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Wastewater Engineering

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is night soil?

a)

Soil containing urea

b)

Human excreta

c)

Animal excreta

d)

Human excreta, animal excreta and urea

2.

Wastewater from different sources like bathrooms, kitchens and wash basins is called

a)

Sewage

b)

Garbage

c)

Sullage

d)

Discharge

3.

Which of the following common unit is used to express the rate of water supply to a city or town?

a)

Litres/capita/second

b)

Litres/capita/day

c)

Millilitres/capita/day

d)

Millilitres/capita/hour

4.

The quantity of water supply is equal to the rate of supply multiplied by the

a)

Population

b)

Quantity of sewage

c)

Area

d)

Net usage

5.

Wet weather flow is _________ than the dry weather flow.

a)

Lower

b)

Higher

c)

Equal to

d)

Not equal to

6.

When only one set of sewers are used to carry both sanitary sewage and storm water, it is called as __________ system.

a)

Partial

b)

Direct

c)

Combined

d)

Separate

7.

A masonry or R.C.C. chamber constructed at suitable intervals along the sewer lines, for providing access into them is called

a)

Inverted siphons

b)

Manhole

c)

Flushing tanks

d)

Clean-outs

8.

Turbidity in water is caused by which of these following?

a)

Total dissolved solids

b)

Ions

c)

Heavy metals

d)

Suspended solids

9.

Which characteristic of water does Calcium contribute to?

a)

Hardness

b)

Suspended solids

c)

pH

d)

Colour

10.

How are many forms of nitrogen present in wastewater?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

5

11.

Which one of the following is the basic indicator of river health?

a)

BOD

b)

COD

c)

DO

d)

TON

12.

What is the intermediate zone composed of in aerobic-anaerobic ponds?

a)

Algae

b)

Aerobic bacteria

c)

Facultative bacteria

d)

Organic solids

13.

What is the accumulated layer at the bottom of the tank called as?

a)

Flocs

b)

Sediment

c)

Sludge

d)

Sewage

14.

How many types of sedimentation tanks are there based on the method of operation?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

5

d)

7

15.

What is required to keep the activated sludge suspended?

a)

Carbon-dioxide

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Ammonia

d)

Oxygen