Civil Engineering - UPSC Civil Service Exam Questions

36.
The description of solid waste collected is as follows :
Night soil - 35 t
Rubbish - 40 t
Debris - 25 t
Garbage - 40 t
The organic solids in the above composition is
35 t
60 t
100 t
75 t
Answer: Option
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37.
Lacustrine soils are soils
transported by rivers and streams
transported by glaciers
deposited in sea beds
deposited in lake beds
Answer: Option
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38.
If a sluice gate produces a change in the depth of water from 3.0 m to 0.6 m, then the force on the gate is about
9.5 kN/m
19.0 kN/m
38.0 kN/m
76.0 kN/m
Answer: Option
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39.
When the bubble of a level tube was moved by 10 divisions, the change in staff intercept was 0.05 m. If the distance between the staff and the instrument was 100 m, then the senstitiveness of the bubble tube is given by
1.03 sec of arc
10.3 sec of arc
20.6 sec of arc
103 sec of arc
Answer: Option
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40.
Self-cleansing velocity is
the minimum velocity of flow required to maintain a certain amount of solids in the flow
the maximum velocity of flow required to maintain a certain amount of solids in the flow
such flow velocity as would be sufficient to flush out any deposited solids in the sewer
such flpw velocity as would be sufficient to ensure the sewage does not remain in the sewer
Answer: Option
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