Exam Details

Subject Environmental Engineering
Paper
Exam / Course Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCLE)
Department School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. Choose the correct alternative.

As per National Building Code, domestic consumption of water in an Indian city under normal conditions, has been taken as

135 kilolitre/head/day

150 kilolitre/head/day

135 litre/head/day

150 litre/head/day

Which source of water, among the following is not an underground source of water

Wells

Rivers

Springs

Infiltration galleries

Which is the unit of turbidity

MTU

KTU

JTU

LTU

SPT in reference to water treatment stands for

Special Plate Count Test

Standard Plate Count Test

Specific Plate Count Test

Standard Phenolic Test

Which of the following is used to determine the colour of water?

Turbidity meter

Nanometer

Tintometer

None of the above

Which of these is not a disinfectant

Silver

Iodine

Sodium aluminate

None of the above

Activated sludge is the

aerated sludge in the aeration unit

sludge settled in the humus tank.

sludge in the secondary tank after aeration and rich in microbial mass

sludge in the secondary tank. after aeration and rich in nutrients

List the commonly used underground water sources and discuss anyone of them.

What do you understand by domestic water requirement Give the approximate break-up of various types of water requirement, if daily demand of water is 270 lpcd.

What is coagulation Discuss the two commonly used coagulants used In the treatment of water.

Differentiate between Grab and Composite methods of sampling of water.

4. With the help of a neat sketch, discuss the main components and working of a Rapid sand filter.

5. What is a manhole? Discuss the various types of manholes with their relative advantages.

6. Discuss the working principle of activated sludge process. Also draw a flow diagram in schematic form of a wastewater treatment plant that includes activated sludge process.

7. Write short notes on any four of the following:

Turbidity

Sludge Conditioning

Water Re-use

Jet Pumps

Corrosion of Pipes

Spigot and Socket Joint


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Subjects

  • Advanced Survey
  • Applied Mechanics
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Basics
  • Concrete Technology
  • Construction Drawing
  • Construction Technology- I
  • Construction Technology- II
  • E/M Engineering
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  • Elements of Survey
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  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Heat Power Technology
  • Industrial Management
  • Machine Drawing
  • Mathematics-I
  • Mathematics-II
  • Physics
  • Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning
  • Strength of Materials
  • Theory of Structures- I
  • Theory of Structures- II
  • Workshop Technology