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Civil Engineering Mcqs

A sewer running partially full and hurried with back filled, fails in compression due to_________________?

  • (A)  Weight of the pipe
  • (B)  Weight of the back fill
  • (C)  Superimposed traffic loads
  • (D)  All the above
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Kjeldahl nitrogen is a mixture of___________________?

  • (A)  Ammonia and nitrogen
  • (B)  Nitrogen and organic nitrogen
  • (C)  Organic nitrogen and ammonia
  • (D)  All the above
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Nitrogen cycle of sewage, is____________________?

  • (A)  Liberation of ammonia-formation of nitrites-formation of nitrates-liberation of nitrogen
  • (B)  Liberation of nitrogen-liberation of ammonia-formation of nitrites- formation of nitrates
  • (C)  Liberation of nitrogen-formation of nitrates-formation of nitrites-liberation of ammonia
  • (D)  Formation of nitrates-formation of nitrites-liberation of nitrates-liberation of nitrates
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Stone ware pipes are_______________?

  • (A)  Highly resistant to sulphide corrosion
  • (B)  Highly impervious
  • (C)  Hydraulically efficient because of their smooth interior surface
  • (D)  Especially suited to pressure pipes
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Drop manholes are the manholes___________________?

  • (A)  Without entry ladders
  • (B)  Without manhole covers
  • (C)  With depths more than 3.5 m
  • (D)  Having drains at different levels
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The sewers___________________?

  • (A)  Must be of adequate size to avoid over flow
  • (B)  Must flow under gravity ½ to ¾ full
  • (C)  Must be laid at least 2 to 3 m deep to collect /water from the basements
  • (D)  All the above
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In a fully mechanised composting plant, involves________________?

  • (A)  Mechanized receipt
  • (B)  Mechanized segregation
  • (C)  Mechanized pulverising of refuse
  • (D)  All of these
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Submitted By :Ali Uppal