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GATE 2023 AR — Architecture – Question 37

Infrastructure, Services and Utilities · Off-site and on-site sanitation · 2 marks · Multiple select

Which provisions belong to a septic tank?

  1. Space for sewage settling
  2. Space for sludge storage
  3. A liner permitting sewage seepage
  4. Space for sludge digestion

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Correct answer: (A) Space for sewage settling; (B) Space for sludge storage; (D) Space for sludge digestion

Explanation

A septic tank provides sedimentation, sludge accumulation and anaerobic digestion: A, B, D. Its containment should prevent uncontrolled leakage; intentional soil infiltration belongs to a suitable downstream disposal system, not a leaking tank liner. Thus C is incorrect.

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