EMC Lab quiz 2021 (Copy)

Answer all questions. Questions are MCQ and objective types

1. The quantity of chlorine in ppm required to satisfactory chlorinate sewage is usually

(0.5 Points)

125 – 150

95 – 120

60 – 90

0 – 25

2. Most of the bacteria in sewage are (0.5 Points)

Pathogen

Anaerobic

Saprophytic

Parasitic
3. The ratio of oxygen available to the oxygen required for stabilization of sewage is
called (0.5 Points)

Biochemical oxygen demand

Relative stability

Bacterial-stability factor

Oxygen-ion concentration

4. The biochemical treatment of sewage effluents is essentially a process of

(0.5 Points)

Reduction

Oxidation

Dehydration

Alkalization

5. The percent of total solids in most domestic sewage is approximately (0.5 Points)

10

0.1

0.01
6. What is the effect of pressure drop on efficiency of cyclone separator? (1 Point)

7. Write chemicals or reagents required for determination of Chloride content of water.

(1 Point)

8. For protection of aquatic life in a fresh water stream, sewage effluent should never
lower the dissolved oxygen content lower than (0.5 Points)

5 ppm

10 ppm

15 ppm

20 ppm

9. The most suitable equipment for removing the fine dust particle (<1 micron
diameter) from air below its dew point will be (0.5 Points)

Bag filter

Cyclone separator

Wet scrubber

Electrostatic precipitator
 Electrostatic precipitator

10. The most efficient equipment for removal of sub-micron dust particle from blast
furnace gas is (0.5 Points)

Venturi scrubber

Gravity settling chamber

Cyclone separator

None of these

11. The operation of a cyclone separator relies on (0.5 Points)

Centrifuge force acting on the particle

Producing an electric charge on the particle to be collected and then directing it, by
electrostatic forces, to the collection electrodes

The creation of intimate contact between a system of gas and flow of scrubbing liquor

Diffusion of dust particles

12. The collection efficiency of a cyclone separator (0.5 Points)

Is directly proportional to the mass of the dust particle

Is inversely proportional to the radius of the dust particle path

Increases with increase in gas flow rate

All of the above

13. Write the indicators used in the determination of alkalinity of water sample and the
related colour changes. (1 Point)

14. Write the chemicals and reagents used for the determination TOC in water sample.
(1 Point)

15. For a given particle size, the collection efficiency of a cyclone separator (0.5 Points)

Will be decreased at higher pressure drops

Will be increases at higher pressure drops

Will not be affected by changing pressure drops

None of the above

16. Depending on the size of the particles being collected, the wet scrubbers operate in
a pressure drop range from (0.5 Points)

760 to 800 in. H2O g

0.2 to 0.5 in. H2O g

3 to 60 in. H2O g

0.01 to 0.1 in. H2O g

17. Depending on the size of the particles being collected, the wet scrubbers operate in
a pressure drop range from (0.5 Points)

760 to 800 in. H2O g

0.2 to 0.5 in. H2O g

3 to 60 in. H2O g

0.01 to 0.1 in. H2O g

18. Which of the following devices of particulate collection is the least efficient?
(0.5 Points)

Cyclone separator

Electrostatic precipitator

Fabric filter

Wet scrubber

19. The oxygen consuming property of the waste water expressed in the terms of
oxygen consumed biologically is (0.5 Points)

DO

COD

TOC

None of these

20. Biochemical oxygen demand is an example of (0.5 Points)

Zero order reaction

First order reaction

Second order reaction

None of These
21. The concentration of residual chlorine in water is recommended(WHO)to be
(0.5 Points)

0.1 mg / litre

0.2 mg / litre

2.0 mg/litre

2.5 mg/litre

22. The allowable limit of BOD of wastewater to be disposed in rivers is (0.5 Points)

30 ppm

70 ppm

100 ppm

300 ppm

23. Following indicator is used for Alkalinity determination of water (0.5 Points)

Bromthymol Indicator

Potassium Chromate Indicator

Erichrome Black-T indicator

None of these
24. Why measurement of acidity of water sample is important? (1 Point)

25. Following indicator is used for chloride determination of water (0.5 Points)

Phenolphthalein

Potassium Chromate Indicator

Bromo Cresol green indicator

Bromthymol Indicator

26. Turbidity is caused due to (0.5 Points)

The suspended particles

The settleable particles

The colloidal particles

All of the above

27. The measurement of conductivity may lead to the estimation of (0.5 Points)

Total solids

Total dissolved solids

Suspended solids

Colloidal solids

28. Turbidity is measured on (0.5 Points)

standard platinum scale

standard cobalt scale

standard silica scale

platinum cobalt scale

29. The dissolved oxygen level in natural unpolluted waters at normal temperature is
found to be of the order of (0.5 Points)

