MENTORS RAILWAY CAMPUS SCHOOL FOR RRB EXAMINATIONS

Run By Mentors Educational & Charitable Trust-Reg: 268/4/2018 RRB JE

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1) Maximum permissible chloride content for A) 100PPM B) 150PPM

potable water in PPM is C) 250PPM D) 500PPM
A) 250 B) 400 C) 150 D) 500 12) Among the different types of water supply
2) The permissible turbidity for drinking water is distribution system the safest and most reliable
A) 15 to 20PPM B) 5 to 10PPM system is
C) 1 to 5PPM D) 10 to 15PPM A) Balanced system
3) Hardness of water is caused by the presence of the B) Pumping system
following in water C) Gravity system
A) Chlorides and sulphates D) Pumping and gravity system
B) Calcium and magnesium 13) The removal of excess chlorine from water is
C) Nitrites and nitrates known as
D) Sodium and Potassium A) Break point chlorination
4) The following chemicals is used for coagulation B) Super chlorination
(removing colour) C) Double chlorination
A) Aluminium sulphate or Alum D) De chlorination
B) Aluminium chloride 14) An outlet provided in water pipe for tapping
C) Ammonium sulphate water mainly in case of fire
D) Copper sulphate A) Relief valve B)Reflux valve
5) The growth of algae is useful in C) Fire hydrants D) Sluice valve
A) Sedimentation tank 15) Underground water is obtained from
B) Slow sand filter A) Rain B) Springs
C) Oxidation pond C) Rivers D) Lakes
D) Sludge digestion tank 16) Hardness of water can be removed by boiling if it
6) If the expected turbidity of water is more than is due to
50PPM, the turbidity meter used for analysis is A) Sodium carbonate
A) Jackson turbidity meter B) Calcium chloride
B) Baylis turbidity meter C) Calcium bicarbonate
C) Hellige turbiditymeter D) Magnesium sulphate
D) Any one of these 17) The treated water is supplied to the consumers
7) In the treatment of water lime soda process is during certain fixed hours of the day
used for removing A) Continuous system
A) Temporary hardness B) Intermittent system
B) Permanent hardness C) Tree system
C) Fluorides D) Bacteria D) Circular system
8) The permissible and excessive limits of fluorine 18) Presence of algae in water indicates that the water
in drinking water is
A) 1.5PPM B) 0.1 to 0.2PPM A) Hard B) Soft C) Pure D) Acidic
C) 0.05PPM D) 3PPM 19) Drinking water will be safe if its B)O.D is
9) Controlling algae, the most commonly used A) Nil B) 5 C) 10 D) 25
chemicals is 20) Ultra violet rays used for the treatment of water is
A) Copper sulphate B) Alum known as
C) Lime D) Bleaching powder A) Dechlorination B) Disinfection
10) The permissible pH for public water supplies C) Aeration D) Bleaching
may range between 21) Under average Indian conditions the demand of
A) 5.5 to 6.5 B) 6.5 to 8 water for domestic consumption in litres per
B) 5.5 to 7 D) 8 to 9 capita per day is about
11) Chloride content of treated water for public A) 50 B) 80 C) 135 D) 165
supplies should not exceed

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MENTORS RAILWAY CAMPUS SCHOOL FOR RRB EXAMINATIONS
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22) Type of water distribution system most suitable A) Hypo-chlorous acid

