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  • Question
  • Operating principle of cyclone separator is based on the action of __________ dust particles.


  • Options
  • A. diffusion of
  • B. centrifugal force on
  • C. gravitational force on
  • D. electrostatic force on

  • Correct Answer
  • centrifugal force on 


  • Environmental Engineering problems


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    • 1. Inhalation of lead compounds present in the automobile exhausts (using leaded petrol) causes

    • Options
    • A. blood poisoning.
    • B. anaemia.
    • C. nervous system disorder.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 2. Maximum allowable concentration of CO2 in air for safe working is __________ ppm (parts per million).

    • Options
    • A. 50
    • B. 1000
    • C. 2000
    • D. 5000
    • Discuss
    • 3. Threshold Limit Value (TLV) is the maximum allowable concentration (i.e. safe limit) of pollutants in air. Safe limit for SO2 in air is __________ ppm.

    • Options
    • A. 5
    • B. 500
    • C. 1000
    • D. 2000
    • Discuss
    • 4. Fluorosis (a bone disease) is caused by the presence of high concentration of __________ in atmospheric air.

    • Options
    • A. hydrocarbons
    • B. hydrogen flouride
    • C. hydrogen sulphides
    • D. nitrogen dioxide
    • Discuss
    • 5. The main pollutant in waste water discharged from a petroleum refinery is oil (both in free and emulsified form). Free oil is removed by

    • Options
    • A. biological oxygen pond.
    • B. aerated lagoons.
    • C. trickling filters.
    • D. gravity separator having oil skimming devices.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Coal washing waste water containing about 3% suspended solids (comprising of clay, slate, stone etc.) is treated for solid particles removal

    • Options
    • A. by chemical coagulation.
    • B. in sedimentation tanks equipped with mechanical scrapper.
    • C. in vacuum filter.
    • D. in clarifiers.
    • Discuss
    • 7. The ratio of oxygen available to the oxygen required for stabilisation of sewage is called the

    • Options
    • A. bacterial stability factor.
    • B. relative stability.
    • C. biological oxygen demand (BOD).
    • D. oxygen ion concentration.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Scale formation in boiler is controlled by

    • Options
    • A. preheating of feed water.
    • B. reduction in hardness, silica & alumina in feed water.
    • C. keeping the pH value of feed water just below 7.
    • D. eliminating H2S in feed water.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Most of the atmospheric air pollutants are present in large quantity in

    • Options
    • A. stratosphere
    • B. thermosphere
    • C. trophosphere
    • D. mesosphere
    • Discuss
    • 10. Replenishment of dissolved oxygen in water stream polluted with industrial waste occurs by

    • Options
    • A. natural aeration of water stream.
    • B. photosynthetic action of algae.
    • C. both (a) & (b).
    • D. neither (a) nor (b).
    • Discuss


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