GATE AR concept:water-supply PYQs & Answers

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Match the following terms in Group–I with their corresponding descriptions in Group–II.

Group–I: P VAV; Q DEWAT; R El-Nino; S BRTS.

Group–II: 1 Continent-ocean heat balance system; 2 Public transportation system; 3 Intelligent air conditioning system of building; 4 Water supply monitoring system; 5 Waste water treatment system.

Your answerChoose one option.

P – 3, Q – 4, R – 1, S – 2

P – 2, Q – 5, R – 1, S – 3

P – 3, Q – 4, R – 2, S – 5

P – 1, Q – 3, R – 5, S – 2

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A colony of 50 people is served by a septic tank. The rate of water supply is 90 lpcd in the colony and 40% of it is going to the septic tank. The retention period of the tank is 24 hours. The length of the septic tank is ______ meter (rounded off to two decimal places).

Assume, storage capacity/person = 0.08m³ (3 years) Space for digestion = 0.0425 m³/person Depth of tank = 1.4 m Length: Width = 2:1

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The water consumption of a high rise apartment building with 60 dwelling units having an average household size of 5 persons is 135 lpcd. Assuming 80% of the total use is met with recycled water supply, the daily domestic demand for the building is ________ litres.

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