Slow sand filter is used if maximum turbidity of raw water is less than (A) 10 gm/litre (B) 20 gm/litre (C) 30 gm/litre (D) 50 gm/litre

Slow sand filter is used if maximum turbidity of raw water is less than
(A) 10 gm/litre
(B) 20 gm/litre
(C) 30 gm/litre
(D) 50 gm/litre
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(D) 50 gm/litre
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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

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 

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

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

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

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Last Answer : (D) 30 times

Efficiency of removing bacterias from raw water by a slow sand filter, is (A) 80% to 81% (B) 85% to 86% (C) 90% to 97% (D) 98% to 99%

Description : Efficiency of removing bacterias from raw water by a slow sand filter, is (A) 80% to 81% (B) 85% to 86% (C) 90% to 97% (D) 98% to 99%

Last Answer : (D) 98% to 99%

In a rapid sand filter, air binding is caused due to excessive (A) Negative pressure (B) Pressure (C) Turbidity (D) Water pressure

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A slow sand filter is cleaned if its filter head is higher than (A) 10 cm to 20 cm (B) 20 cm to 40 cm (C) 40 cm to 70 cm (D) 70 cm to 120 cm

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Last Answer : (D) 70 cm to 120 cm

A slow sand filter is cleaned if its filter head is higher than (A) 10 cm to 20 cm (B) 20 cm to 40 cm (C) 40 cm to 70 cm (D) 70 cm to 120 cm

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Last Answer : (D) 70 cm to 120 cm

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 (C) Application of activated carbon reduces the temporary hardness of water (D) Normally, the turbidity is removed by adding a coagulant prior to sedimentation

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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

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Water filtration rate in a slow sand filter ranges from __________ litres/m2 /hr. (A) 10 to 20 (B) 100 to 200 (C) 1500 to 2500(D) 4000 to 5000

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Last Answer : (B) 100 to 200

The period of cleaning of a slow sand filter, is usually (A) 5 to 10 days (B) Two weeks to three weeks (C) One month to three months (D) Three months to six months

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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

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Last Answer : (B) Rapid gravity filter without strainers

Distribution of wash water is provided in (A) Sedimentation tank (B) Slow sand filter (C) Rapid gravity filter (D) All the above

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Last Answer : (C) Rapid gravity filter

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Last Answer : (D) 24 hours to 36 hours 

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 depth of the filter sand (C) When the filter head is 0.75 times the depth of filter sand, the water obtained is purest (D) All the above

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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

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Last Answer : (A) 15-30

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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 distribute the backwash water 5. To prevent algae growth Which of the following statements are correct ? a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 b) 2, 3 and 4 only c) 3, 4 and 5 only d) 1, 2 and 3 only

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The dimensions of a 35 litre forma for measuring aggregates by volume, are: (A) length 30 cm, breadth 25 cm, height 30 cm (B) length 39 cm, breadth 25 cm, height 32 cm (C) length 27 cm, breadth 27 cm, height 48 cm (D) length 220 cm, breadth 25 cm, height 40 cm

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To prevent movement of moisture from sub-grade to road pavement at the same level as that of water-table, thickness of a cut off layer of coarse sand, is (A) 15 cm (B) 20 cm (C) 30 cm (D) 45 cm

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Mud balls may be removed by (A) Breaking and washing (B) Washing the filter with a solution of caustic soda (C) Removing, cleaning and replacing the damaged sand (D) All the above

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The U.C. (uniformity coefficient) D60/D10 for the best filter media sand should be (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

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Last Answer : Answer: Option C

The maximum permissible hardness for public supplies is (A) 95 mg/litre (B) 105 mg/litre (C) 115 mg/litre(D) 125 mg/litre

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If the average daily demand of a city of 50,000 population, is 20 m.l.d., the maximum daily demand is (A) 24 mld (B) 30 mld (C) 36 mld (D) 54 mld

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