Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Biotechnology.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environmental Biotechnology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

___________ is a natural method of waste water treatment.

A. Chemical method
B. Physical method
C. Water hyacinth pond
D. Rotating biological contractors
Answer» D. Rotating biological contractors
2.

Which of the following is low energy consuming system for waste water treatment?

A. Biological wave contractor
B. Rotating biological contractors
C. High rate bio filters
D. Conventional bio filters
Answer» B. Rotating biological contractors
3.

Activated sludge is a type of wastewater treatment method for the treatment of sewage or industrial wastewaters using aeration and a microbial floc.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

Up flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor is an anaerobic digester which is used for wastewater treatment with the help of suspended sludge blanket filters.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

Absorbing oxygen from the air and pollutants from the wastewater can be decomposed aerobic microorganisms by which of the following methods?

A. High rate bio filters
B. Conventional bio filters
C. Percolating filter
D. Rotating biological contractors
Answer» E.
6.

Organic overloading is a major problem associated with Rotating biological contractors.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

Rotating biological contractors is used for carbonaceous oxidation as a ________

A. High rate bio filters
B. Conventional bio filters
C. Roughing filter
D. Filter cake
Answer» D. Filter cake
8.

Which of the following has the potential to rough high strength industrial effluents prior to sewage discharge?

A. High rate bio filters
B. Conventional bio filters
C. Percolating filters
D. Rotating biological contractors
Answer» B. Conventional bio filters
9.

Which of the following factors doesn t influence biological treatment efficiency?

A. Surface area
B. Void space
C. Drainage
D. High BOD
Answer» E.
10.

Effective preliminary treatment can also be used to remove the ____

A. Girt and rag
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Nutrients
D. Oxygen
Answer» B. Carbon dioxide
11.

Compensation for lower temperatures can be achieved by reducing hydraulic and organic loading rates thereby increasing _____________

A. Retention time
B. Mixing
C. Aeration
D. Sparging
Answer» B. Mixing
12.

Bio filters are fed with effluent only after ____________

A. Initial settlement
B. Bio-accumulation
C. Bio-degradation
D. Bio-magnification
Answer» B. Bio-accumulation
13.

In the exposed lands, ______ are used to assist rotation during harsh weather conditions?

A. Wind vanes
B. Water sprayer
C. Flow bed
D. Motor drives
Answer» B. Water sprayer
14.

Which of the following is another name given to conventional bio filters?

A. Percolating filter
B. Filter cake
C. Injection recovery
D. Bio-luminescence
Answer» B. Filter cake
15.

Secondary treatment systems can be used for biological degradation of ____________ in municipal waste waters.

A. Carbon dioxide and methane
B. Nitrogen and CO<sub>2</sub>
C. CO and methane
D. Organic pollutants
Answer» E.