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  • Question
  • Which of the following is the most severe air pollutant?


  • Options
  • A. hydrocarbons
  • B. NOx
  • C. SO2
  • D. CO

  • Correct Answer
  • NOx 


  • Environmental Engineering problems


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    • 1. A shallow pond in which the sewage is retained and biologically treated is called

    • Options
    • A. oxidation
    • B. Imhoff tank
    • C. lagoon
    • D. skimming tank
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following variables affects the furnace capacity?

    • Options
    • A. Temperature of flue gas.
    • B. Thermal conductivity of stock.
    • C. Thickness of heating stock.
    • D. All (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 3. In a furnace, the heat taken by the charge/stock and the heat lost to the furnace structure & flue gases depends on the

    • Options
    • A. rate of firing and emissivity of flame.
    • B. thermal conductivity of the charge & structural materials of furnace.
    • C. nature of process ; whether batch, continuous or intermittant.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 4. In which of the following furnaces, the gases are sucked through the stock bed from below?

    • Options
    • A. Soaking pit
    • B. Sintering machine
    • C. Beehive oven
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Waste heat from the outgoing flue gases in a thermal power plant is recovered by a/an

    • Options
    • A. economiser
    • B. steam superheater
    • C. air preheater
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which is the most practical and economical method for removal of suspended solid matter from polluted water?

    • Options
    • A. Sedimentation
    • B. Skimming off
    • C. Chlorination
    • D. Biological oxidation
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following pollutants, if present in atmosphere is detectable by its odour?

    • Options
    • A. CO
    • B. SO2
    • C. NO2
    • D. CO2
    • Discuss
    • 8. The amount of chemical coagulant added for treatment of polluted water __________ with increase in temperature of the polluted water to be treated.

    • Options
    • A. decreases.
    • B. increases.
    • C. remains constant.
    • D. may increase or decrease ; depends on the chemical characteristics of polluted water.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following radioactive wastes emits all ?, ? & ? rays and hence is the most hazardous of all radioactive emitters?

    • Options
    • A. I-131
    • B. Sr-90
    • C. Au-198
    • D. Ra-226
    • Discuss
    • 10. Maximum permissible turbidity in potable water is __________ ppm.

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 10
    • C. 250
    • D. 1000
    • Discuss


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