1.
The Term ‘Sullage’ refers to
a) Fresh wastewater
b) Septic wastewater
c) Wastewater from kitchen, laundry
d) Toxic wastewater
Answer: c
2. Aerobic bacteria
a) Flourish in the presense of free oxygen
b) Consume organic matter as their food
c) Oxidise organic matter in sewage
d) All of the above
Answer: d
3. Wastewater can become septic by the loss of:
a) Dissolved oxygen content
b) Carbon content
c) Organic compounds
d) Water content
Answer: a
4. Effluent from the pulp and the paper industry generally high in suspended -------
a) solids and BOD
b) liquids and BOD
c) BOD and COD
d) COD
Answer: a
5. ---------- Matter from the textiles finishing mill are disagreeable and visible nuisance
a) floating materials
b) dissolved materials
c) settled matter
d) none of the above
Answer: a
6. Regeneration of ion exchange processes with ---------- produces a waste water rich in hardness
ions which are readily precipitated
a) Weak acids
b) Strong bases
c) Strong acids and Alkalies
d) Strong Alkalies
Answer: c
7. For treating the sewage of a large city ,you will recommend a --------
a) A sedimentation tank and an activated sludge treatment plant
b) A plant consisting of imhoff tanks with low rate tricklling filters
c) Sedimentation tanks with high rate tricklling filters
d) None of the above
Answer: a
8. ------------of wastes reduces the strength eleminating the difficulty of treating the final waste
from an industrial plant
a) Segregation
b) sedimentation
c) Coagulation
d) Flocculation
Answer: a
9. Mixing of different wastes of different polarities and concentrations so that the net effect is
a---------------
a) Acidic
b) Neutral PH
c) Basic
d) None
Answer: b
10. Disposal to sewage in large cities is done in ---------
a) Irrigation
b) Dilution
c) Oxidation
d) Putrification
Answer: b
11. ---------- is the biological processes by which ammonia is first coverted to nitrite and then to
nitrate .
a. De nitrification
b. Equilisation
c. Nitrification
d. Neutralization
Answer: c
12. Degradable organic carbon inhibits nitrification at concentrations greater than --------
a) 15-30 mg/l BOD
b) 15-20 mg/l BOD
c) 20-40mg/l BOD
d) 20-30mg/l BOD
Answer: b
13. Which one of the below is not an attribute of drinking water?
a) Aesthetics
b) Economic
c) Safety
d) Source
Answer: d
14. ----------removed from the massicuite by rinsing the sugar crystals in centrifuges
a) Raw sugar b) molases c) Black strap molases d) Bagaese
Answer: b
15. The extent of water treatment depends on how many factors?
a) 5
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Answer: b
16. One of the major objectives of water treatment plants is the removal of turbidity.
a) True
b) b) False
Answer: a
17. The hallow fine- fiber systems will employ the member of ---------------
a) Hallow fiber b) Spiral wound
c)Plate and frame d) Nylon polymer
Answer: d
18. ------------- processes requires a slow growing nitrifing bacteria with sludge that has been aged
for a long time and high dissolved oxygen concentration.
a) Nitrification
b) Denitrification
c) Neutralization
d) Equilisation
Answer: a
19. Cane sugar mills process cane juice into a material called -----------
a) Raw sugar b) Molasses c) Bagasse d) Black strap molasses
Answer: a
20. In the activated sludge processes the dissolved oxygen concentration ranges b/w the
a) 4-5 mg/l b) 1-2 mg/l c) 2-3 mg/l d)None of above
Answer: b
21. In the reverse osmosis process the semi permeable membrane is
a) Permeable to the solvent b) Permeable to the solute
c) Impermeable to the solute d) Both (a) and (c)
Answer: d
22. sulphitation is the process where the entire clarified juice is treated by passing through the
-------------
a)carbon dioxide b)sulphur dioxide c)nitrozen dioxide d)oxygen
Answer: b
23. which of the folling is the not a physical charecteristic.
a) colour b) PH c)odour d) temperature
Answer: b
24. What is added to the water treatment tank to settle the colloidal particles?
a) Alum
b) Alum and lime
c) Lime
d) Potash
Answer: b
25. The Lime is added to the extracted juice of sugar canes to raise its ------------
a) Acicity b ) Basicity c) pH d) None
Answer: c
26. Removal of oil and greese from sewage is known as---------
a) Screening b) Skimming c)filtration d)None
Answer: b
27. Disinfection of water in our country is mainly done by ____________
a) Oxygenation
b) Hydration
c) Chlorination
d) Filtration
Answer: c
28. The results of analysis should be presented with special mention of [Link] modified
procedure should be subjected to a --------------
a) Recovery test b) Physical test c) Chemical test d) None of the
above
Answer: a
29. when perennial streams are not available -------------may be used for dilution
