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 pulsator clarifier is a type of __________

A. Horizontal flow sludge tank
B. Vertical flow sludge tank
C. Circular sludge tank
D. Plain sedimentation tank
Answer» C. Circular sludge tank
2.

WHICH_DEVICE_SOLVED_THE_PROBLEM_OF_UNSTABLE_HYDRAULIC_CONDITIONS_AND_OPERATION_OF_SLUDGE_REMOVAL_EQUIPMENT??$

A. Centrifugal pump
B. Pulsator clarifier
C. Tube settler
D. Flocculator
Answer» D. Flocculator
3.

In which type of tube settler, tubes are slightly inclined in the direction of normal flow?$

A. Solid contact clarifier
B. Steeply inclined tube settler
C. Vertical tube settler
D. Horizontal tube settler
Answer» E.
4.

In_which_device,_the_primary_mixing_is_followed_by_a_secondary_reaction_zone_resulting_in_formation_of_sludge_blanket?$

A. Centrifugal pump
B. Flocculator
C. Tube settler
D. Solid contact clarifier
Answer» E.
5.

The pulsator clarifier is a type o?

A. Horizontal flow sludge tank
B. Vertical flow sludge tank
C. Circular sludge tank
D. Plain sedimentation tank
Answer» C. Circular sludge tank
6.

What is the detention period of a clarifier used in the treatment of water?

A. 1hour
B. 2hours
C. 3hours
D. 4hours
Answer» D. 4hours
7.

The design value of the velocity of flow in a flocculator is _______

A. 0.2-0.8m/s
B. 0.3-0.5m/s
C. 0.6-0.8m/s
D. 0.1-0.5m/s
Answer» B. 0.3-0.5m/s
8.

What is the normal value of the detention period adopted in a flocculator for design purpose?

A. 30min
B. 60min
C. 90min
D. 100min
Answer» B. 60min
9.

What is the desirable value of mean velocity gradient in a flocculator?

A. 20-50sec<sup>-1</sup>
B. 20-75sec<sup>-1</sup>
C. 50-100sec<sup>-1</sup>
D. 30-50sec<sup>-1</sup>
Answer» C. 50-100sec<sup>-1</sup>
10.

What is the dimension formula of mean velocity gradient?

A. 1/T
B. 1/T2
C. T
D. T2
Answer» B. 1/T2
11.

The rate of change of velocity per unit distance normal to a section is called_______

A. Mean velocity
B. Average velocity
C. Mean velocity gradient
D. Velocity gradient
Answer» D. Velocity gradient
12.

__________ is an operation designed to force agitation in the fluid and induce coagulation.

A. Sedimentation
B. Flocculation
C. Disinfection
D. Aeration
Answer» C. Disinfection