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This section includes 227 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
Carcinogenic air pollutants cause__________________? |
A. | Bone decay |
B. | Cancer |
C. | Asphyxiation (suffocation) |
D. | Anemia |
Answer» C. Asphyxiation (suffocation) | |
202. |
Carbonaceous particles having size less than 1 μm are called___________________? |
A. | Grit |
B. | Aggregates |
C. | Aerosols |
D. | Smoke |
Answer» E. | |
203. |
Carbon monoxide is a pollutant, which causes_________________? |
A. | Respiratory disease (e.g. asthma) |
B. | Asphyxiation (suffocation) leading to death |
C. | Retardation in crop growth |
D. | Damage to building materials like marble |
Answer» C. Retardation in crop growth | |
204. |
______________ cannot control the noise pollution ? |
A. | Use of silencers |
B. | Green house gases |
C. | Vibration damping |
D. | Tree plantation |
Answer» C. Vibration damping | |
205. |
Brown spots in fabrics will be caused by washing with water containing large amount of___________________? |
A. | Iron |
B. | Zinc |
C. | Iodine |
D. | Bromine |
Answer» B. Zinc | |
206. |
BOD of raw municipal sewage may be in the range of about _____________ mg/litre? |
A. | 1-2 |
B. | 5-10 |
C. | 150-300 |
D. | 2000-3000 |
Answer» D. 2000-3000 | |
207. |
Black smoke coming out of the chimney of a furnace is an indication of the use of ______________ in the furnace? |
A. | Low amount of excess combustion air |
B. | Large quantity of excess combustion air |
C. | Hydrocarbon fuel |
D. | Pulverised coal as fuel |
Answer» B. Large quantity of excess combustion air | |
208. |
Biological oxidation ponds remove organic matters present in the polluted water by _______________? |
A. | Using the activities of bacteria and other micro organisms |
B. | Aerobic oxidation |
C. | Both A. & B. |
D. | Neither A. nor B. |
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B. | |
209. |
Bag filter design is predominantly dependent on gas temperature, as it affects the gas density & viscosity and the selection of filtering material. The pressure drop in a bag filter is__________________? |
A. | Inversely proportional to viscosity of gas |
B. | Proportional to the viscosity & density of the gas |
C. | Proportional to the pressure of the gas |
D. | Both B. and C. |
Answer» E. | |
210. |
Bacterial aerobic oxidation of polluted water in biological oxidation ponds is done to purify it. Presence of bacteria helps in____________________? |
A. | Coagulation and flocculation of colloids |
B. | Oxidation of carbonaceous matter to CO2 |
C. | Nitrification or oxidation of ammonia derived from breakdown of nitrogenous organic matter to the nitrite and eventually to the nitrate |
D. | All A., B. and C. |
Answer» E. | |
211. |
Automobile exhaust is passed through two compartments catalytic converter employing platinum as catalyst for___________________? |
A. | Conversion of CO into CO2 in the second compartment |
B. | Conversion of NOx into N2 and NH3 in the first compartment |
C. | Oxidation of unburnt hydrocarbon fuel in the second compartment |
D. | All A., B. and C. |
Answer» E. | |
212. |
Atmospheric pollution caused by the exhaust gas of supersonic transport air-crafts is mostly in the atmospheric region called________________? |
A. | Thermosphere |
B. | Stratosphere |
C. | Troposphere |
D. | Mesosphere |
Answer» C. Troposphere | |
213. |
As per the world health organisation (WHO) specification, the maximum permissible concentration (i.e., TLV) of particulate matter in air is _____________ μg/m3.(μg-microgram)? |
A. | 10 |
B. | 90 |
C. | 800 |
D. | 750 |
Answer» C. 800 | |
214. |
Arsenic pollutant is not generated in _______________ industries? |
A. | Tanneries |
B. | Glass & ceramic |
C. | Beverages |
D. | Any of these |
Answer» D. Any of these | |
215. |
Aerosols present in atmospheric air may be__________________? |
A. | Positively charged |
B. | Negatively charged |
C. | Neutral |
D. | Combination of all A., B. & C. |
Answer» E. | |
216. |
Aerobic biological oxidation ponds used for the purification of polluted water__________________? |
A. | Destroys/removes pathogen from the sewage |
B. | Is not very effective for non-biodegradable substances (e.g. ABS) containing effluents |
C. | Destroys/removes pathogen much more effectively if the sewage is chlorinated |
D. | All A., B. & C. |
Answer» E. | |
217. |
Aerodynamic noise resulting from turbulent gas flow is the most prevalent source of valve noise in fluid flow control. It is caused due to_________________? |
A. | Reynold stresses |
B. | Shear forces |
C. | Both A. & B. |
D. | Neither A. nor B. |
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B. | |
218. |
Acute danger to human life (i.e. death) exists, if the concentration of CO2 in atmospheric air exceeds ______________ percent (by volume)? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 7 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» E. | |
219. |
A standard test for determination of hardness in water is termed as ______________ test? |
A. | EDTA |
B. | Electometric |
C. | Total count |
D. | Presumptive |
Answer» B. Electometric | |
220. |
A shallow pond in which the sewage is retained and biologically treated is called__________________? |
A. | Oxidation |
B. | Imhoff tank |
C. | Lagoon |
D. | Skimming tank |
Answer» B. Imhoff tank | |
221. |
A masonry structure built below ground level, where biochemical reaction takes place due to anaerobic bacteria is called___________________? |
A. | Cesspool |
B. | Lagoon |
C. | Skimming mill |
D. | Septic tank |
Answer» E. | |
222. |
A man exposed to excessive noise level in the working environment may suffer from____________________? |
A. | Hearing loss |
B. | Rupture of ear drum |
C. | Nervousness & fatigue |
D. | All A., B. & C. |
Answer» E. | |
223. |
A gas is termed as non-toxic, if its maximum permissible concentration (TLV) ranges from ______________ ppm? |
A. | 1000 to 2000 |
B. | 3000 to 6000 |
C. | 6000 to 9000 |
D. | 10000 to 100000 |
Answer» E. | |
224. |
A considerable part of the harmful ultraviolet radiation of the sum does not reach the earth surface, because of the fact that, there is a layer of _____________ high above earth’s atmosphere, which absorbs it? |
A. | Hydrogen |
B. | Carbon dioxide |
C. | Ozone |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
225. |
A ‘body’ which allows the short wavelength incoming solar radiation to enter in, but does not allow long wave length outgoing infra red radiation to escape out is called the________________? |
A. | Global warming |
B. | Green house |
C. | Atmospheric effect |
D. | Ionosphere |
Answer» C. Atmospheric effect | |
226. |
80% less than 200 mesh size particles are called____________________? |
A. | Smoke |
B. | Powder |
C. | Grit |
D. | Aggregates |
Answer» C. Grit | |
227. |
5-200 μm size particles are called__________________? |
A. | Colloids or aerosols |
B. | Powder |
C. | Dust |
D. | Smoke |
Answer» B. Powder | |