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Civil Engineering Mcqs

A manhole is classified as shallow if its depth is between_________________?

  • (A)  0.4 to 0.5 m
  • (B)  0.5 to 0.7 m
  • (C)  0.7 to 0.9 m
  • (D)  0.9 to 1.20 m
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The stone ware sewers_________________?

  • (A)  Are used for carrying sewage and drainage from houses
  • (B)  Are manufactured from clays and shale
  • (C)  After casting are dried and burnt at temperature 150°C, 700°C and 1200°C
  • (D)  All the above
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The most efficient cross section of sewers in a separate sewerage system is__________________?

  • (A)  Parabolic
  • (B)  Circular
  • (C)  Rectangular
  • (D)  New egged
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For trunk and out-fall, the type of sewers generally used, is_____________________?

  • (A)  Standard egg shaped
  • (B)  Circular shaped
  • (C)  Horse shoe shaped
  • (D)  Parabolic shaped
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The minimum diameter of a sewer is kept __________________?

  • (A)  10 cm
  • (B)  15 cm
  • (C)  20 cm
  • (D)  25 cm
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Pick up the correct statement from the following _________________?

  • (A)  The materials separated by screens, is called screenings
  • (B)  The screenings are disposed off either by burning or by burial or by dumping
  • (C)  The process of burning the screenings, is known as compositing
  • (D)  All the above
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An inverted siphon is designed generally for____________________?

  • (A)  One pipe
  • (B)  Two pipes
  • (C)  Three pipes
  • (D)  Four pipes
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Hazen’s formula VS = 418 (GS – Gw)d [(3T + 70)/100] is used for the settlement velocity of the particles of diameter______________________?

  • (A)  Less than 0.01 mm
  • (B)  Less than 0.05 mm
  • (C)  Less than 0.1 mm
  • (D)  Greater than 0.1 mm
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In sewers designed with self cleansing velocity________________?

  • (A)  The bottom is silted
  • (B)  The bottom is scoured
  • (C)  Both silting and scouring occur at the bottom
  • (D)  Neither silting nor scouring occurs at the bottom
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal