Rajasthan pollution control board RSPCB JEE 2016 Paper

Code: A
Junior Envirmental Engineer

Q001 : Which one of the fo llowi ng are the correct percentages of the two
greenhouse gases that con tribute to the t ota l global warming?
(A) COr 40% and CFCs-30% ~ (B} Meth ane 20% and N20 -18% ,
(C) N2o -6% and CO 2 86% .>' JB}CFC~% and Methane 20%

Q002: Radioactive waste from hospita ls should be st ore d in con t ainer sh ielded
with :
(A) Lead (B) Plasti c
,jS}-Steel (D) Mercury

Q003: The detention period for oxidati on pond is gene rally kept as :
(A) 30 hours (B) 10 to 15 days
(C) 2 to 6 days ~ 24 hours

Q004: The size of clear opening in ca se of bar-rack (coarse-screen) is usually

(A) 10 mm t o 20 mm (B) 20 mm to 50 mm
(C) Le ss th an 10 m07 ~ SO mm or more

The F/M ratio in aeration tank of an ASP treating 0.96 MLD of wastewater
having a BOD of 250 mg/I w ith M LSS concentration of 3000 mg/I and HRT
of 6 hrs is:
(A) 0. 303 (B) 0.33
(C ) 3.3 (D) 3.03

Q006: Which is not conside re d a gre enh ouse gas?

(A) Sulphur dioxide (50 2) \03-rWater vapor (H 2Q)
(C) Carbon dioxide (CO2) (D) Nitrous oxide (N 2 Q)

, Q007: Type of settling in plain sedimentation tank is:

(A) Floccul ent \ {.B,)-1Jiscrete
(C) Zo ne (D) Hindered

Q008: Unit operati~n u_

sed to separate light materials i.e. paper and plastic from
heavy materials
. 1.e. metals based on weight deference in the air str earn..
(A) D_ens,ty separation u.sts"'c reening
(C) Size reduction (D) 0 ens,·t·rca t 10n
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M inimum th ickness of th~astic carry bags) according to the Plastic waste

management rules 2016 is
(A) 60 microns
- microns
(C) 30 microns
(D) 40 microns
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Q 01 2: The des1. bl ff ctive si.ze f n d in rap i d sa .

ra e e e o sa n d fi lt e rs ,s :
tA) < 0. 1 mm tB) 0 .4 5 - 0 .6 m
m
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mm .0 m m
Q 01 3: Which of
the foll ow in g ci
ty produces h.,g h st am o u n t o f e -w a st e
e ?
tA) Jaipur ~ o lk a ta
tC) Pune to ) Ah m e d a b a
d
Q014: M a jo ri ty
of th e Indian e-
W fn d u s tr ia l se waste is g e n e ra
ct o r te d fr o m
.
tc ) Domestic se tB) IT co m p a n ie
ct o r s
tD) Im p o rt e d w t
Q 01 5: Direct ex aS e
posure to w hich
tw o chemicals
death? in h a za rd o u s w
a st e can cause
.. J, A lM er cu ry an
d Cyani de
(C) Sulphur and (B) C ya n id e a n
Arsenic d S u lp h u r
(D) M e rc u ry a
n d Fl u o ri d e
The dispersion
pa ra m et e rs si gm
a-y and sigma -z
function o f in G a u ss ia n m
o d el ar e
(A) Downwind
d is t an ce and a
(B) D ow nw in d tm o sp h e ri c st a
an d cro ss w in d b ili ty
(C) Cro sswin d di d is ta n ce fr o m th e
sta nce and fr ic so u rc e
(D) U pw i nd di st ti o n a l ve lo ci ty
an ce and d o w n
w in d d is ta n ce
Q 01 7 : PC fr o m th e so u rc
DD/ F s (Polych lo e
ri n a te d d ib e n o
dibenzofurans) d io xi n s an d p o
are vo la ti le s o rg ly ch lo ri n a te d
(A) Shredded a n ic ch e m ica ls
t h a t a ri se w h e
n e- w aste is
t C) Biodegraded 8 B u rn t
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Ra1asthan is th
e to p p ro d u ce
(A) Ir on r o f w h ic h m in
e ral?
~ e ld s p a r (B) G o l d
(D) C
opper
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Q019: The rat io of 'flo win g thr oug
h per iod ' to 'de ten tion per iod
' in a
sed ime nta tion tan k is called
~u rfa ce loa din g (B) Dis pla cem ent effi cie ncy
(C) Settling vel oci ty (D) We ir loa din g

Q020: Trickling filt er is:

