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  • Which is the most widely used coagulant for the treatment of turbid water?


  • Options
  • A. Alum (aluminium sulphate)
  • B. Lime
  • C. Ferric chloride
  • D. Sodium aluminate

  • Correct Answer
  • Alum (aluminium sulphate) 


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    • 1. Maximum permissible limit of mercury in human blood is __________ micrograms/100 c.c.

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 7
    • C. 19
    • D. 82
    • Discuss
    • 2. The term Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is used in relation to

    • Options
    • A. potable water
    • B. cooling water
    • C. distilled water
    • D. industrial effluents
    • Discuss
    • 3. Threshold limit value (TLV) i.e., the maximum permissible safe limit of phosgene gas which Hitler used to use to kill his enemies in 'gas chamber' is about __________ ppm.

    • Options
    • A. <1
    • B. 10-100
    • C. 100-200
    • D. 100-1000
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following pollutants is absent in the emissions from a fertiliser plant?

    • Options
    • A. SO2 & SO3
    • B. NO2
    • C. NH3
    • D. CO
    • Discuss
    • 5. Infective bacteria in water is killed by the __________ process.

    • Options
    • A. sterilisation
    • B. aeration
    • C. disinfection
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Lagoons used for purification of polluted water

    • Options
    • A. are large shallow artificial lakes also known as clarification lakes, maturation ponds or oxidation ponds.
    • B. use micro-organisms/bacteria in presence of dissolved oxygen.
    • C. gives an excellent final effluent (with 3 to 4 lagoons arranged in series) having suspended solid < 1 mg/litre and BOD = 3.8 mg/litre.
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c).
    • Discuss
    • 7. Salt content in sea water is about __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. 0.5
    • B. 1
    • C. 3.5
    • D. 10
    • Discuss
    • 8. The pH value of oxidised sewage is about

    • Options
    • A. 1.8
    • B. 6.2
    • C. 7.3
    • D. 13.4
    • Discuss
    • 9. In large thermal power stations very fine particulates present in flue gas are removed by

    • Options
    • A. wet scrubber
    • B. bag filter
    • C. electrostatic precipitators
    • D. dust catcher
    • Discuss
    • 10. What is the major constituents of waste/polluted water discharged from textile, pulp & paper, tanning, distillary, dairy and meat packing industries?

    • Options
    • A. Radioactive substances
    • B. Natural organic products
    • C. Inorganic pollutants
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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