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  • Insufficient washing of sand grains in a rapid sand filter causes


  • Options
  • A. air binding
  • B. shrinkage of filtering media
  • C. mud balls
  • D. expansion of filtering media

  • Correct Answer
  • mud balls 


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    • 1. CFC (chloro fluoro carbon) is very highly reactive in causing depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere. Each atom of chlorine liberated from CFC is capable of decomposing __________ molecules of ozones.

    • Options
    • A. 102
    • B. 105
    • C. 109
    • D. 1015
    • Discuss
    • 2. Black smoke coming out of the chimney of a furnace is an indication of the use of __________ in the furnace.

    • Options
    • A. low amount of excess combustion air
    • B. large quantity of excess combustion air
    • C. hydrocarbon fuel
    • D. pulverised coal as fuel
    • Discuss
    • 3. Beyond what concentration of H2S in air, acute danger to human life exists?

    • Options
    • A. 50 ppm
    • B. 100 ppm
    • C. 300 ppm
    • D. 700 ppm
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following is not a practical method of low level radioactive waste disposal?

    • Options
    • A. Dilution with inert material.
    • B. Discharging to atmosphere through tall stacks after dilution.
    • C. Disposing off in rivers & oceans.
    • D. Filling in steel crates and shooting it off out of earth's gravity.
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following sources is responsible for maximum air pollution?

    • Options
    • A. Industrial chimney exhaust.
    • B. Forest fire.
    • C. Automobiles exhaust.
    • D. Photochemical oxidation of organic matter.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Out of the following, TLV of __________ is maximum (about 500 ppm).

    • Options
    • A. carbon dioxide
    • B. toluene
    • C. carbon disulphide
    • D. acetaldehyde
    • Discuss
    • 7. Reingleman chart is used for the evaluation of __________ pollution.

    • Options
    • A. air
    • B. water
    • C. noise
    • D. radioactive
    • Discuss
    • 8. A 'body' which allows the short wavelength incoming solar radiation to enter in, but does not allow long wave length outgoing infra red radiation to escape out is called the

    • Options
    • A. global warming
    • B. green house
    • C. atmospheric effect
    • D. ionosphere
    • Discuss
    • 9. Carcinogenic air pollutants cause

    • Options
    • A. bone decay
    • B. cancer
    • C. asphyxiation (suffocation)
    • D. anemia
    • Discuss
    • 10. Very small amount of air pollutants are present in stratosphere also; though most of the atmospheric pollutants are present in the troposphere. Which of the following atmospheric pollutants does not cause the ozone layer depletion in atmosphere at tremendous rate?

    • Options
    • A. CO
    • B. SO2
    • C. NOx
    • D. CFC (chloro fluoro carbons)
    • Discuss


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