(A) Suspended gro wth proces
s
(B) Sta tion ary me dia atta che
d
film
~ ovi ng media fixed film
(D) Sta tion ary me dia suspen
ded gro wth
~ -0 Q021: Find the cor rec t rat io b:a if
rat io (b+a):(b-a) is equal to
1 5:1.
(A) 3:5
(B) 2:3
(C) 5:3
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If the wa ste wa ter contains
Total Kjeldahl Nit rog en (TK
N) of 30 mg / I, the n
its ulti ma te nitr oge neo us B.0
.D. (NBOD) shall be app rox .
equ al to _ __
mg 02/I
(A) 180 (B) 138 \~
~1 66 (0) 15 8 t3Yf- IO
A pow er pla nt releases S0 in
2 am bie nt air. If the con cen tra tion of S0
A ~: ppb (pa rt per billion), Wh at 2 is 50
d')--r. ✓6 ~~ "'';, 25°C and 1 atm pressure? MW
is con cen tra tion of S0 2 in ter
ms of µg /m 3, at
~- J ; j (A) 225
wt of S0 2 is 64.
(B) 200
-=

(C) 170
(D) 130
Q024: Asbestos- laden wastes are cla
ssified as hazardo us wastes
due to em iss ion s
of:
(A) Microscopic fibres
(B) Am m onia
(C) Sulphide gas
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Q025 : Some of the oxygen dem and
par am ete rs for an orga nic com
wa ste wa ter are Theoretical po un d/
(Th OD), Ch emica l (COD), Ult
i ma te BO D
(UBOD). If an organic com pou
nd is ass umed t o be com ple
te ly
biodegradable, which of the
fo llow ing is t rue? ·~
(A) COD> ThOD = UBOD
~~ >_~ ~
(C) COD= UB OD <ThOD
(D) COD = ThOD = UBO D
Q026: Which amo ngst t he
foll ow ing is the bes t process
for ene rgy recove ry fro m
municipal sol id w ast e?
(A) Hyd roly sis
u j ~olysis ]
(C) Incinerat ion
(D) An aer obi c dig esti on

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VJ..,rQ 027 : W h1 ch one O f these d istn c - Pakistan?
(B) Sri Gan gan aga r
(/' ~ o d hpu r
(D) Bar me r
(C) Ja isa lme r

Q02 8: Role of tran sfer stat ion is to

~e du ce the volu me (B) Bur n the pap er was te
(C) Increase the disposal :__0st (D) Tra nsfe r the was te

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Q02 9 : The main const1t t f gas gen era ted dur ing the ana ero
uen so bic dige stio n of
-- --
sewage sludge are:
(A) Carbon mon oxid e and nitr oge n
(B) Met han e and etha ne
'--1C-rCarbon dioxide and met han e
(D) Carbon dioxide and carbon mon oxid
e
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thro ugh whi ch stat e
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Kerala
/" / ) Jammu and Kashmir
. ~a jas tha n
~ :las tic waste constitutes two maj
or c~teg~ries i.e., The rmo p_lastic_s and
~he rmo set plast~CJ . Wh at is the con trib
utio n of the rm opla stic s out of
these?
(A ) 50% (B) 30%
(C) 80% ---~' 1 60%
Q03 2 : The unit in whi ch both , sed
ime nta tion and di ges tion proc ess es
of sludge
take place sim ulta neo usly is:
(A) Det ritus tank
.,.(.Btbigesti on tan k
(C) Skim min g tan k
(D) Imh off tan k
Q033: Wh ich of the foll owi ng stat eme nts
is false ?
(A) The dew poi nt incr eas es as pre ci
pita t ion ev apo rate s into the air.
(B) Frost is like ly if the air is coo led t
o its (be low free zing ) dew poin t.
(C) A high value of rela tive hum idit y
imp lie s a low tem per atu re-d ew poin
spread. t
,._(.0fWater evaporates when air is cool ed to its dew poi nt.
Q03 4: Env iro nme nta l clearance is req uire d
t o be take n for
(A) Large com m ercia l com p lexes
~ aza rdo us was te TSDF site
(C) Env iron men tal con sult a ncy serv ices
(D) Res iden tial buil ding s

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Q035 : Annual Average for air pollu tion mean
s total of _ _ _ measurements in
a yea r.
(A) 365 (daily} (B} 12 (mon thly)
04 (twic e -wee kly) (D} 24 (bi-m onth ly)

Wh at does t he Basel conv ention cont rol ?

(A) Expo rt of hazardous waste ~ rade in recycled mate rials
(C) Prod uctio n of excess packing (D) Oper ation of landf ills
Q037: In a batch cu ltu re grow th patte rn of bacteria,
the phase whic ~ represents
the time re qu ired for organisms to acclimatize
to the new envi ronm ent is:
(A) St ati on ary phas e (B} Death phase
_JG },..tag ph ase (D) Log phase

r \_0.038: Whe re in Raj asth an is situated the longest wall

in the worl d after Grea t
LA Wall of China?
(A) Meh rang arh Fort (B) Kumbhalgarh Fort
(C) Ranthambor Fo rt ftCh ittor gar h Fort