a) Lakes b) Oceans c) Rivers d)None
Answer: a
30. Which minerals and in what form are present in ground water?
a) Fe & Mn in Ferrous and Manganous
b) Fe & Cu in Ferric and Cupric
c) Fe & Mn in Ferric and manganous
d) Cu & Mn in Cuprous and manganous
Answer: a
31. The major portion of sewage is filled with
a) water b) solid c) semi solid d) none
Answer: a
32. what is the full form of ETP
a) Effluent treatment plant
b) Effluent transporting portion
c) Excess tracing part
d) None of above
Answer: a
33. How many types of wastewater treatment plants are there based on the type of
wastewater?
a) 5
b) 4
c) 2
d) 3
Answer: d
34. -------------- is the biological processes by which nitrate is converted to nitrogen and the gaseous
end products
a) Nitrification
b) Denitrification
c) Neutralization
d) Equilisation
Answer: b
35. In furrow method the furrows are very small ditches having depth of about------
a) 400mm to 500mm
b)300mm to 500mm
c) 150mm to 300mm
d) none
Answer: b
36. On how many conditions does the intervention of wastewater depend on?
a) 5
b) 7
c) 6
d) 4
Answer: b
37. The water sample collected for testingshould maintain at a temperature of ---------before
reaching the laboratory
a) 270 c b) 40c c) 320c d) 00c
Answer:b
38. Screening and comminution are preliminary treatment processes
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
39. _____ devices remove materials which would damage equipment or interfere with a
process.
a) Grit
b) Screening
c) Oxidation
d) Reduction
Answer: b
40. The major pollution sources that contribute to environmental quality problems
a)CO2 b) N2O c)C & N d)O 3
Answer: c
41. __________ represents the heavier inert matter in wastewater.
a) Debris
b) Waste
c) Screens
d) Grit
Answer: d
42. Supplemental means of aeration are often employed with an equalization basin to
provide better mixing.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
43. Which of the following should be provided in the case where aeration is absent?
a) Screening devices
b) Mechanical mixers
c) Grit removers
d) Sedimentation tank
Answer: b
44. In the stages of effluent treatment processes secondary stage is also called as-------
a) Primary treatment b)Biological treatment
c) Teritiary treatment d) None
Answer: b
45. Which process is employed to gain sufficient head for the wastewater?
a) Screening
b) Pumping
c) Oxidation
d) Fermentation
Answer: b
46. What is the most common used coagulant?
a) Alum
b) Ferric sulphate
c) Limestone
d) Coal
Answer: a
47. The teritary stage of effluent treatment processes includes in removing the
a) Sodium and chloride ions
b)Calcium and magnesium ions
c) Nitrites
d) None
Answer: a
48. What is the intermediate zone composed of in aerobic-anaerobic ponds?
a) Algae
b) Aerobic bacteria
c) Facultative bacteria
d) Organic solids
Answer:c
49. Nitrification efficiency is significantly suppressed as the temperature is _________
a) Increased
b) Decreased
c) Neutral
d) Maintained
Answer: b
50. __________ is a process which involves further removal of the nitrogen.
a) Nitrification
b) Denitrification
c) Ammonification
d) Reduction
Answer: b
51. In rotating biological contractors, what percent of corrugated plastic discs are
submerged?
a) 20
b) 50
c) 80
d) 40
Answer:d
52. What is the minimum excess amount of chlorine required to corrode equipment?
a) 30mg/L
b) 40mg/L
c) 50mg/L
d) 60mg/L
Answer: b
53. The formation of ferrous sulphide leads to the blackening of water.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
54. What is the colour of the wastewater after 6 hours of a generation?
a) Grey
b) Light brown
c) Dark brown
d) Dark grey
Answer: b
55. Total solids in a wastewater consist of insoluble solids alone
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
56. What is the minimum percentage of solids in wastewater?
a) 30 %
b) 40 %
c) 50 %
d) 60 %
Answer: b
57. Organic materials in wastewater are removed by oxidation through reactions with
_______
a) hydrogen
b) hydroxyl radicals
c) water
d) oxygen
Answer: b
58. Advanced oxidation processes are used to remove inorganic materials in water and
wastewater.
a) True
b) False
Answer:a
59. Reverse Osmosis is which type of treatment?
a) Primary treatment
b) Preliminary treatment
c) Secondary treatment
d) Tertiary treatment
Answer:d
60. Which is usually prior to reverse osmosis?
a) Ultrafiltration
b) Activated carbon filter
c) Clarifier
d) Tube settler
Answer:a
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