A sewer pipe contains 1 mm sand particles of specific gravity 2.65 and 5 mm organic particles of specific gravity 1.2, the minimum velocity required for removing the sewerage, is_____________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. The angle subtended by the surface of sewer water with partial flow, at sewer centre is 120°, the depth of sewerage is________________________?

   A. 20 cm
   B. 25 cm
   C. 40 cm
   D. 50 cm

2. Assertion A.: The minimum self cleansing velocity in the sewer, at least once a day, must be generated. Reason (R): If certain deposition takes place and is not removed, it obstructs free flow and causes further deposition leading to complete blocking of the sewer?

   A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
   B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
   C. A is true but R is false
   D. A is false but R is true

3. A piece of metal of specific gravity 13.6 is placed in mercury of specific gravity 13.6, what fraction of it volume is under mercury ?

   A. the metal piece will simply float over the mercury
   B. the metal piece will be immersed in mercury by half
   C. whole of the metal piece will be immersed with its top surface just at mercury level
   D. metal piece will sink to the bottom
   E. none of the above

4. A metal with specific gravity of o floating in a fluid of same specific gravity a will___________________?

   A. sink to bottom
   B. float over fluid
   C. partly immersed
   D. be fully immersed with top surface at fluid surface
   E. none of the above

5. A piece of metal of specific gravity 7 floats in mercury of specific gravity 13.6. What fraction of its volume is under mercury ?

   A. 0.5
   B. 0.4
   C. 0.515
   D. 0.5
   E. none of the above

6. If the diameter of a sewer is 100 mm, the gradient required for generating self cleansing velocity is__________________?

   A. 1 in 60
   B. 1 in 100
   C. 1 in 120
   D. None of these

7. If the diameter of sewer is 225 mm, the gradient required for generating self cleansing velocity, is___________________?

   A. 1 in 60
   B. 1 in 100
   C. 1 in 120
   D. None of these

8. If the diameter of a sewer is 150 mm, the gradient required for generating self cleansing velocity, is________________?

   A. 1 in 60
   B. 1 in 100
   C. 1 in 120
   D. None of these

9. If the flame of a miner’s safety lamp in the upper layers of the sewer forms an explosive, the sewer certainly contains_______________?

   A. Hydrogen sulphide
   B. Carbon dioxide
   C. Methane
   D. Oxygen

10. The width of a rectangular sewer is twice its depth while discharging 1.5 m/sec. The width of the sewer is______________?

    A. 0.68 m
    B. 0.88 m
    C. 1.36 m
    D. 1.76 m