Q039: Natio nal Green Tribu nal ha s Zonal benches

-~1 0 (B) 20
(C) 4 (D)3 0

Q040: Most prefera ble hi erarchy for integrated waste

man agem ent is :
(A) Source redu cti on- landf illing -re cycli ng-tr ansf
orma tion
( B) Recycli ng-tra nsfor ma t ion-source redu ction
-la ndfi Iling
(C) Landfilling-recy cling -tran sform ation -source redu
ction
~ ource re du ct ion -recycling -t rans form ation -land
filling
Q041: Ultim at e analy si s of solid wa ste includes the analy
sis of whic h elem ents ?
---{«JJ, ~3 ,l (B) C, ti., 0, _e, N
(C) C, ~, 0 , N© f (D) C, Ji, P@ Q_
~ Amount o{ iwast~ generated annually, currently in India is approximately
- - lacs tonn es :
(A) 2 (B) 4
(C) 8 (0)6
Q043: Which of the follo wing is not a basic unit of 'S
I System of Units'
~ t Gram (B) Seco nd
(C) Mole (D) Mete r

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q§__~ The M emb rane Bio- reac tor (MBR) is a com bina
tion of
(A) Oxid ation ditch & Mem bran e Sep arat ion
Process
(B) Sequencing Batch Reactor and Mem bran e
Sep arat i on Process
(C) Activ ated Sludge Process and Mem bran e Sep
arat ion Process
....(.9i-Act ivate d Sludge Process and Seq uenc ing
Batc h Reactor
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?
~v (A) Godavan (B) Eagle
(C) Emu _JD-} Siberian Cran e
One of the main tour ist dest inati ons with reno
wne d arch itec tu re
"Ran akpu r Tem ple" is situa ted in whic h distr
ict?
(A) Chit torg arh (B) Uda ipu r
(C) Rajsamand JQ-rPali
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OJJ.f!_: A city has the follo wing char acte ristic s: Wid th=5
km , Len gth (alon g the
wind dire ction )= 10 km, u (win d spee d)= 2.5
m /s, H (mix ing heig ht)= 1000
m, the upw ind, or back grou nd, conc entr atio
n of nitro us oxid e is b = 10
µg/m 3 . The emis sion rate per unit area is q =
4xl ff 6 g/s. m 2 . Wha t is the
conc entr ation of nitro us oxid e, in µg/m 3 , ove
r t he city (ass ume ther e is no
chem ical reac tion) ?
(A) 20
(B) 16
(C) 26
(D) 30
004 8: Whi ch gas emit s from pap er man ufac turin
g, met al sme lter indu stry?
...JA tSul phur diox ide (B) Oxy gen
(C) Ozone (D) Nitr oge n

004 9: The diffe rent maj or phases of an infra stru

ctur al proj ect, in logic al
sequ ence , are
(A) Ten der, Des ign, Exec utio n, Qua lity Con
trol
(B) Design, Con stru ction , Ten deri ng, Han ding
ove r
(C) Pl ann ing, Con stru ctio n, Ope ratio n, Clos ure
~ ...(.01 Pl ann ing, Des ign, Clos ure, Env iron men tal
Imp act Asse ssm ent
~ Corrosiv e hazardous wastes have the following characteristics: A liquid
that corr od es stee l at a rate grea ter than __
_ mm per year at _ __
(A) 2.35, 450c (B) 6 .35, ssoc
~4 .35 , 50oC (D) 5.35, 60oC
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Q0 Sl : If a city has a pop ula tion
of 5 lacs and ano the r city has a pop
ula tion of SO
lacs, the n in the city wit h higher
pop ula tion ; solid waste generation
per
person is usually
(A) Significantly low er (B) Same
(C) Higher ~L ow er

Q052: In an exp erim ent , a 1% solu tion of

the sewage sample was incubated
days at 20°C. Aft er 5 days, red uct for 5
ion in dissolved oxygen was not ed
as 3
mg/L. The BOD of the above sew
age is
jb- r30 0 mg /L (B) 200 mg /L
(C) 500 mg /L (D) 150 mg /L

Q053: Secure lan dfil l site is designed for

y'f' Ra za rdous waste (B) Paper was te
(C) Kitchen waste (D) Agr icu ltur e was te

Where in India was the firs t aerobi

c com pos ting pla nt set up in 199
2?
(A) Chennai
AB fCa lcu tta
(C) Mu mb ai
(D) Delhi
Q0SS : Which com pon ent is not
included in EIA?
(A) Air quality
~a fe ty
(C) Human behavior
(D) Wa ste wa ter qua lity
The 24- hr National Am bie nt Air Qu
ality Standard of PM 2 .s is 60 µg/ m 3
the city is exactly com plia nt with and
the standard. Wh at is the dose of
(in gm /kg -d) to the pop ula tion if PM 2.5
average wei ght of person is 60 kg
and
one breathes in 20 m 3 of air per day
?
(A) 20x lff 3 (B) 60 xlff 3
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(C) 60x lff (D) 20x lff 6
Q057 : Which of the foll owi ng air
pol luti on con trol devices is suit abl
e for
removing the ver y fine dust from
an air stream wit hou t affe ctin g gas
eous
components?
(A) We t scrubber
(B) Cyclone sep ara tor
(C) G .avi ty settlers
~le ctr os tat ic pre cip itat or
Wh at is the app rox ima te per cap
ita solid waste gen era tion in larg
in India? e cities,

(A) 800-900 g/c api ta/d ay

~ - 3 5 0 g/ cap ita/ day
(C) 400-600 g/c api ta/d ay
(D) 200-300 g/ cap ita/ day

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\' ~~0059 : What is the full form of GST?

