Explore topic-wise MCQs in Waste Water Engineering.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Waste Water Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

_______ provides the dual purpose of providing DO and mixing of the mixed liquor and wastewater.

A. Flocculation
B. Aeration
C. Sedimentation
D. Clarification
Answer» C. Sedimentation
2.

When the aeration system shuts off, the basin begins to perform as a ______

A. Primary clarifier
B. Secondary clarifier
C. Anaerobic unit
D. Aeration unit
Answer» C. Anaerobic unit
3.

SBR operates as ________ process.

A. Batch
B. Continuous
C. Semi-continuous
D. Discontinuous
Answer» B. Continuous
4.

What does SBR stand for?

A. Secondary batch reactor
B. Sequential biological reactor
C. Secondary biological reactor
D. Sequential batch reactor
Answer» E.
5.

________ combines aeration basin and secondary clarifier into single unit.

A. Primary clarifier
B. Aerobic unit
C. Sequential batch reactor
D. Secondary clarifier
Answer» D. Secondary clarifier
6.

Activated sludge process can be used for treating all types of wastewater.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

What does the bacterium use to grow?

A. Oxygen
B. Organic pollutants
C. Water
D. Carbon-dioxide
Answer» C. Water
8.

What is required to keep the activated sludge suspended?

A. Carbon-dioxide
B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen
D. Ammonia
Answer» D. Ammonia
9.

Activated sludge process degrade organics and _________

A. Improve nutrients
B. Remove nutrients
C. Remove odour
D. Remove taste
Answer» C. Remove odour
10.

Activated sludge process uses micro-organisms to degrade organics from wastewater.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False