for a city layout on a rectangular plane B) Hypo chlorite ion
A) Dead end system C) Tri-chloramine
B) Grid iron system D) Mono-Chloramine
C) Ring system 34) Discharge per unit draw down at a well is
D) Radial system A) Specific retention
23) The presence of calcium and magnesium chloride B) Specific capacity
in water causes C) Specific yield
A) Softening B) Bad taste D) Specific storage
C) Temporary hardness 35) Limnology is a science deals with
D) Permanent hardness A) Surface streams B)Lakes
24) Water from the following source is likely to be C) Glaciers D) Rainfall
hard 36) Specific capacity of an open well is the ratio of
A) Deep well B) Shallow well A) Area of the well to the permeability of
C) River D) Lake the aquifer
25) A sanitary sewer is expected to run B) Permeability of the aquifer to the area of
A) 90% full B) 2/3 full the well
C) Half full D) Full C) Area of the well to steady state draw
26) Usual minimum size of service pipe for domestic down
water supply is D) Permeability of the aquifer to the steady
A) 50mm B) 15mm state down
C) 20mm D) 100mm 37) Clay is an example of
27) Water bearing layer of soil is known as A) Aquifer B) Aquiclude
A) Aquiclude B) Aquifer C) Aquitrade D) Aquifuge
C) Surface D) Capillaries 38) Allowable colour limit of domestic water on
28) The percentage of Worlds fresh water resources platinum cobalt scale is
that exist in the form of ground water is A) 10PPM B) 15PPM
A) 11% B) 22% C) 20PPM D) 30PPM
C) 31% D) 66% 39) The example for auxiliary water resource is
29) A precipitation in the form of water droplets of A) Spring B) Well
size less than 0.5mm and intensity less than C) Artesian well D) Sewage disposal
1mm/hr is known as 40) Permanent hardness of water may be removed by
A) Rain B) Sleet A) Lime soda process
C) Drizzle D) Hail B) Boiling
30) Disinfection of drinking water is done to remove C) Adding chlorine
A) Odour B) Bacteria D) Adding lime water
C) Turbidity D) Colour 41) The detention period for plain sedimentation
31) Maximum water hammer pressure in pipe is water tank is
developed when the A) 6 to 8hrs B) 8 to 12hrs
A) Valve is opened suddenly C) 12 to 16hrs D) 16 to 20hrs
B) Valve is closed instantaneously 42) The discharge from tube well.......... that of open
C) Valve is opened gradually well
D) Valve is closed gradually A) Equal B) Less than
32) Tintometer is used to measure C) More than D) None of these
A) Hardness B) Odour 43) The yield from a well is measured in
C) Colour D) Turbidity A) m³ B) m²/s
33) Which of the following forms of chlorine has no C) m²/day D) m³/hour
disinfecting property

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MENTORS RAILWAY CAMPUS SCHOOL FOR RRB EXAMINATIONS
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44) Usual minimum size of service pipe for domestic A) Non pathogenic bacteria
water supply is B) Anaerobic bacteria
A) 10mm B) 20mm C) Pathogenic bacteria
C) 30mm D) 40mm D) Aerobic bacteria
45) The maximum permissible chlorine content for 56) The deposition of alkali salts on the inside walls
public supplies should be between of a tube well is known as
A) 0.1 to 0.2PPM B) 0.1 to 0.4PPM A) Corrosion B) Incrustation
C) 1.2 to4PPM D) 6.5 to 8PPM C) Contact bed D) Activated sludge units
46) Plain chlorination is done after 57) True colour of water is measured on
A) Aeration B) Softening A) Platinum cobalt scale
C) Filtration D) Sedimentation B) Silica scale
47) The best material for pipes to be laid under water C) Nickel scale
is D) All of the above
A) Cast iron B) Cement concrete 58) The water obtained from the tube well is known
C) Steel D) Asbestos cement A) Surface water B) Sub- surface water
48) The bacterial efficiency of a rapid sand filter is C) Run-off D) Potable water
around 59) The water obtained from ………. is generally
A) 90% B) 70% known as underground water
C) 50% D) 30% A) Infiltration galleries B) Springs
49) Methanoglobianemia is caused if water is C) Wells D) All the above
supplied with high concentration 60) The water obtained from …….. is generally
A) Chlorides B) Fluorides known as sub-surface water
C) Nitrates D) Nitrites A) Rains B) Rivers
50) Back washing is highly effective in C) Reservoirs D) Artesian wells
A) Slow sand filter 61) The horizontal tunnels constructed at shallow
B) Pressure filter depths along the banks of a river to intercept the
C) Rapid sand filter ground water table are called
D) Rapid and pressure filter A) Canals B) Infiltration galleries
51) Growth of population can be conveniently C) Springs D) Lakes
represented by 62) The vertical well provided along the banks of a
A) An arithmetic curve river to draw ground water in dry season are
B) A semi-logarithmic curve called
C) A logistic curve A) Open wells B) Tube wells
D) A straight line curve C) Artesian wells D) Infiltration wells
52) The best pH suited for most of the bacteria is 63) A pipe sunk in to the ground to tap the
A) 10 to 12 B) 5 to 9 underground water is called
C) 7 D) 2 to 4 A) Open well B) Tube well
53) The resistance of water to the passage of light C) Artesian well D) Infiltration well
through it, is a measure of the 64) When in the previous strata, the surface of water
A) Colour B) Turbidity surrounding the well is at atmospheric pressure,
C) Hardness D) Dissolved oxygen the well is known as
54) Aeration of water is done to remove A) Gravity well B) Artesian well
A) Suspended impurities C) Open well D) Deep well
B) Floating impurities 65) The earth’s water circulatory system is known as
C) Dissolved salts A) Water cycle B) Hydrological cycle
D) Dissolved gases C) Precipitation cycle D) All of these
55) Disease such as typhoid are caused by bacteria 66) The layers such as sand and gravel which allow
called the water to pass through them are known as

