Description : The pollutants which move downward with percolating ground water are called - (1) Leachates (2) Pollutates (3) Earthites (4) Percolates
Last Answer : (1) Leachates Explanation: Leachate is any liquid that, in passing through matter, extracts solutes, suspended solids or any other component of the material through which it has passed. In ... groundwater. In such cases high concentrations of leachate are often found in nearby springs and flushes.
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The precipitation during its travel in atmosphere dissolves certain gases (B) Rain water which percolates through the ground, is free from ... water may dissolve minerals and salts present in the earth's layers (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The property of a soil due to which water percolates through it is known as a) Porosity b) Permeability* c) Moisture content d) Capillarit
Last Answer : b) Permeability*
Description : Coal mines drainage waste water (acidic in nature) results from the earth's water percolating through the voids created in coal bed during mining. This polluted water which either drains out naturally to ... without any treatment (C) Diluted with fresh water to reduce its acidity (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Neutralised by alkali treatment
Description : The filter over which sewage is sprinkled is called as – (1) Trickling filter (2) Percolating filter (3) Contact bed (4) Intermittent sand filter
Last Answer : (1) Trickling filter Explanation: A trickling filter, also known as percolating filter, is an artificial bed of stone or broken brick material over which waste water or sewage is allowed to sprinkle or to trickle. It is then collected through the under drainage system.
Description : The filter over which sewage is sprinkled is called as (1) Trickling filter (2) Percolating filter (3) Contact bed (4) Intermittent sand filter
Last Answer : Trickling filter
Description : Due to a rise in temperature, the viscosity and the unit weight of the percolating fluid are reduced to 60% and 90% respectively. If other things remain constant, the coefficient of permeability (A) Increases by 25 % (B) Increases by 50 % (C) Increases by 33.3 % (D) Decreases by 33.3 %
Last Answer : (B) Increases by 50 %
Description : Negative skin friction (A) Is a downward drag acting on a pile due to downward movement of the surrounding compressible soil relative to the pile (B) Develops due to lowering of ground water (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) not (b)
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Vertical movement of water or downward movement of water from different soil layer is called as
Last Answer : Ans.Percolation
Description : The water, that moves downward freely under the influence of gravity (< 1/3 bar) beyond the root zone
Last Answer : Ans.Gravitational water
Description : Downward movement of nutrients and salts from the root zone with the water
Last Answer : Ans.Leaching
Description : When a pencil is partly immersed in water in a slanting position, the immersed portion appears (a) bent towards the bottom (b) bent towards the water surface (c) bent in a zigzag manner (d) curved downward
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Why is methane gas collected by the downward displacement of water?
Last Answer : Methane gas is collected by the downward displacement of water because it is insoluble in water.
Description : Downward entry and movement of water in soil surface is — a. Percolation b. Infiltration c. Permeability d. None of these
Last Answer : b. Infiltration
Description : What is a temporary or permanent local deviation of the OTDR signal in the upward or downward direction called?
Last Answer : A point defect.
Description : The concavity produced on the beam section about the centre line when downward force acts on it is called as (a) Hogging or positive bending moment (b) Hogging or negative bending moment (c) Sagging or positive bending moment (d) Sagging or negative bending moment
Last Answer : (b) Hogging or negative bending moment
Description : Aging: downward slide towards the grave; or a climb through life's experience towards wisdom?
Last Answer : Having had a few moments in my life where it looked like aging might not happen, I can definitely say I prefer it to the alternative. I actually enjoy a lot of aspects about it. I'm smarter, I no ... . Since it happens anyway (if you're lucky) I'm much happier embracing it than being upset by it.
Description : Is there a difference in the upward nod and the downward nod?
Last Answer : Upward = “S’up, dude?” Downward = “G’day to you, sir”
Description : Is the downward spiral of gas prices directly related to this election?
Last Answer : No, the falling gas prices have to do with the falling price of oil, which has nothing to do with the election.
