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The peaking factor is directly proportional to the population of the city.

(a) True

(b) False

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Asked question is from Storm Water Flow topic in portion Water Supply for Building, Collection and Conveyance of Sewage, Waste Water Flow Rate of Environmental Engineering

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Correct answer is (b) False

Explanation: When the population of the city is less than 20,000, the peaking factor is 3.5 and when the population of the city is above 7,50,000, the peaking factor is 2. So, the peaking factor varies inversely with the population.

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