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A) Previous layers B) Aquifers a) Thermometer b) Osmoscope

C) Water bearing D) All of these c) Jakson’s turbidi meter d) None of these
67) The water bearing strata i.e layers of sand, gravel 78) The maximum permissible temperature for
etc. is called domestic supply is
A) An aquifer B) An aquiclude a) 5 to 100 c b) 10 to 150 c
0
C) An aquifuge D) Zone of saturation c) 15 to 20 c d) 20 to 25 0 c
68) The layers such as lime stone and sand stone 79) The maximum permissible colour for domestic
which do not allow the water to pass through them supplies, on platinum cobalt scale is
are known as a) 5 to 10 ppm b) 10 to 20 ppm
A) Aquifers B) Aquiclude c) 20 to 30 ppm d) 30 to 40 ppm
B) Aquifuge D) None of these 80) High turbidity of water can be determined by
69) The portion of soil through which lateral a) Turbidity tube b) Jacksons turbidimeter
movement of water takes place is called c) Baylis turbidimeter d) Hellipe turbidimeter
A) Water table B) An aquiclude 81) Low turbidity of water can be determined by
C) Zone of saturation D) None of these a) Turbidity tube b) Jacksons turbidimeter
70) The yield of a surface stream may be obtained by c) Baylis turbidimeter d) Hellipe turbidimeter
A) Cross- section velocity method 82) The maximum permissible total solid content in
B) Stream gauging water for domestic purposes should not exceed
C) Chemical method a) 300 ppm b) 400 ppm c) 500ppm d) 1000ppm
D) All of these 83) PH value is a symbol for ……concentration
71) The yield of a underground source may be a) Magnesium b) Hydrogen
obtained by c) Calcium d) sodium
A) Pumping test B) Recupating test 84) Which of the following statement is correct ?
C) Both (A) and (B) D) None of these a) If the PH value of water is equal to 7 the water
72) The yield of the well depends upon the is said to be neutral
a) Permeability of the soil b) The PH value determines the strength of the
b) Position of water table acid or alkali in water
c) Depth of well in impervious layer c) The Ph value of water can be obtained by a
d) All of these potentiometer
73) For large cities the suitable method for forecasting d) All of the above
population is 85) The most common cause of acidity in water is
a) Arithmetical increase method a) Hydrogen b) Oxygen
b) Graphical method c) Carbon dioxide d) All of these
c) Geometrical increase method 86) The bacteria which require oxygen for their
d) Comparative method survival is known as
74) The finely divided dispersion of solid particles a) Anaerobic bacteria b) pathogenic bacteria
which are not visible to the naked eye and cannot c) Aerobic bacteria d) Non- pathogenic bacteria
be removed by ordinary filters are known as 87) The total count of bacteria per cubic centimeter
a) Suspended impuritie b) Dissolved impurities for domestic purposes varies from
c) Colloidal impurities d) None of these a) 0 to 100 b) 100 to 150
75) The turbidity in water is caused due to c) 150 to 200 d) 200 to 250
a) Silt b) Clay 88) Copper sulphate is the most common chemical
c) Finely divided organic matter used for controlling
d) All of these a) Bacteria b) algae
76) Suspended impurities include c) slit d) mineral matter
a) Algae b) Protozoa 89) The method adopted for removing, Bushes
c) Fungi d) All of these branches, debris, etc from water is known as
77) The odour of water can be determined by a) Sedimentation b) Coagulation