V ' (A) Gross Service Tax (B) General Sales Tax
(C) Goods Sold Tax ~ oods and Services Tax

Q060: Which material is not useful in waste t o en ergy process?

(A) Paper (B)Wood
.-(,€fGlass (D) Food

Q061 : The cyclone and electrostatic precipita t ors prim arily use the following
forces to remove the particl es:
0AJ1nertia and el ectro st atic (B) Inertia and magneti c
(C) Impaction and electrost atic (D) Gravitat io nal an d electrostatic

Q062 : Which statement is not tru e fo r Incine ration of so lid waste?

~ o s t of install ati on is ve ry low (B ) Used fo r red ucti o n of volume
(C) Used for di sposa l of t oxi c waste (D) Ash can co ntain heavy metals
and other t oxic substances

Q063 : The boiler flue ga s is source of :

(A) HCI ~ Vo lat ile organ ic compo und s
(C) HF (D ) NO

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Q064: The units of velocity gradi ent (G) is:

(A) Second-
2
(B) Meter/Second ~
1
~econd- (D)Second

lC065: The first elected chi ef mi nist er of Rajasthan was:

CJ\, (A) Mohanlal Sukhadia (B) Gurmukh Nihalsi ngh
(C) Hiralal Sha stri ~ a ram Paliwal

Q066: A wastewate r tre at ment plant comprises several unit operations and
processes . One of them is 'Flow Equalization' which is (i) not a treatment
process; (ii) provided to avoid shock loading in downstream units. Which
of th e fo llowing is correct about statements (i) & (ii)?
(A) Both (i) & (ii) are true (B) Only (i) is true
~ Only (ii) is true (D) Both (i) & (ii) are false
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Two important design operationa l parameter s associated with Activa ted
sludge process (ASP) are represente d by F/M Ra ti o and MCRT. The term
MCRT indicates:
(A) Average time microorga nisms stay in system
(B) Mean cell concentra tion in aeration tank
(C) Wastewat er retention through system
(D) Sludge produced in the system

( 0068: .
Usu a II y concentra tion of common --
Since water is electricall y neutral, the cations and anions m ust balance.
--.--
ions is estimated in terms of mg/L in
water sample for this purpose. Common ions with their approxima t e
equivalen t weights are Ca 2+ [20], Mg 2+ [24],' Na+ [23], K+ [39] ~nd HCO -
3
[61], so/ - [48], er [35], NO 3- [62]. Th~ percentag e difference betweeD
cation sum and anion sum in terms of milli-equiv alents is used to che~k
the correctnes s of analysis. Criterion for acceptanc e of correctnes s is that
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%diffe rence in ion sums should not exceed 5% for low ion sum and 10%
fo r high ion sum . A student obtained the following analysis results for
analysi s of final treated water sample drawn from a water treatmen t
plant: calcium = 70.0 mg/L, magnesium = 18.0 mg/L, sodium = 23 .0 mg/ L,
pota ssium= 3.9 mg/L, bicarbona te = 183 .0 mg/L, sulfate = 72.0 mg/L,
chlo ride = 35 .0 mg/L, nitrate= 6.2 mg/L. What can be said about the
correctness of analysis?
(A) Accept anions and reanalyse cations
(B) Accept as correct analysis
(C) Rej ect and reanalyse both cations and anions
(D) Accept cations and reanalyse anions

\..~ Th e ti m e taken for paper to degrade after disposal is:

/~~ ~- (A) 30-60 days (B) 5-10 days
(C) 50-100 days t,J 10-30 days
y70 The single stage digestion tank loading is 0.5 kg/m 3 and if the total VSS to
be anaerobic ally digested is 266 kg/day then the diameter of digester shall
be about
(A) 12.2 m (B) 9.8 m
(C) 10.6 m (D) 12.8 m

Recycling of used oil is suitable when polychlori nated biphenyls (PCBs)

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concentra tion is less than:
(A) 5 ppm (B) 3.5 ppm
(C) 2 ppm (D) 10 ppm

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Q0 72: The full form of MoEFCC is

(A) Minis try of Envir onme nt Forest and Clima te Cond ition
(B) Minis try of Envir onme nt Farmi ng and Clima te Cond ition
~ :@fiVfinistry of Envir onme nt Farmi ng and Clima te Change
(D) Minis try of Envir onme nt Forest and Clima te Change
head over the
Q073 : In a right angle triang ular notch if 8 is the disch arge, H is the
crest, then 312
(A) 8 cx: H (B) Sex: H
__.{.C1~cx: H S/2 (D) Sex: H l/2

ths nea r
~ The sun emits a maxim um amou nt of radia tion at wav eleng
'j) µm , while the earth emits maxim um radiat ion near wave lengt
.
h s of __
µm .
(A) 0.5, 10 (B) 0.5, 30
~ 1, 10 (D) 10, 30

res ulta nt
Q075 : If two sound s of 60 dB are added , then what w ould be th e
sound ?
(A) 65 dB (B) 120 dB
(C) 90 dB ~ 63 d B

forms in wate r
Size of solids partic les in dissolved, co lloid al or suspe nded
2 particle size
may vary from 10- µm to 10 µm. W hi ch of the follow ing solid
5

