Explore topic-wise MCQs in Waste Water Engineering.

This section includes 19 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.

Which of the following is not correct with respect to the effect of oil on treatment systems?

A. Foam formation
B. Toxic to anaerobic bacteria
C. Interferes with settling
D. Explosive with pure oxygen
Answer» B. Toxic to anaerobic bacteria
2.

What is the maximum pH that the bacteria can sustain in terms of alkalinity?

A. 7
B. 7.5
C. 8
D. 8.5
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following is not a volatile organic compound?

A. Hydrochloric acid
B. Acetaldehyde
C. Formaldehyde
D. Dichloromethane
Answer» B. Acetaldehyde
4.

The formation of ferrous sulphide leads to the blackening of water.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_IS_NOT_A_VOLATILE_ORGANIC_COMPOUND??$

A. Hydrochloric acid
B. Acetaldehyde
C. Formaldehyde
D. Dichloromethane
Answer» B. Acetaldehyde
6.

Which of the following is not correct with respect to the effect of oil on treatment systems?$

A. Foam formation
B. Toxic to anaerobic bacteria
C. Interferes with settling
D. Explosive with pure oxygen
Answer» B. Toxic to anaerobic bacteria
7.

What is the maximum pH that the bacteria can sustain in terms of alkalinity?$

A. 7
B. 7.5
C. 8
D. 8.5
Answer» E.
8.

What is the minimum excess amount of chlorine required to corrode equipment?

A. 30mg/L
B. 40mg/L
C. 50mg/L
D. 60mg/L
Answer» C. 50mg/L
9.

What is the neutral pH?

A. 6.0
B. 7.0
C. 7.5
D. 8.0
Answer» C. 7.5
10.

What is the temperature limit of the plastic pipe?

A. 30ÀöC
B. 40ÀöC
C. 50ÀöC
D. 60ÀöC
Answer» C. 50‚àö√Ñ‚àö‚àÇC
11.

Which of the following is not correct with respect to the effects of acids on treatment systems?

A. Destroy microbes
B. Upset anaerobic digester
C. Corrode structures
D. Interferes with settling
Answer» E.
12.

The formation of ferrous sulphide leads to the blackening of water?

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
13.

What is the colour of septic wastewater?

A. Grey
B. Black
C. Light brown
D. Dark brown
Answer» C. Light brown
14.

What is the colour of the wastewater after 6 hours of a generation?

A. Grey
B. Light brown
C. Dark brown
D. Dark grey
Answer» C. Dark brown
15.

What is the minimum required the temperature to categorize as volatile solids?

A. 500ÀöC
B. 600ÀöC
C. 700ÀöC
D. 800ÀöC
Answer» C. 700‚àö√Ñ‚àö‚àÇC
16.

What is the percentage of settleable solids in municipal wastewater?

A. 60 %
B. 70 %
C. 80 %
D. 90 %
Answer» B. 70 %
17.

What is the minimum percentage of solids in wastewater?

A. 30 %
B. 40 %
C. 50 %
D. 60 %
Answer» C. 50 %
18.

Total solids in a wastewater consist of insoluble solids alone.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
19.

Which of the following is not a physical characteristic?

A. Colour
B. pH
C. Odour
D. Temperature
Answer» C. Odour