Description : how does the root system of lavender trees grow do they spread out or grow downward?
Last Answer : I would be very careful where you plant this tree.....it grows 40 ft high, so roots can go down and out to support it....keep it away from your house. Needs to be planted early spring so roots get established. trim in fall only 1/3. does not like wet area.
Description : Five male teenagers and five female teens each step into ten separate circles. The males make disparaging remarks to the females while pointing their thumbs downward, and the female teens respond to ... loudly, until only one person is left who is legally performing the maneuver within t -Riddles
Last Answer : The two five-member teams are competing in a hula-hoop endurance contest. The theme song played during the competition is one of The Chipmunks greatest hits called: The Chipmunk’s Hula-Hoop Christmas Song.
Description : Glittering points that downward thrust, sparkling spears that never rust.What is it? -Riddles
Last Answer : An Icicle.
Description : Glittering points that downward thrust, Sparkling spears that never rust. What is it? -Riddles
Last Answer : An icicle.
Description : Glittering points that downward thrust, sparkling spears That never rust. what am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : Icicles.
Description : what- two elevators are side by side. the freight elevator is at the bottom floor and traveling upward, and the express elevator is at the 20th floor and traveling downward. the height of the freight elevator?
Last Answer : in floors is described by the equation y= 1/4x, ......
Description : what is the acceleration of a 1.4 kg object if the gravitational force pulls downward on it , but air resistance pushes upward on it with a force of 2.5 N?
Last Answer : if g = 10(m/s)/s then force down = ma = 10*1.4=14n14n-2.5n=11.5na=f/m = 11.5/1.4 = 8.21 (m/s/)s
Description : Intragenerational mobility may be upward or downward.
Last Answer : Correct underlined word and complete the sentence : Intragenerational mobility may be upward or downward.
Description : What is the medical term meaning Downward displacement of the pylorus?
Last Answer : Pyloroptosis.
Description : What is a fault in which the hanging wall moves downward?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Downward movement of food synthesized in leaves takes place through
Last Answer : Ans. Phloem
Description : Downward cupping of leaves in Tobacco and Tea shows
Last Answer : Ans. S deficiency
Description : The dry-bulb temperature scale is read on a psychrometric chart along the: a. Left vertical axis b. Right vertical axis c. Saturation line and sloping downward to the right d. Top horizontal axis e. Horizontal axis on the bottom of the chart
Last Answer : ANSWER : E
Description : A man is standing on a weighing machine in a lift which is moving. The weighing machine will show minimum reading when, the lift is moving A. In a free fall due to failure of the lift mechanism B. Upward with uniform acceleration C. Downward with uniform acceleration D. Upward with uniform speed
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : A ball bounces higher at high altitudes than in plains. This is because (a) the pressure on higher altitudes is lower than that in plains (b) Downward pull due to gravity is less at higher altitudes ... ball (d) You become more energetic at hills, so greater the force applied, higher goes the ball.
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : If a bar magnet, tied in the middle with a thread, were suspended at the north pole of the earth, it would take (a) a horizontal position (b) a nearly vertical position with its north pole pointing downward (c) a vertical position with its south pole pointing downward (d) a slanting position
Description : A person weighs more in a lift, which is (a) moving up with a constant velocity (b) moving down with a constant velocity (c) accelerating upward (d) accelerating downward
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : Average Fixed Cost Curve is - (1) Upward sloping (2) `U' shaped (3) 'V' shaped (4) Downward sloping
Last Answer : (4) Downward sloping Explanation: The Average Fixed Cost Curve graphically represents the relation between average fixed cost incurred by a firm in the short-run product of a good or service and the quantity produced. It is relatively high at small quantities of output.