. _6 r 6 'Y"1
will not fall un~e r the categ ory of collo idal solids?
(B} lxl0- 1 µm y,~ Lo...- ) l- l) '1)_
(A) Sxl0-2 µm 7 Y"" - r:,
2 __.i; 4
(C) 1x10- µm lo 'JV ~ lxl0- µm X(o

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-,\ . Maxi mum time requi red unde r haule d collec tion syste m (HCS}
is for:

(A) Pick-u p (PHCS) (B) Haul (h)

(C) At-sit e (s) (D) Off- route (w)

dary chambe r
Q078 : The temp eratu r.e t o be main taine d (with in± S0°C) at secon
of incine rator s w hi le treat ing biome dical waste is?
(t) 10 50°( ~ 200°(
(C) 800°C (D) 950°C

"~ ;~De tent ion Time of tube settle rs is

~ "-P - ~B etw een 30 minu tes to 60 minu
tes
(B) Equa l t o o r less than 10 minu tes
I
(C) Betw ee n 2.0 hr to 5.0 hr
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(D) Great e r t han 5. 0 hr

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Q080: If the absolute temperat ure of an object doubles, the maximum energy
emitted goes up by a factor of _ _ . u ½
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(C)2
(B) 4
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~ 1 : The tolerance limits for inland surface waters Class-Ca sper ' River
Standards' for total co liform organism (M PN/100 ml) should be
(A) 100 (min) (B) 1500 (max)
(C) 500 (min) (D) 5000 (max)

The exertion of BOD is considere d to follow the following order reaction :

\ (A) First order (B) Third order •.

I (C) Zero order (D) Second order

f ~L oos3: The V i ~ o ~ Chittorga rh was built to celebrate which of the

l__,_ - following victories of Maharan a Kumbha
~ a t t l e of ]filii (B) Battle of KhatauJl
~attle of Gagroan (D) Battle of S~rangpu r:7

Which one is more aepropria te while defining impacts?

(A) Wastewa ter discharge (B) Consequ ence of changes
(C) Air emissions (D) Solid waste generatio n

Q085: What is the recycling symbol of plastic?

(A) Three bent arrows in a triangle with a number inside
(B) A number in a circle
(C) Four bent arrows in a square with a number inside
(D) One arrow curved in a circle with a number inside

Q086: The 'Velocity Gradient (G)' required for coagulati on is compute d by

relationsh ip
(A) G = P/ V.µ (B) G = -J (2P /V. µ)
~=-J(P /V.µ) (D) G = -J (V. µ/) P
~~ Which is the only perennia l river of Rajasthan?
(A) Arvari (B) Banas
(C) Mahi --ferCna mbal

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e flo w ra te of 1.
1 m 3/m i n.
ur s at an av er ag
10 ru ns fo r 23 .5 ho s weigh t of th e fi lte
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A PM sa m pl er 2 g, a nd th e gr os
th e fi lt er w as 48.0 ha t w as t he
Th_e ta re w ei gh t of th e fr es h fi lt e r, w as 48 .0 9 g. W
hu m id ity as
dr ie d to sa m e 3
io n, in µg / m , in
th e ai r?
co nc en tr at
av er ag e PM 10
(B} 90
{A ) 70 (D) 40
{C) 45
ni c w as t es ?
co nt ai ne r is us ed to co lle ct orga
lo ur o f
Q 08 9 : W hi ch co ~ re en
{A ) W hi te
(D} Bl ac k
{C) R ed llo w in g
m e, a st ud en t ar ra ng ed th e fo
en t sc he S. c_, .p.
Q 09 0: In or de r to fo rm a t re at m en t pl an t in se qu en ce : (A )
ica l w as te w at er
tr ea tm
(D ) 5
un its of a bi o lo g r, (C) ae ra tio n ta nk , an d
se co nd ar y se tt lin
g ta nk , (B) g r it ch
am be
en -ce sh ou ld be :
KQ
rr ec t lo gi ca l se qu
eq u a liz at i on t an k . Th e co
(B) DBCA
~ ~ -y
(A ) BD AC ~ ~
(C} BD C A ~