1 mg/ litre

10 mg/ litre

100 mg/ litre

Option 1000 mg/ litre4

30. How dissolved oxygen sensor works? (1 Point)

31. The correct relation between theoretical oxygen demand (TOD), Biochemical oxygen
demand (BOD) and Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is given by (0.5 Points)

TOD>BOD>COD

BOD > TOD >COD

TOD> COD > BOD

TOD=BOD=COD

32. The minimum dissolved oxygen which should always be present in order to save the
aquatic life is (0.5 Points)

1 mg/L

4 mg/L

10 mg/L

40 mg/L
33. Alum as a coagulant is found to be most effective when pH range of water is
(0.5 Points)

2 to 4

4 to 6

6 to 8

8 to 10

34. The amount of coagulant needed for coagulation of water increases with

(i) Increase in turbidity of water

(ii) Decrease in turbidity of water

(iii) Increase in temperature of water

(iv) Decrease in temperature of water

The correct answer is (0.5 Points)

i and ii

i and iv

ii and iii

ii and iv
35. The most common cause of acidity in water is (0.5 Points)

Nitrogen

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Carbon dioxide

36. Alkalinity in water is expressed as milligrams per litre in terms of equivalent

(0.5 Points)

Calcium carbonate

Magnesium carbonate

Sodium carbonate

Calcium hydroxide

37. Write 3 standards used for TDS. (1 Point)

38. The alum, when added as a coagulant in water (0.5 Points)

Does not require alkalinity in water for flocculation

Does not affect pH value of water

Increases pH value of water

Decreases pH value of water

39. Residual chlorine in water is determined by (0.5 Points)

Starch iodide method

Orthotolidine method

Both (a) and (b)

None of the above

40. What is the size range of respirable suspended particulate matter? (0.5 Points)

Less than 1 micrometer

Less than 10 micrometre

Less than 100 micrometre

Less than 0.1 micrometre

41. What is the difference between PM10 and PM2.5 (0.5 Points)

PM2.5 is more dangerous to human health

PM10 is more dangerous to human health

There is no difference

None of these

42. What is formed when coagulant is added to water? (0.5 Points)

Bubbles

Scum

Floc

None of these

43. The amount of dissolved solids passing through the filters in the process of filtration
is called __________. (0.5 Points)

Independent of suspended solids

Sum of total solids and suspended solids

Difference between total solids and suspended solids

All of the above

44. Which of the following units is used for measuring the turbidity of water?
(0.5 Points)

EAU Formazin Attenuation Units

FNU- Formazin Nephelometric Unit

NTU – Nephelometric Turbidity Units

All of the above

45. Write the chemicals and reagents used for determination of COD of a wastewater
sample. (1 Point)

46. Which chemical is used for the titration of waste water for finding its chloride
content? (0.5 Points)

Potassium chloride

Sodium chloride

Potassium chromate

Potassium dichromate
47. When the sewage becomes stronger, the turbidity of wastewater? (0.5 Points)

Increases

Decreases

Becomes constant

Slightly decrease

48. The treatment options for an elevated total dissolved solid depends on _______
(0.5 Points)

Quantity of water

Nature of ions

Nature of suspended solids

Type of microbes

49. Which of the following is used for a small concentration of organic matter?
(0.5 Points)

Chemical oxygen demand

Total organic carbon

Biochemical oxygen demand

All of these
50. What is NTU? (1 Point)

51. What is meant by primary standard solution? (1 Point)

52. What is the use of Formazin  in Turbidity measurement? (0.5 Points)

53. Which reagent is not used in Sulphate measurement? (0.5 Points)

Barium Chloride

Gelatin Powder

Glycerol

Sulphuric acid

54. Barium Sulphate is used in the analysis of (0.5 Points)

BOD

COD

TOC

None of these
 None of these

55. Determination of Ammonia from stationary source can be done by (0.5 Points)

Nessler reagent method

Spectrophotometric method

Both of these

None of these

56. How standard ammonium Sulphate solution is prepared? (1 Point)

57. What filter media is used for PM10 sampling? (1 Point)

58. Why temperature and pressure measured for air sampling using high volume
sampler? (1 Point)

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