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  • Question
  • Foul odour and bad taste of water is removed by treating with


  • Options
  • A. alum
  • B. bleaching powder
  • C. activated carbon
  • D. copper sulphate.

  • Correct Answer
  • activated carbon 


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    • 1. Sound produced by an automobile horn heard at a distance of 1.5 metres corresponds to about __________ decibels.

    • Options
    • A. 90
    • B. 120
    • C. 150
    • D. 180
    • Discuss
    • 2. Particles having diameter greater than 75 ?m (micrometer = 10-6 mm) are called

    • Options
    • A. grit
    • B. dust
    • C. powder
    • D. smoke
    • Discuss
    • 3. What are the methods of treatment & disposal of radioactive wastes?

    • Options
    • A. Evaporation & chemical precipitation.
    • B. Biological methods & adsorption in ion exchange materials.
    • C. Fixing into a solid mass with cement and sinking deep in the sea.
    • D. All (a), (b) & (c).
    • Discuss
    • 4. Dose of chlorine for disinfection of water is about __________ mg/litre of water.

    • Options
    • A. 0.01
    • B. 0.1
    • C. 0.3
    • D. 1
    • Discuss
    • 5. Moist atmospheric air at high temperature (e.g., in summer) having high concentration of sulphur dioxide causes

    • Options
    • A. fading of dyes on textiles.
    • B. corrosion, tarnishing & soiling of metals.
    • C. reduced strength of textiles.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 6. Presence of __________ hardness is responsible for the temporary hardness in water.

    • Options
    • A. carbonate
    • B. calcium
    • C. choride
    • D. sulphate
    • Discuss
    • 7. Most efficient and suitable dust removal equipment for removal of flyash from flue gas in a thermal power plant is the

    • Options
    • A. gravity settling chamber
    • B. cyclone separator
    • C. electrostatic precipitator
    • D. bag filter
    • Discuss
    • 8. Methyl iso-cynate (MIC) gas (TLV <1 ppm), which caused Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984 falls under the category of __________ toxic gas.

    • Options
    • A. moderately
    • B. highly
    • C. extremely
    • D. very extremely
    • Discuss
    • 9. Oil and grease present in an emulsified state in waste water discharged from industries can be removed by

    • Options
    • A. biological oxidation.
    • B. skimming off.
    • C. settling out using chemical reagents.
    • D. chlorination.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Presence of soluble organics in polluted water causes

    • Options
    • A. undesirable plants growth.
    • B. depletion of oxygen.
    • C. fire hazards.
    • D. explosion hazards.
    • Discuss


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