QUIZ 1 & QUIZ 2

QUIZ 1

(Covering Units I & II)

1. Define the term, "protected water supply"
2. What is the reason for epidemic outbreaks
3. What is 'LPCD'
4. What is the amount of domestic water supply according to IS 1172:1171
5. Write the kuichling's formula for water demand for fire fighting
6. List the reasons for losses and wastage
7. Write the expression for per capita demand
8. List the factors affecting per capita demand
9. Define 'dry weather flow' 
10. List the factors affecting forecasts
11. List the sources of water
12. Explain the term, 'potable water'
13. The latest Indian standards for drinking water are published in ___________ on _________________
14. Compare and contrast infiltration wells and infiltration galleries
15. Define the term 'intake structure'
16. Classify intake structures
17. List the various types of pipes used in water supply system of buildings
18. List the type of pipe joints used in water supply
19. List the various types of valves used in water supply
20. List the various types of dynamic pumps used in water supply
21. List the components of a water distribution system
22. List the various types of pipe networks
23. What is the basis for hardy cross method
24. Define clarification and the steps involved
25. Chemical clarification consists of _______________________
26. Flocculation is accomplished by _________________________
27. List the three main mechanisms involved in chemical clarification
28. List the commonly used metal coagulants
29. Define 'detention period' in sedimentation
30. Define surface overflow rate

QUIZ 2

(Covering Units III, IV & V)

1.  List the methods of disposing effluents
2. List the conditions under which sewage can be disposed in water bodies
3. When can sewage be disposed on land
4. List the types of collection, conveyance and disposal of waste
5. The old conservancy system is also known as ____________________
6. List four advantages and disadvantages of the old conservancy system
7. List the various types of sewers based on material used
8. List the various types of sewer appurtenances
9. What is meant by 'scour velocity' and 'self cleansing velocity'
10. Give the expression for calculating 'Chezy's constant'
11. List the factors on which storm water runoff depends
12. Define wet water flow
13. Give the expression for rational formula
14. List the limitations of rational formula
15. Rainfall intensity curves are used to compute _______________________
16. List the empirical formulae used tocompute rainfall intensity when the catchment area is more than 400 ha
17. What is the objective of preliminary treatment
18. List the processes involved in preliminary treatment
19. Primary treatment consists of ___________________ which occurs in _________________
20. What are the main methods used to dispose organic solids from primary treatment
21. Clarification of water occurs mainly by the process of _____________________
22. The two main parameters that can be controlled by sedimentation tanks are ___________________________ and ______________________
23. What are coagulants. Give examples
24. Rectangular sedimentation tanks operate either ________________________ or ____________________
25. Secondary treatmment is also known as ___________________ and consists of _____________, ____________, ______________ and _____________________
26. Effluent from secondary biological treatment consists of ______% BOD of the original
27. Organic sludge from primary and secondary treatment processes is disposed by stabilizing it in a ________________________________________
28. What does a trickling filter mainly consist of
29. Why is the depth of a filter in a trickling filter restricted
30. Trickling filters are also called _________________ or ____________________
31. How is the percolating sewage collected in a trickling filter
32. What is sloughing
33. In a trickling filter, organic loading is responsible for ____________________ and hydraulic loading is responsible for ________________________
34. List the units in the activated sludge process
35. Define mixed liquor
36. What is seeding
37. List the units in a typical sewage treatment facility
38. Differentiate between raw sludge and settled sludge
39. Define sludge digestion
40. List the stages in sludge digestion process
41. List the important factors affecting the process of sludge digestion
42. What are sludge drying beds
43. What are the factors that affect the duration od sludge drying
44. List the various low cost waste treatment options
45. Define solid waste
46. List the different types of solid waste
47. List the steps involved in solid waste management
48. List the methods for disposal of solid waste
49. List the ways in which municipal solid waste is collected
50. Waste collection rates are directly related to ___________________________