Water Pollution MCQs – CHAPTER 1 DAE 50 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 Subscribe 1. . Key issues for sampling of sewage is (A) Accuracy (B) Skill (C) Cost (D) All of theseShow All Answers 2. . The crucial days for testing of BOD for sewage is (A) None of these (B) 2 Days (C) 7 Days (D) 5 DaysShow All Answers 3. . Burning of fossil fuel causes increased (A) Livestock (B) Global Warming (C) Waste (D) Soil erosionShow All Answers 4. . The duty of Environmental Technologists is to protect and present (A) Ideas of environmental conservation (B) New invention and Techniques (C) Environmental Problems (D) Solution to weather controlShow All Answers 5. . The study of Interrelationship between environment and animals (A) Biology (B) Ecology (C) Sociology (D) TaxonomyShow All Answers 6. . Important components of an ecosystem are (A) Air, water and soil (B) Energy, water, nitrogen and Soil minerals (C) Carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen (D) Buildings, roads and SchoolsShow All Answers 7. . Indiscriminate cutting or over harvesting of trees for timber or pulp, or to clear for agriculture, ranching, construction or other human activities (A) Deforestation (B) Desertification (C) Cultivation (D) Over populationShow All Answers 8. . Pesticides are harmful to (A) Land (B) All of these (C) Birds (D) AnimalShow All Answers 9. . Industrial wastewater or sewage when enters in a river, storm or sea is termed as (A) Organic Pollution (B) Non-point source of pollution (C) Point source of pollution (D) Inorganic PollutionShow All Answers 10. . Presence of Algae in water may cause (A) Increase in carbon dioxide (B) Increase PH value (C) Increase in Oxygen (D) Increase organic wastesShow All Answers 11. . Colour, taste, odour and temperature are (A) Chemical parameters of water (B) Physical parameters of water (C) Biological parameters of water (D) None of theseShow All Answers 12. . Presence is a serious biological pollution indicator of water (A) Dissolved minerals (B) B-Collie (C) Oxygen (D) Carbon dioxideShow All Answers 13. . Settleable solids could be measured by using (A) Jars (B) Beakers (C) Cylinders (D) Imhoff coneShow All Answers 14. . The minimum limiting value of dissolved oxygen in stream water is (A) 4.5 mg/l (B) 6.5 mg/l (C) 7.5 mg/l (D) 8.5 mg/lShow All Answers 15. . Standard pH value for drinking water is (A) 1 — 3 (B) 6.5 — 8.5 (C) 4.5 — 5.5 (D) 9 — 11Show All Answers 16. . Chemical coagulation is done by using chemicals (A) Mineral acids & Cellulose (B) Glycerin & fatty acids (C) Carbon dioxide & nitric acid (D) Ferrous sulphate & ferric chlorideShow All Answers 17. . Disinfection of water is done by (A) Sodium chloride (B) Chlorine (C) By air (D) By activated sludge processShow All Answers 18. . Organic matters are regarded as (A) Fats (B) Carbohydrates (C) Proteins (D) All of theseShow All Answers 19. . Turbidity in water is due to (A) Solid Particles (B) Excessive dissolved matters (C) Gaseous materials (D) High temperatureShow All Answers 20. . Quantity of oxygen required for stabilization of the oxidizable organic matter present over 5 days of incubation at 20°C is called (A) BOD (B) DO (C) COD (D) TOCShow All Answers 21. . If the wastewater is biodegradable it is subjected to biodegradation usually of (A) 16 Hours (B) 24 Hours (C) 48 Hours (D) 32 HoursShow All Answers 22. . Bar screens provide the removal of (A) Dissolved particles (B) Odour (C) Colour (D) Floating solids, grit, grease and oil scumsShow All Answers 23. . Grit removal devices rely on specific gravity between organic and inorganic solids to affect their representation (A) Similarity (B) Difference (C) Filtration (D) SedimentationShow All Answers 24. . Method used for the removal of suspended solids, oil & grease from the wastewater (A) Flotation (B) Sedimentation (C) Retention (D) ChlorinationShow All Answers 25. . Treatment often called clarification, sedimentation or settling (A) Binary (B) Secondary (C) Tertiary (D) PrimaryShow All Answers 26. . The bacteria which comes into action in the presence of free oxygen and light is called (A) Pathogenic (B) Anaerobic (C) Aerobic (D) ToxicShow All Answers 27. . Odour of the sewage is an indicator of (A) Inorganic matters (B) Organic matters (C) Gaseous substances (D) Dissolved substancesShow All Answers 28. . Activated sludge contains water up to (A) 40 — 50% (B) 52 — 60% (C) 70 — 82% (D) 98 — 99%Show All Answers 29. . Sunlight may help in sewage (A) Production of oxygen (B) Killing of bacteria (C) Production of bacteria (D) Sewage disposalShow All Answers 30. . Filter media in trickling filter is generally of (A) Crushed stone (B) Concrete (C) Wood (D) ClayShow All Answers 31. . Chlorination of sewage may (A) Decrease BOD (B) Increase BOD (C) Increase pollution (D) Decrease head lossShow All Answers 32. . PH value for neutralization of domestic sewage is (A) 6.8 — 7.2 (B) 5.5 — 6.5 (C) 4.5 — 5.5 (D) 7.2 — 8.2Show All Answers 33. . Thermophilic digestion is completed in (A) 7 — 10 days (B) 6 — 8 days (C) 4 — 5 days (D) 10 — 12 daysShow All Answers 34. . Retaining period of water in septic tank / collection tank is known as (A) Time period (B) Decomposition period (C) Digestion period (D) Detention periodShow All Answers 35. . Bacteria which digest organic and inorganic matter in a septic tank / collection tank is termed as (A) Aerobic bacteria (B) Anaerobic bacteria (C) Facultative bacteria (D) Thermophilic bacteriaShow All Answers 36. . No treatment is necessary and raw sewage can directly be discharged into the volume of dilution water if dilution factor is (A) Above 500 (B) 300 — 400 (C) 400 — 500 (D) 8 — 150Show All Answers 37. . Sewage should be completely treated before it is thrown into water for dilution if dilution factor is (A) Less than 8 (B) 8 — 150 (C) 150 — 300 (D) Above 500Show All Answers 38. . Free board in a sewage tank is normally (A) 20 cm (B) 45 cm (C) 40 cm (D) 30 cmShow All Answers 39. . The most desirable way of sludge treatment is (A) Dumping into sea (B) Incineration (C) Lagooning (D) Heat dryingShow All Answers 40. . Sprinkler irrigation is a method of applying sewage where (A) Where there is water in excess (B) On sandy and hilly areas (C) For orchards & for tall plants (D) In water logged areasShow All Answers 41. . Polluted gases are exhausted by (A) Scum board (B) Inlet (C) Vent pipe (D) OutletShow All Answers 42. . Large particle collection in a sewage tank is termed as (A) Settling tank (B) Skimming tank (C) Grit chamber (D) Deterrence tankShow All Answers 43. . Free ammonia in the sewage is an indicator of (A) Organic matters (B) Nitrogenous matters (C) Algae (D) Inorganic mattersShow All Answers 44. . Protein is a main component of (A) Sugar (B) Plants (C) Fats (D) AnimalShow All Answers 45. . Contact bed is permitted to stay empty for a period of (A) 10 hours (B) 8 hours (C) 6 hours (D) 12 hoursShow All Answers 46. . Intermittent sand filters are kept wet to keep the conditions (A) Alive anaerobic bacteria (B) Alive virus (C) Alive aerobic bacteria (D) Alive worms and insectsShow All Answers 47. . Settling tank is used for (A) Ozonation (B) Secondary treatment (C) Advanced oxidation treatment (D) Primary treatmentShow All Answers 48. . Colour, odour, temperature & turbidity test (A) Biological tests (B) Chemical tests (C) Trace element tests (D) Physical testsShow All Answers 49. . Consist of fixed screen and a moving cutter for reducing the size of waste particles (A) Clarifier (B) Grit Chamber (C) Comminutors (D) FlocculatorShow All Answers 50. . Branches of biochemistry is (A) Cellular (B) Molecular (C) All of these (D) MetabolicShow All Answers