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Environmental Engineering problems


  • 1. Hydrogen ion concentration in distilled water is

  • Options
  • A. 10-7
  • B. 7 x 10-7
  • C. 107
  • D. 7 x 107
  • Discuss
  • 2. Sulphur dioxide present in the industrial chimney exhaust gases causes

  • Options
  • A. respiratory & lung disease.
  • B. reduction in plant's productivity owing to acid rain.
  • C. corrosion of building materials.
  • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
  • Discuss
  • 3. __________ content of the phosphate rock is the pollutant of primary interest in a phos-phatic fertiliser plant.

  • Options
  • A. Calcium
  • B. Fluorine
  • C. Phosphorous
  • D. Sulphur
  • Discuss
  • 4. During sewage treatment, the sewage is subjected to __________ treatment in Imhoff tank.

  • Options
  • A. filtration
  • B. digestion
  • C. sedimentation
  • D. both (b) and (c)
  • Discuss
  • 5. __________ is the process of killing organism in water.

  • Options
  • A. Coagulation
  • B. Sterilisation
  • C. Disinfection
  • D. Sedimentation
  • Discuss
  • 6. Maximum permissible concentration (i.e. TLV) of DDT in public water supply system is __________ micro gram (? g)/litre.

  • Options
  • A. 2
  • B. 42
  • C. 332
  • D. 1050
  • Discuss
  • 7. The maximum CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere by

  • Options
  • A. combustion
  • B. urea
  • C. biomass burning
  • D. trees
  • Discuss
  • 8. Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Options
  • A. A slight haze at the top of chimney indicates good combustion in the furnace.
  • B. A bag filter incurs very small pressure drop and is very efficient for removal of sub-micronic dust particles from flue gases at very high temperature.
  • C. Electrostatic precipitator is the most efficient dust collection equipment for removal of sub-micronic dust particles present in flue gas.
  • D. none of these.
  • Discuss
  • 9. Brown spots in fabrics will be caused by washing with water containing large amount of .

  • Options
  • A. iron
  • B. zinc
  • C. iodine
  • D. bromine
  • Discuss
  • 10. Removal of __________ results from the disinfection of water.

  • Options
  • A. turbidity
  • B. odour
  • C. hardness
  • D. bacteria
  • Discuss

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