s:
Q 0 91 : P re ss ure ch an ge ~he ho riz o~ ta l
in th e ve rt ic al d ire ct io n th an in
l
(A ) M or e ra p id ly t al di re ct io n th ~n
in ~he ~e rt, ca
y in th e ho ri zo n
( B) M or e ra pi dl ca l d1rect1ons
e ho riz on ta l an d ve rti
(C} A t th e sa m e ra te in th er th e oc ea n
rt i ca l d ire ct io n ov er la nd th an ov
dl y in t he ve
___J..PrM o re ra pi
class ifi ed as : ow th pr oc es s
-- ® 9 2 : UAS B pr oc es s is (B) Su sp en de d gr
(A ) A t ta ch e d fil m
pr oc es s ow th pr oc es s
I (D) S ta tio na ry gr
ro ce ss
(C) Fi xe d fil m p ng w at er as
of to ta l ar se ni c (as As) in dr in ki
. um ac ce pt a bl e lim it
Q 09 3 : Th e m ax im
12 is:
pe r IS 10 50 0: 20 (B) 1. 0 m g/ I
I I ; D {0 .0 1 m g/ I
(A ) O .l m g T '' rr ed
~ . 0 5 m g/ I en .in a n·v er' tra ns fe
ol ve d ox yg

f 94:
ns of di ss ~:;
de 10 ob se rv at io at io n. He calculatedd~
~~d r do in g ca lc ul
bo ok to a ta bl e fo rechecking , he fo
un k On
A st ud en t at io n as 1. 3. O n
ta nd ar d devi m g/ L by m1sta e.
da ta fr om ,e d as tr an sf er re d w ro ng ly as 6. 8
s /L w
La n 6 m
as 7. 3 mdg/ g n w ill be
" 8
· . t th e co rr ec t m ea ) 9. 14
on e re a ,n g da ta p a in , (B
co rr ec tin g th e (D) 8. 6
(A } 6. 8
(C) 7. 48

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LQ095 :
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A student multiplied a, nonzero posi~ive integer n~mber by 3/ 5 instea,;,d of

-~©,-V · 5/3, what is the percentage of error In t he calculation? '[;" ~~
L- ~ . .-(1\)64% (B) 84% :J ~
-✓ (C) 74% ~ 54%

~ 6: What is 'Hard-dat a' used for EIA?

/ (A) Perspective d riven information wi th high variability and uncertainties
(B) Reliab le but t em po ra ry informati on that can be altered with time
(C) Water quality dat a, whe re hard water is reported
(D) Reliable, perma nent information not subjected to change with time.

In Class A city for house to house collection system, capacity of vehicles is

(A) 2000-5000 kg (B) 500-1500 kg
(C) 50-100 kg (D) 100-500 kg

If in a particulate control system PM 2,5 to PM 10 ratio jumped fro m 0.5 to

0.7, it implies:
(A) A larger fraction of coarse particles is removed
(B) Both PM 10 an d PM 2 _5 are removed equally effectively
(C) A larger fraction of fine particles is remo ved
(D) The ratio is not su ggestive of fraction removed

Sustainable develo pment is related to

(A) Infrastructu re (B) Machinery
...J:Q-Financial capi ta l (D) Natural capital

~~ Q l 00: The city of Ja ip ur was founded in the year

~ - (At1727 (B) 1744
(C) 1947 (D) 1699

Estima t e the Coriolis acceleration for a body, in m/s 2, moving with 3 m/s
at 30 degree North latitude. Earth's angular velocity is 7.27xlff 5 5 -1 .
4
(A) 1.09xlff (B) 1.89xlff4
4
(C) 2.18x1ff (D) 3.78xlff 4

According to Gaussian Plume Model, the dow nw ind ground level

concentration (C) varies with effective stack height (H) of release as:
312
(A) ln(C) oc H- (B) ln(C) oc H-2
(C) In (C) oc H-1 ( D) I n (C) oc H -1/2

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Junior Environmental Engineer Code:A

Q103 : As per Environmental Clearance notification, projects are categorize~ on

the basis of
(A) Cost (B) Importance to economy
(C} Size ~ o f above

A cyclone has an inner diameter of 1 m and gases with a tangential inlet

velocity of 10 m/s enter into the cyclone. What is the acceleration (in
2
m/s ) ofthe particles entering in the cyclone?
(A) 205 '(B) 105
(C} 100 (D) 200

Ignitable hazardous wastes has one of the following characteristics: Liquid

that has a flash point less than ___ °C, except aqueous solution with
less than _ _ _ alcohol
(A} 50, 10% (B) 40, 12%
(C} 40, 24% (D) 60, 24%
r >1
Q106: The COD/BOD ratio of non biodegradable wastewater is generally:
~ 10 (B) 0.1 to 0.5
(C} 1.25 to 2.5 (D} <l

~
---1--<.!. .
The best option among the following for the treatment of d isti Ilery waste
would include
~dation ditch followed by oxidation pond
(B) Only aerobic lagoon
(C) Aerobic lagoon followed by anaerobic lagoon
(D) Anaerobic lagoon followed by aerobic lagoon

Q108 : What is the dry adiabatic lapse rate in °C per km?

(A) 1 (B} 0.1
(C) 10 ~

Q109: A clock strikes once at 1 o'clock, twice at 2 o'clock, thrice at 3 o'clock and
so on. How many times does it strike in 12 hours from 1 o'clock onwards?
~ (B}78 .
(C}70 (0}84
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------ -- .

