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  • Question
  • White smoke coming out of the chimney of a furnace indicates the use of


  • Options
  • A. low excess air.
  • B. very high excess air.
  • C. gaseous fuel in the furnace.
  • D. liquid fuel in the furnace.

  • Correct Answer
  • very high excess air. 


  • Environmental Engineering problems


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    • 1. Which of the following is the most efficient for removal of very finely divided suspended solids and colloidal matter from the polluted water stream?

    • Options
    • A. Sedimentation tank
    • B. Circular clarifier
    • C. Mechanical flocculation
    • D. Chemical coagulation
    • Discuss
    • 2. Major sources of noise in furnace operation arises from air inspirators, combustion, side wall vibrations and fluctuation in the process heat load. A 50% increase in fuel firing rate may increase the furnace noise level by about __________ decibels.

    • Options
    • A. 3
    • B. 30
    • C. 70
    • D. 100
    • Discuss
    • 3. Inhalation of silica dust by human being during hand drilling in mica mining, lead & zinc mining, silica refractory manufacture and in foundaries causes

    • Options
    • A. asphyxiation (suffocation).
    • B. shortness of breath.
    • C. tuberculosis.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 4. Reingleman chart No. 2 corresponds to __________ percent black smoke.

    • Options
    • A. 10
    • B. 20
    • C. 40
    • D. 80
    • Discuss
    • 5. Exposure to SO2 containing chimney gases results in the

    • Options
    • A. reduction in strength of leather & cloth.
    • B. acceleration of corrosion rates of metals.
    • C. increased drying & hardening time of paints.
    • D. all (a), (b)and(c).
    • Discuss
    • 6. A man exposed to excessive noise level in the working environment may suffer from

    • Options
    • A. hearing loss
    • B. rupture of ear drum
    • C. nervousness & fatigue
    • D. all (a), (b) & (c)
    • Discuss
    • 7. Green house gases blanket/block the infrared radiation from earth's surface to the atmosphere leading to its progressive warming up. Which of the following gases does not exhibit green house effect?

    • Options
    • A. CO2
    • B. H2
    • C. SO3
    • D. N2
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following plants does not emit appreciable amount of SO2 in atmosphere?

    • Options
    • A. Thermal power plant
    • B. Petroleum refinery
    • C. Nitric acid plant
    • D. Sulphuric acid plant
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which is the most efficient dust removal equipment for removal of sub-micronic dust particles from blast furnace gas?

    • Options
    • A. Packed scrubber
    • B. Gravity settling chamber
    • C. Electrostatic precipitator
    • D. Hydrocyclone
    • Discuss
    • 10. 'Safe limit' called Threshold Limit Value (TLV) of carbon monoxide in atmospheric air is < 50 ppm. The main source of carbon monoxide pollutant in air is the

    • Options
    • A. industrial chimney exhaust.
    • B. automobiles exhaust.
    • C. photochemical reaction in polluted atmosphere.
    • D. burning of domestic fuel.
    • Discuss


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