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Which of the following is not an air pollutant?
Options
A. Ozone
B. Carcinogens
C. Pesticides
D. Metallic powders
Correct Answer
Ozone
Environmental Engineering problems
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1. Removal of __________ is accomplished by aeration of water.
Options
A. dissolved gases
B. suspended solids
C. dissolved solids
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: dissolved gases
2. Pick out the wrong statement.
Options
A. Benzopyrene which causes cancer is present in traces in tobacco, charcoal & petrol driven automobile exhaust.
B. NO
2
is capable of penetrating the troposphere and can absorb both ultraviolet & visible light.
C. Hydrocarbon pollutants are produced by sweet gum, oak & natural rubber trees.
D. H
2
S is not at all produced during combustion of sulphur bearing fuels as all the sulphur is oxidised to SO
2
.
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Correct Answer: H
2
S is not at all produced during combustion of sulphur bearing fuels as all the sulphur is oxidised to SO
2
.
3. Inhalation of silica dust causes a disease called
Options
A. bronchitis
B. silicosis
C. pneumoconiosis
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: silicosis
4. A gas is termed as non-toxic, if its maximum permissible concentration (TLV) ranges from __________ ppm.
Options
A. 1000 to 2000
B. 3000 to 6000
C. 6000 to 9000
D. 10000 to 100000
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Correct Answer: 10000 to 100000
5. Septic tanks are used for the __________ of the deposited solids.
Options
A. separation
B. anaerobic decomposition
C. aerobic decomposition
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: anaerobic decomposition
6. Carbon monoxide is a pollutant, which causes
Options
A. respiratory disease (e.g. asthma).
B. asphyxiation (suffocation) leading to death.
C. retardation in crop growth.
D. damage to building materials like marble.
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Correct Answer: asphyxiation (suffocation) leading to death.
7. In troposphere (the weather domain), the temperature '
t
' at height '
h
' above the spa level in metres is given by (where, temperature at sea level is 15°C and
t
is in °C.)
Options
A.
t
= 15 - 0.0065
h
B.
t
= 15 + 0.0065
h
C.
t
= 0.0035
h
-15
D.
t
= 15 - 0.0035
h
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Correct Answer:
t
= 15 - 0.0065
h
8. __________ is removed from water by lime-soda process.
Options
A. Foul smell and taste
B. Iron and manganese
C. Temporary hardness
D. Permanent hardness
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Correct Answer: Temporary hardness
9. When the concentration of SO
2
in air is greater than __________ ppm, it gives a pungent smell.
Options
A. 0.01
B. 0.1
C. 1
D. 4
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Correct Answer: 4
10. In water treatment, alum[Al
2
(SO
4
)
3
] is used for the process of
Options
A. filtration
B. coagulation
C. sedimentation
D. disinfection
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Correct Answer: coagulation
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