0.l10: .A-:, in the tigure belo w, an unsatu rdted aii~ parce i rr: ov2s from
A t o B, it s
volume will , ;m d its te mr-1e r,i i"Li r,== Jv'in

--~ ecrease, increase (8) Re tna in th e same, decrea se

(C) Increas e, decrease (D) !ncrease, remain the sam e

1 Which of the followi ng is tru e of a parcel of air but not t rue of t he

enviro nment ?
(A) Co nsists of different ai r m olecuies at each level
(B) Temp erature valu es differ errat ical ly from o ne level to t he next
(C) Changes tem pe ra tu re wit h alt it ude at eithe r the dry or m oist adiaba
tic
rates
(D) Humid ity values diffe r erra tically fro m on e level t o t he next

r Graphic and photog raph ic wast e li quors car ry :

(A) Th iosulphates and silver
(C) Gol d
(B) Me rcury and arseni c
(D) Lead

Q113 : Ozone is formed in the upper atmosp here by a photoc hemi cal reactio
n
w ith
~ a -red rad iation
4) Ultra viole t solar rad iation
(B) Visible light
(D) All of t he above
Q114: The volum e of mun icipal solid wa ste placed in a day at la ndfill in
add ition
to the cover material is known as:
(A) Lift 4-B-r'(ell
(C) Lin er ..; • J&tcra ily cover
Q115:
Which of th e followi ng is not one of th e criteria poll utants as per the
US EPA? list of

(A) Sulfur dioxide

(C) Lead l.(.B}en Io r in e
(D) Carbon monox ide
y p 116: Project category for 'Com m
II .
IS
(A) Category A
· • .
on mun1c1pa 1 solid waste ma nagem ent facility '
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(C) Category C (B) Catego ry D

(D) Catego ry B
 Junior Environmen tal Engineer Code:A
Ql17 : .
anaerobic biological process es contain
The end products of aerobic and -;;_:..;.-=..:....:::....:~
0 ne com_ mon consti tu ent. This common end product in aerobic and
anaerobic processe s is:
(A) H 2 S ~ 02
(C} CH 4 (D) H 2 O

QllS: Type Ill settling refers to

(A} Hindered settling ~ l occul ant settling
(C} Compression settling (D) Discrete settling

'Gauna ', a Rajasthani tradition, is associated with

(A) Schooling (B) Death
(C} Child birth ~arriage

Q120: The unit of measurement of odour is :

(A) COD ~ ON
(C} BOD (D) TOC

Q121: O ne of the foll owing is not an organic gas?

'--- _.(.A-f'Ammonia (B) Aldehydes
(C} Keto nes (D ) Hyd ro car bo ns

Whi~ of the fol lowing days is observed as Wo rld W ater Day?

th
~ 6th Septembe r ~ Aug ust
th
(C} 2 2 nd M arch (D) 5 June

Afte r t h e w ar of Dewa ir (1582 AD ) M ah arana Pratap bu ild th e new capital

. ~ 23 :

LA at:
(A) Gogunda
(C) Udaip ur
~ vand
(D) Kumbhalga r h

Which is the lowest popula t ion density district in Rajasthan as per 2011
~ 4:
f"-- ~C census? (B} Bikaner
"-/ " ~aisalmer (D) Jodhpu r
(C) Barmer
ily per capita contribution of BODs used for estimating
The average da
Q125 :
population equivalent is: (B) 45 g
(A) 90 g (D) 120 g
~ 60g

-~ -, Scoping is done to decide d (B) Who will do EIA

. . ed to be one
j(A~)~W~h~e~t~h~e~r
L_--_di-) ~E~IA~i:~re~q~u~i~r~ - - - - ~
What is to be ' nd uded
~o::_n_e_ of_ a_b_o_v_ep;-g~LG~2
~)~N
(D
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 0.12 7: i t,e plume rise rnc:ln lv has fo!io wing two curnpo1·:ems:
(.l\) Wi!1Cl drift and i-rwrne nturn bo, wcy
60
(B) Chemica l reactiv ity and therrn a~ bouncy
...J.() § cnsity difference and therm al bowie\ '
(D) Thenr:a i ;_;ind mo me ntum bo1..,;:1cy

A bag contain~ SOp, 25p and lOp coms in the ratio of 1:!1.5 respe
ct ively
amoun ting to Rs. 240. Find th e numbe l' of ::oins of eacl-: type, especli
ve!'y.
{/\) 118,47 2, 590
(C) 110, 440, 550

Q129 : Which of these t oo ls show plotted graph s of oressure, tempe

rature and
dew points in air?
(A) Satellite maps . (B) Surface maps.
__JC}-Meteograms. (D) Therm odynam i c diagram s

Q130: Which term refers to the time spent in loading the vehicle, beginn ing
with
the stop to load the first contain er and ending when the last contain
er has
been loaded?
(A) Haul time -(-BfPi ck-up time
(C) At-site time (D) Off-rou te time

