Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Engineering.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environmental Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The test for finding the optimum coagulant dose in water is ____________

A. Chromatography
B. Jar test
C. Kjeldahl test
D. Dilatancy test
Answer» C. Kjeldahl test
2.

The detention period for a sedimentation tank where coagulation takes place is ____________

A. 30 seconds
B. 1 minute
C. 1hour
D. 2hour
Answer» E.
3.

The overflow rate for a plain sedimentation tank is ______ litre/day/metre2.

A. 50000
B. 40000
C. 12000
D. 30000
Answer» D. 30000
4.

The deviation from the ideal flow of wastewater in the sedimentation tank causes ____________

A. Whirlpool
B. Increase in tank efficiency
C. Short circuiting
D. Coagulation
Answer» D. Coagulation
5.

In a rectangular horizontal flow tank, the maximum permissible velocity is ____ m/Sec?

A. 3
B. 0.3
C. 0.03
D. 0.003
Answer» C. 0.03
6.

The quantity of water flowing per hour per unit horizontal area is called ____

A. Detention time
B. Flowing through period
C. Displacement time
D. Overflow rate
Answer» E.
7.

The average time required by water to pass through the settling tank is called _______

A. Detention time
B. Flowing through period
C. Time of flow
D. Mean time
Answer» C. Time of flow
8.

The test for finding the optimum coagulant dose in water is

A. Chromatography
B. Jar test
C. Kjeldahl test
D. Dilatancy test
Answer» C. Kjeldahl test
9.

The detention period for a sedimentation tank where coagulation takes place is

A. 30 seconds
B. 1 minute
C. 1hour
D. 2hour
Answer» E.
10.

The overflow rate for a plain sedimentation tank is ______ litre/day/metre2.

A. 50000
B. 40000
C. 12000
D. 30000
Answer» D. 30000
11.

The deviation from the ideal flow of wastewater in the sedimentation tank causes

A. Whirlpool
B. Increase in tank efficiency
C. Short circuiting
D. Coagulation
Answer» D. Coagulation
12.

Which of the following cannot be the velocity of flow in the horizontal flow sedimentation tank?

A. 12cm/min
B. 39cm/min
C. 5cm/min
D. 20cm/min
Answer» C. 5cm/min