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Water Treatment

GATE Civil Engineering · 36 questions across 17 years (1997-2025) · 43% recurrence rate

Recurrence sparkline

19972025
199720112025

Difficulty mix

easy 67%
med 31%
hard 3%

Question types

MCQ22
NAT8
MSQ5
MTF1

All 36 questions on Water Treatment

2025 PYQ

Fecal Coliform (FC) concentration in river water was measured as 10780 cfu/100 ml. The FC concentration after the conventional water treatment, but before chlorination, was measured as $23 \mathrm{cfu} / 100 \mathrm{ml}$...

Easy
2025 PYQ

Free residual chlorine concentration in water was measured to be $2 \mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{l}$ (as $\mathrm{Cl}_2$ ). The pH of water is 8.5. By using the chemical equation given below, the HOCl concentration (in $\mu$ mo...

Med
2025 PYQ

Aeration is employed as a treatment option for the removal of several pollutants from contaminated water. Identify the pollutant(s), where aeration is employed as a part of their removal:

Easy
2025 PYQ

The analyses results of a water sample are given below. The non-carbonate hardness of the water (in $\mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{L}$ ) as $\mathrm{CaCO}_3$ is __________ (in integer). $$ \begin{aligned} & \mathrm{Ca}^{2+}=150...

Med
2025 PYQ

The Surface Overflow Rate (SOR) in a rectangular sedimentation tank is $45 \mathrm{~m}^3 / \mathrm{m}^2 / \mathrm{d}$. Minimum diameters of spherical inorganic and organic particles expected to be completely removed in t...

Med
2024 PYQ

A hypothetical multimedia filter, consisting of anthracite particles (specific gravity: 1.50), silica sand (specific gravity: 2.60), and ilmenite sand (specific gravity: 4.20), is to be designed for treating water/wastew...

Med
2024 PYQ

A water treatment plant treats 25 MLD water with a natural alkalinity of 4.0 mg/L (as CaCO 3 ). It is estimated that, during the coagulation of this water, 450 kg/day of calcium bicarbonate (Ca(HCO 3 ) 2 ) is required ba...

Hard
2023 PYQ

Identify the waterborne diseases caused by viral pathogens:

Easy
2023 PYQ

Which of the following is/are NOT active disinfectant(s) in water treatment?

Easy
2023 PYQ

In the following table, identify the correct set of associations between the entries in Column - 1 and Column-2. Column-1 Column-2 P: Reverse Osmosis III: Concentration Polarization Q: Trickling Filter I: Ponding R: Coag...

Med
2023 PYQ

In the context of water and wastewater treatments, the correct statements are:

Med
2023 PYQ

A flocculator tank has a volume of 2800 m 3 . The temperature of water in the tank is 15°C, and the average velocity gradient maintained in the tank is 100/s. The temperature of water is reduced to 5°C, but all other ope...

Med
2022 PYQ

Which of the following processes can be used for conversion of salt water into fresh water?

Easy
2022 PYQ

Henry's law constant for transferring O 2 from air into water, at room temperature, is 1.3 $${{mmol} \over {liter - atm}}$$. Given that the partial pressure of O 2 in the atmosphere is 0.21 atm, the concentration of diss...

Easy
2022 PYQ

In a water sample, the concentrations of Ca 2+ , Mg 2+ and HCO$$_3^ - $$ are 100 mg/L, 36 mg/L and 122 mg/L, respectively. The atomic masses of various elements are : Ca = 40, Mg = 24, H = 1, C = 12, O = 16. The total ha...

Med
2022 PYQ

A 100 mg of HNO 3 (strong acid) is added to water, bringing the final volume to 1.0 liter. Consider the atomic weights of H, N, and O, as 1 g/mol. 14 g mol. and 16 g/mol, respectively. The final pH of this water is (Igno...

Easy
2022 PYQ

The total hardness in raw water is 500 milligram per liter as CaCO 3 . The total hardness of this raw water, expressed in milligram equivalent per liter, is (Consider the atomic weights of Ca, C, and O as 40 g/mol, 12 g/...

Easy
2022 PYQ

A water treatment plant has a sedimentation basin of depth 3 m, width 5 m, and length 40 m. The water inflow rate is 500 m 3 /h. The removal fraction of particles having a settling velocity of 1.0 m/h is ________. (round...

Easy
2022 PYQ

Two discrete spherical particles (P and Q) of equal mass density are independently released in water. Particle P and particle Q have diameters of 0.5 mm and 1.0 mm, respectively. Assume Stoke's law is valid. The drag for...

Med
2016 PYQ

The hardness of a ground water sample was found to be 420 mg/L as $$CaCO_3$$. A softener containing ion exchange resins was installed to reduce the total hardness to 75 mg/L as $$CaCO_3$$ before supplying to 4 households...

Med
2015 PYQ

A groundwater sample was found to contain 500 mg/L total dissolved solids (TDS). TDS (in %) present in the sample is ________.

Easy
2014 PYQ

Some of the nontoxic metals normally found in natural water are

Easy
2012 PYQ

A water sample has a pH of 9.25. The concentration of hydroxyl ions in the water sample is

Easy
2010 PYQ

Ion concentrations obtained for a groundwater sample (having pH=8.1) are given below. Ion $$Ca^{2+}$$ $$Mg^{2+}$$ $$Na^+$$ $$HCO_3^-$$ $$SO_4^{2-}$$ $$Cl^{-}$$ Ionconcentration(mg/L) 100 6 15 250 45 39 Atomic Weight Ca=4...

Med
2010 PYQ

Ion concentrations obtained for a groundwater sample (having pH=8.1) are given below. Ion $$Ca^{2+}$$ $$Mg^{2+}$$ $$Na^+$$ $$HCO_3^-$$ $$SO_4^{2-}$$ $$Cl^{-}$$ Ionconcentration(mg/L) 100 6 15 250 45 39 Atomic Weight Ca=4...

Easy
2007 PYQ

The presence of hardness in excess of permissible limit causes

Easy
2007 PYQ

The alkalinity and the hardness of a water sample are 250 mg/L and 350 mg/L as $$CaCo_3$$, respectively. The water has

Easy
2005 PYQ

1 TCU is equivalent to color produced by

Easy
2005 PYQ

If tomato juice is having a pH of 4.1, the hydrogen ion concentration will be

Easy
2004 PYQ

Most of the turbidity meters work on the scattering principle. The turbidity value obtained is expressed in

Easy
2002 PYQ

In natural water, hardness is mainly caused by

Easy
2000 PYQ

Two Samples of Water A and B have pH values of a 4.4 and 6.4 respectively. How many times more acidic sample A is than sample B

Easy
1999 PYQ

Temporary hardness in water is caused by the presence of

Easy
1998 PYQ

The microbial quality of treated piped water supplies is monitored by

Easy
1997 PYQ

Alkalinity of water can be defined correctly in one of the following ways

Easy
1997 PYQ

MPN index is measure of one of the following:

Easy