Q13 1: For arrivin g at settling velocit y of discrete spherical particles, Stoke 1s

law is
applica ble for the range of Reynolds s numbe r:
1

~100 0-100 00 (B) 1-100

(C)<l ~ -1 000

Optimu m initial C/N ratio of solid waste for better com posting process
is
(A}lO (B)40
(C) 20 (D) 30

Q133: Mud balls are formed due to poo r operat ion of:
(A) Tricklin g filter ~ p i d sand filter
(C) Anaero bic filter (D) Slow sand f ilter

0134: Cryogenic condensers can be used for abatem ent of:

~Diox ins (B) NOx
(C) voe (D) s02
0135: Which collect ion service require s household coopera tion to carry ful
i and
empty contain er?
(A) Curb service (B) Setout service
(C) Alley service -torSe fout-setback service

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of partia l
Disso lution of the gas in wate r is gover ned by He n ry 's law
4
atm, the
press ure . With Henry 's const ant for oxyge n being 2.5 5x10
.6 g-mo l/L) with
satur ation conce ntrati on of disso lved oxyge n in wate r (55
no disso lved solids at 0°C and 1 atm pre ssu re, w ill be
(A) 16.5 mg/L (B) 8.4 mg/L
(C) 14.6 mg/L (D) 13 .8 mg/L

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Q137 : The grow th of popu lation can be rep resen ted by a:
-(A.}- togis tic curve (B) Straig ht line cu rve r-'
(C) Loga rithm ic curve (D) Semi- log curve

co ncern in the
The maxim um and mi_ni mum flows of sewag e are of great
d e sign of:
~T (B)PST
· (C) ASP (D) Grit cham ber
2
ity of 50 m/s,
A ventu ri scru bbe r has a t hroat area of 0 .5 m , a throa t veloc
pe rce nt efficie nt
and a press ure d rop of 100 cm of water . If we have a 100
gas thro ugh
moto r a nd b lowe r, w hat is the powe r requir ed to force the
th is ventu ri?
(B) 123 kW
(A) 980 kW
(D) 490 kW
(C) 245 kW
ambie nt _ ?
: In add ition to temp eratu re d iffe rence in stack gases and
0 140 m e nse .
• t what are the othe r two factor s which affect the plu
envrr o n men ,
(A ) Ho r izonta l wind speed an~ s_tack exit v~loc ity
(B) Cross wind veloc ity and frrctro nal ~eloc1ty . .
. d speed and adJ·ac ent heigh t of the buildi ng
Cross wrn .
.
(D) Horiz ontal wind speed and frictio nal veloc ity
. s· h Ratho re, the Olym pic silver meda l winne r, was bo rn in
0141 : RaJY avard han ,_n g
7
I ~ which city of RaJasthan · (B) Udaip ur
~ (A)Ja ipur (D) Bikan er
'~ais alme r
~, J
d. 7
. . d the radioa ctive eleme nt ra ,um.
Q142 : Whic h scien tr~t drsco vere (B) Bejam in Franklin

~ (D) Issac Newto n

~ -ft()M arie Cune .
'---\ (C) Alber t Einste in

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r --,f "j I • 11 ,. . (
_..,
'"' !) ~ ~'I J • _. ,r
V
"· · -·
 kg/1n 3 ?
(,<\) 16.5 (B) 15 .~
(C) 14 .5 (D) l.:L.3

-~ 4: The wastew ater gen era Li on standar d for tanneri es in n, 3/ton of rav11 hide
/ is:
(A.} 28 ID\ ;:2
\ D1 '-1-
(C) 8 2 i Q\ 3')0
\ J

In a seauen
. dnb0 batch re actor the order of four orocess es ;)hail be
'
(A ) Filling, Aerate, Decant, Sett!e (B) Decar, 7, Filling, Settle, Aerate
(C} Deca nt, Settle, Aera te, Fi lling (D) Filling; A erate, Settle, Decant

Th e quantit y of wa stewa ter re ceived at the lnie L of t he associa ted

Q~
wastew ater treatme nt pla nt va ries with time of the day but the plant has
a fixed design value of wast ewater flow. Therefo re, f!O\tJ must be
equaliz ed before the biol og icai treatme nt units . Th e siz ing of equaliz ati o n
tank require d is comput ed using ho urly flow measur ements and then
drawing the:
(A) Unit hydrog raph
(B) Cumula tive frequen cy distribu tion curve
(C) Mass-f low diagram _ ~ ~
(D) Flow dischar ge curve \ O ~
W'• :~~ :;:a~; ;hvee:i~:r:~:e~~~: 3

~:~ clarifier havingplan area~ ~

I
~~~~~ ;

(A) 1.5 (S)_

(B) 360 ·
\ (C) 36 (D) 3.6 <·-f3-? 6('fc---P
\£148: In the formula tion of equatio ns for design of activate d slu dge process, the
/ Ll· aeratio n tank is conside red as:
(A) Plug flow reactor (B) CSTR
(C} Batch reactor (D) Packed bed reactor

Reduct ion of moistur e conten t of sludge is achieved by:

(A) Conditi oning (B) Thicken ing
(C) Elutriat ion (D) Digesti on

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