the column is said to be [ A ] Short column [ B ] Slender column [ C ] Biaxial column [ D ] All the above
Last Answer : [ B ] Slender column
Description : Slenderness ratio of the column is the ratio of [ A ] the effective length to width of column [ B ] the effective length to depth of column [ C ] the effective length to least lateral design [ D ] none of the above
Last Answer : [ C ] the effective length to least lateral design
Description : If the radius of a simple curve is R, the length of the chord for calculating offsets by the method of chords produced, should not exceed. (A) R/10 (B) R/15 (C) R/20 (D) R/25
Last Answer : (C) R/20
Description : Metric chains are generally available in (A) 10 m and 20 m length (B) 15 m and 20 m length (C) 20 m and 30 m length (D) 25 m and 100 m length
Last Answer : (C) 20 m and 30 m length
Description : The best compromise between the increase of the length of a highway and reduction in its load carrying capacity, is the ruling gradient (A) 1 in 10 (B) 1 in 15 (C) 1 in 20 (D) 1 in 25
Description : Rapid gravity filter can only remove turbidity of water upto (A) 15 to 25 gm/litre (B) 25 to 30 gm/litre (C) 30 to 35 cm/litre (D) 35 to 40 gm/litre
Last Answer : (D) 35 to 40 gm/litre
Description : For the design of a simply supported T-beam the ratio of the effective span to the overall depth of the beam is limited to (A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25
Description : For normal cases, stiffness of a simply supported beam is satisfied if the ratio of its span to its overall depth does not exceed (A) 10 (B) 15 (C) 20 (D) 25
Description : For a comfortable travel on Highways, the centrifugal ratio should not exceed (A) 0.10 (B) 0.15 (C) 0.20 (D) 0.25
Description : The weight of a pycnometer containing 400 g sand and water full to the top is 2150 g. The weight of pycnometer full of clean water is 1950 g. If specific gravity of the soil is 2.5, the water content is (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Last Answer : (D) 20 %
Description : The maximum permitted loss of head in a rapid sand filter, is (A) 1 m (B) 2 m (C) 3 m (D) 4 m
Last Answer : (C) 3 m
Description : A high velocity of wash water is required for (A) Rapid gravity filter with strainers (B) Rapid gravity filter without strainers (C) Slow sand filter with strainers (D) Slow sand filter without strainers
Last Answer : (B) Rapid gravity filter without strainers
Description : Rapid sand filter (A) Should be preceded by coagulation and sedimentation (B) Uses rapid sand as filter media (C) Is used after slow sand filtering has been done (D) Can combine disinfection also
Last Answer : (A) Should be preceded by coagulation and sedimentation
Description : Distribution of wash water is provided in (A) Sedimentation tank (B) Slow sand filter (C) Rapid gravity filter (D) All the above
Last Answer : (C) Rapid gravity filter
Description : In a rapid sand filter, air binding is caused due to excessive (A) Negative pressure (B) Pressure (C) Turbidity (D) Water pressure
Last Answer : (A) Negative pressure
Description : Consider the following statements. The role of the gravel bed in a rapid sand filter is : 1. To filter out large suspended matter 2. To support the sand bed above it 3. To prevent the escape of sand particles 4. To uniformly ... and 5 b) 2, 3 and 4 only c) 3, 4 and 5 only d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Last Answer : b) 2, 3 and 4 only
Description : Firewall as part of a router program a. filters only packets coming from internet b. filters only packets going to internet c. filters packets travelling from and to the intranet from the internet d. ensures rapid traffic of packets for speedy e-Commerce
Last Answer : c. filters packets travelling from and to the intranet from the internet
Description : Filters with the ___ characteristic are useful when a rapid roll-off is required because it provides a roll-off rate greater than –20/dB/decade/pole: (1) Butterworth (2) Chebyshev (3) Bessel (4) Elliptical
Last Answer : Filters with the Chebyshev characteristic are useful when a rapid roll-off is required because it provides a roll-off rate greater than –20/dB/decade/pole.