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c) Screening d) Filtration 102) The apparatus used for feeding chlorine in to

90) The process of purifying water by passing it water is called
through a bed of fine granular material, is called a) Chlorine tank b) Aeration fountain
a) Screening b) Filtration c) Chlorinator d) None of these
c) Coagulation d) Sedimentation 103) When the chlorine is added beyond the break
91) Cleaning period for a slow sand filter is taken as point the process of treating the water is known as
a) 2 to 3 hours b) 2 to 3 days a) Plain chlorination b) Post- chlorination
c) 2 to 3 week d) 1 to 3 months c) Dechlorination d) Super chlorination
92) The process of killing pathogenic bacteria’s from 104) The most commonly used chemical for
water is called dechlorination of water is
a) Sedimentation b) Filtration a) Sodium thiosulphate b) Sodium sulphite
c) Coagulation d) Disinfection c) potassium permanganate d) All of these
93) The most commonly used disinfectant for 105) A reflux valve in water distribution system is
drinking water throughout the world is used to
a) Alum b) Nitrogen c) Lime d) Chlorine a) Protect the pipe against negative pressure
94) The ideal method of disinfection of swimming b) Regulate the flow of water through the pipe
pool water is by c)Prevent water to flow back in the opposite …..
a)Chlorination b) Lime treatment …………direction d) All of the above
c) Ozonisation d)Ultra-violet rays 106) If the level of source of water is higher than that
95) The treatment of water with only chlorine is of the place of consumption the system adopted
known as for supplying water is
a) Plain chlorination b) Post chlorination a) Pumping system
c) Pre- chlorination d) De- chlorination b) Gravitational system
96) The process of removing excess chlorine from c) Combined pumping and gravity system
water is called d) Any one of these
a) Plain chlorination b) Post chlorination 107) The hydrants are used for tapping water from
c) Dechlorination d) Super chlorination mains for
97) Bleaching powder is a) Fire extinguishing b) Street washing
a) Slaked lime b) Chloride of lime c) Flushing sewer lines d) All of these
c) Hypo- chloride of lime 108) The valve provided on the suction pipe in a tube
d) Hypo- chlorite of lime well is
98) The temporary hardness in water is caused due to a) Sluice valve b) Air relief valve
the salts like c) Pressure relief valve d) Reflux valve
a) Chloride b) Nitrates 109) In order to control the flow of water through
c) Sulphates d) Carbonates pipes, a …….is provided
99) The permanent hardness in water is caused due to a) Scour valve b) Air valve
the salts like c) Gate valve d)Safety valve
a) Chlorides b) Nitrates 110) For an area developed in haphazard way the
c) Sulphates d) All of these type of layout used for the distribution of pipes is
100) Zeolite is known as
a) Hydrated silica b) Sodium silicate a) Dead end system b) Ring system
c) Dehydrated calcium silicate d) None of these c) Radial system d) Grid iron system
101) Cleaning of rapid sand filter is done by 111) The suitable layout of a distribution system for
a) Scraping the top layer of filter media well planned cities is
b) Back washing a) Dead end system b) Ring system
c) Providing new sand layers c) Radial system d) Grid iron system
d) All of these

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