Description : An exceptional demand curve is one that moves - (1) upward to the right (2) downward to the right (3) horizontally (4) vertically
Last Answer : (2) downward to the right Explanation: A demand curve that violates the law of demand is termed an exceptional demand curve. If a household expects the price of a commodity to increase, it may ... backward slope from the top right to down left. This curve is known as an exceptional demand curve.
Description : The Marginal Utility Curve slopes downward from left to right indicating - (1) A direct relationship between marginal utility and the stock of commodity (2) A constant relationship between marginal ... stock of commodity (4) An inverse relationship between marginal utility and the stock of commodity
Last Answer : (4) An inverse relationship between marginal utility and the stock of commodity Explanation: The Marginal Utility Curve is a curve illustrating the relation between the marginal utility obtained from ... marginal (additional) benefit to the consumer falls; hence consumers are prepared to pay less.
Description : The demand curve facing a perfectly competitive firm is - (1) downward sloping (2) perfectly inelastic (3) a concave curve (4) perfectly elastic
Last Answer : (4) perfectly elastic Explanation: A perfectly competitive industry is comprised of a. large number of relatively small firms that sell identical products. Each perfectly competitive firm is so small ... at the going market price. This translates into a horizontal or perfectly elastic demand curve.
Description : The demand curve for a Giffen good is (1) upward rising (2) downward falling (3) parallel to the quantity axis (4) parallel to the price axis
Last Answer : (1) upward rising Explanation: A Giffen good is a good whose consumption in-creases as its price increases. (For a normal good, as the price increases, consumption decreases.) Thus, the ... a price changes the income effect outweighs the substitution effect and this leads to perverse demand curve.
Description : A particle is thrown vertically upward. When it reaches the highest point, it has – (1) a downward acceleration (2) an upward acceleration (3) a downward velocity (4) a horizontal velocity
Last Answer : (1) a downward acceleration Explanation: When a particle is thrown vertically upwards in space, it will experience constant acceleration towards the ground (irrespective of the direction in which it ... point, it has zero velocity but has downward acceleration equal to acceleration due to gravity.
Description : The reduced levels of the string at the consecutive sight rails A and B are 203.575 m, 203.475 m respectively. If the difference of their R.D.s is 10 m, the gradient of the sewer line is A. 1 in 100 upward B. 1 in 500 upward C. 1 in 100 downward D. 1 in 503 upward
Last Answer : ANS: C
Description : When using a megohmmeter to test insulation, good insulation will be indicated by _____________. A. slight kicks of the needle down scale B. a downward dip followed by a gradual climb to the true resistance ... C. a gradual rise in the pointer reading at the outset D. the initial dip of the pointer
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : When the value of k increases, the effective result is ______ of the equivalent curvatures. A. downward curvatures B. flattening C. bulging D. sharp curvature
Last Answer : B. flattening
Description : The adiabatic saturation curve for a vapour-gas mixture is (A) Straight line (B) Slightly concave upward (C) Slightly concave downward (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Slightly concave upward
Description : A man is standing on a weighing machine in a lift which is moving. The weighing machine will slow MINIMUM reading when, the lift is moving? A. Upward with uniform speed B. Downward with uniform acceleration C. In a free fall due to failure of the lift mechanism (Answer) D. None of these
Last Answer : C. In a free fall due to failure of the lift mechanism (Answer)
Description : What is the direction of micropyle in anatropous ovule? (a) Upward (b) Downward (c) Right (d) Left
Last Answer : b) Downward
Description : What is the direction of movement of sugars in phloem? (a) Bi-directional (b) Non-multidirectional (c) Upward (d) Downward
Last Answer : (a) Bi-directional
Description : Sele(A) The discharge through a Venturimeter depends upon Δp only and isindependent of orientation of the meterct the correct statement. (B) A Venturimeter with a given gage difference discharges at a ... a given pipe line, whether a Venturimeter or a nozzle with the same throat dia is used
Last Answer : (A) The discharge through a Venturimeter depends upon Δp only and isindependent of orientation of the meterct the correct statement