Description : The minimum cover in a slab should neither be less than the diameter of bar nor less than (A) 10 mm (B) 15 mm (C) 25 mm (D) 13 mm
Description : If the diameter of longitudinal bars of a square column is 16 mm, the diameter of lateral ties should not be less than (A) 4 mm (B) 5 mm (C) 6 mm (D) 8 mm
Description : An engine working on air standard Otto cycle has a cylinder diameter of 10 cm and stroke length of 15 cm. The ratio of specific heats for air is 1.4. If the clearance volume is 196.3 cc and the heat supplied per kg of air per ... kg of air is a. 879.1 kJ/ b. 890.2 kJ c. 895.3 kJ d. 973.5 kJ
Last Answer : ANSWER d. 973.5 kJ
Description : The minimum diameter of a sewer is kept A. 10 cm B. 15 cm C. 20 cm D. 25 cm
Last Answer : ANS: B
Description : The length of the lap in a compression member is kept greater than bar diameter x (Permissible stress in bar / Five times the bond stress) or (A) 12 bar diameters (B) 18 bar diameters (C) 24 bar diameters (D) 30 bar diameters
Description : A coarse-grained soil has a voids ratio 0.75, and specific gravity as 2.75. The critical gradient at which quick sand condition occurs, is (A) 0.25 (B) 0.50 (C) 0.75 (D) 1.00
Last Answer : (D) 1.00
Description : If the radius of a simple curve is 600 m, the maximum length of the chord for calculating offsets, is taken (A) 15 m (B) 20 m (C) 25 m (D) 30 m
Last Answer : (D) 30 m
Description : If a circular beam of diameter d experiences a longitudinal strain P/E and a lateral strain 2P/mE, the volumetric strain is (A) (P/E) + (2P/mE) (B) (P/E) - (2P/mE) (C) (P/E) + (mE/2P) (D) (P/E) - (mE/2P)
Last Answer : (B) (P/E) - (2P/mE)
Description : The spacing of transverse reinforcement of column is decided by the following consideration. (A) The least lateral dimension of the column (B) Sixteen times the diameter of the smallest longitudinal ... column (C) Forty-eight times the diameter of transverse reinforcement (D) All the above
Description : Minimum pitch of transverse reinforcement in a column is (A) The least lateral dimension of the member (B) Sixteen times the smallest diameter of longitudinal reinforcement bar to be tied (C) Forty-eight times the diameter of transverse reinforcement (D) Lesser of the above three values
Description : The spacing of stirrups in doubly reinforced beams should be least of the following (i)Least Lateral dimension (ii)Sixteen times the diameter of longitudinal steel (iii)Forty eight times the diameter of transverse reinforcement [ A ] i [ B ] i and ii [ C ] i and iii [ D ] i, ii and iii
Last Answer : [ D ] i, ii and iii
Description : The minimum clear cover for R.C.C. columns shall be (A) Greater of 40 mm or diameter (B) Smaller of 40 mm or diameter (C) Greater of 25 mm or diameter (D) Smaller of 25 mm or diameter
Description : To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement on embankments about 0.6 m to 1 m higher than water table, the thickness of cut off layer of coarse sand used, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) None of these
Description : Pick out the true statement pertaining to water treatment. (A) Slow sand filters can remove colour completely (B) Activated carbon can be used for taste & odour control without subsequent filtration ... of water (D) Normally, the turbidity is removed by adding a coagulant prior to sedimentation
Last Answer : (D) Normally, the turbidity is removed by adding a coagulant prior to sedimentation
Description : Globular proteins have completely folded, coiled polypeptide chain and the axial ratio (ratio of length to breadth) is (A) Less than 10 and generally not greater than 3–4 (B) Generally 10 (C) Greater than 10 and generally 20 (D) Greater than 10
Last Answer : Answer : A