Waste Water Engineering MCQs

Waste Water Engineering MCQs

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1: Pick up the correct statement from the following:

A.   The solubility of oxygen in sewage is 95% that is in distilled water

B.   In treated sewage, 4 PPm of D.O. is essential

C.   Only very fresh sewage contains some dissolved oxygen

D.   All these

2: For evaporation and measurement of settlable solids, the apparatus used, is

A.   A breaker

B.   A test tube

C.   A jar

D.   An Imhoff cone

3: If D is the diameter of upper circular portion, the overall depth of a standard egg shaped section, is

A.   D

B.   1.5 D

C.   1.75 D

D.   1.25 D

4: Clogging of sewers, is caused due to

A.   Silting

B.   Greasy and oily matters

C.   Low discharge

D.   Domestic wastes thrown in manholes

E.   All these

5: The coagulant widely used for sewage treatment, is

A.   Chlorinated copperas

B.   Alum

C.   Ferric sulphate

D.   Ferric chloride

6: Bio-chemical oxygen demand (BOD) for the first 20 days in generally referred to

A.   Carbonaceous demand

B.   First stage demand

C.   Initial demand

D.   All of these.

7: A rain sanitary sewer is constructed to carry

A.   Storm sewage

B.   All these

C.   Ground water

D.   Sanitary sewage

E.   surface water

8: In olden days the type of section adopted in trunk and out fall sewers was

A.   Horse shoe shaped

B.   Egg shaped

C.   Parabolic shaped

D.   Circular shaped

9: For house drainage minimum gradient is

A.   1 in 60

B.   1 in 400

C.   1 in 10

D.   1 in 80

10: House connections to the laterals is generally made by

A.   P.C.C.

B.   Cast iron

C.   Glazed stonewares

D.   R.C.C.

11: What the house drainage minimum gradient is

A.   1 in 80

B.   1 in 60

C.   1 in 400

D.   1 in 10

12: If the over land flow from the critical point to the drain is 8 km and the difference in level is 12.4 m, the inlet time is

A.   3 hours

B.   5 hours

C.   2 hours

D.   4 hours

13: If the diameter of sewer is 225 mm, the gradient required for generating self cleansing velocity, is

A.   None of these.

B.   1 in 120

C.   1 in 60

D.   1 in 100

14: If D is the diameter of upper circular portion, the overall depth of a standard egg shaped section

A.   1.5 D

B.   1.25 D

C.   D

D.   1.75 D

15: The asbestos cement pipes are generally laid

A.   Vertically

B.   At an angle of 30°

C.   At an angle of 60°

D.   Horizontally

16: In SI units the power of sound is represented in

A.   Joules

B.   Watts.

C.   Kgs

D.   Neutons

17: The screens are fixed

A.   At an angle 30° to 60° to the direction of flow

B.   Parallel to the direction of flow

C.   Perpendicular to the direction of flow

D.   None of these

18: If 2% solution of a sewage sample is incubated for 5 days at 20°C and depletion of oxygen was found to be 5 ppm, B.O.D. of the sewage is

A.   250 ppm

B.   225 ppm

C.   200 ppm

D.   None of these

19: Assertion (A) : Discharging the effluents from the oxidation ponds just up stream of lakes or reservoirs is undesirable. Reason (R) : The discharged algae get settled in the reservoirs and cause anaerobic decomposition and other water qualities.

A.   A is false but R is true.

B.   Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

C.   A is true but R is false

D.   Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

20: For treating the sewage of a large city, you will recommend

A.   None of these

B.   A plant consisting of Imhoff tanks with low rate trickling filters

C.   Sedimentation tanks with high rate trickling filters

D.   A sedimentation tank and an activated sludge treatment plant

21: When considering using graywater, you might use the water for ________.

A.   Washing clothes.

B.   Flushing toilets.

C.   Washing hands.

D.   Taking baths

22: What does "activated sludge" refer to?

A.   A brownish flocculent culture of organisms

B.   An oxygen-emitting device

C.   A process used in wastewater treatment

D.   A type of bacteria

23: What is the Activated Sludge Process used for?

A.   Disposing of pollution in wastewaters

B.   Treating industrial waste

C.   Producing electrical power

D.   Removing heavy metals from water

24: What does the process of aeration involve?

A.   Boiling the liquid

B.   Bringing about intimate contact between air and a liquid

C.   Cooling the liquid

D.   Mixing the liquid with oil

25: What is the purpose of an Aeration Tank?

A.   To inject air into water

B.   To absorb pollutants

C.   To collect water

D.   To process sewage

26: What do aerobic bacteria require for growth?

A.   Free (elementary) oxygen

B.   Nutrients

C.   High temperatures

D.   Dark conditions

27: ________ is are formed during primary wastewater treatment

A.   Gray water

B.   Sludge

C.   Bacteria

D.   Inorganic nutrients

E.   Toxins

28: All of the following are examples of point sources of pollution except ________.

A.   Oil spills , irrigation , fertilizers , pesticides

B.   Pesticides , oil spills , irrigation , leaky underground storage tanks

C.   Drainage from industrial plants , oil spills , runoff from street gutters , chemical spills

D.   Pesticides , herbicides , animal waste , irrigation

29: Solids in wastewater treatment are removed in ________.

A.   Pre-treatment

B.   Primary treatment

C.   Secondary treatment

D.   Tertiary treatment

E.   Sludge digestion