Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Engineering.

This section includes 21 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 dosage of ozone for municipal water treatment is __________

A. 0.5 ppm
B. 1ppm
C. 1.5 ppm
D. 2ppm
Answer» D. 2ppm
2.

Which of the following is most effective in the killing of bacteria present in water?

A. Nascent oxygen
B. Chlorine
C. HOBr
D. I2
Answer» B. Chlorine
3.

What happens during the breakdown of ozone?

A. CO2 is formed
B. Nascent oxygen is formed
C. CO2 and Nascent oxygen is formed
D. Formation of oxygen and water takes place.
Answer» C. CO2 and Nascent oxygen is formed
4.

The ozone generators can convert ____ % of feed oxygen into ozone.

A. 1
B. 5
C. 1-4
D. 10
Answer» D. 10
5.

Ozone is a _______ allotrope of oxygen.

A. Monoatomic
B. Diatomic
C. Triatomic
D. Polyatomic
Answer» D. Polyatomic
6.

Iodine is a better disinfectant to kill virus than hypoiodous acid.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

a HIO + b OH- <=> HIO3 + b H2O + b I–. What are the values of a and b respectively in the above equation?

A. 1, 2
B. 1, 3
C. 3, 2
D. 3, 1
Answer» D. 3, 1
8.

The chemical formula of iodate is __________

A. HIO3
B. HIO
C. HIO2
D. H2IO2
Answer» B. HIO
9.

The chemical formula of hypoiodous acid is __________

A. H2IO
B. H2I
C. HIO
D. HI2
Answer» D. HI2
10.

THE_OZONE_GENERATORS_CAN_CONVERT______%_OF_FEED_OXYGEN_INTO_OZONE.?$

A. 1
B. 5
C. 1-4
D. 10
Answer» D. 10
11.

Which of the following is most effective in the killing of bacteria present in water?$

A. Nascent oxygen
B. Chlorine
C. HOBr
D. I2
Answer» B. Chlorine
12.

What_happens_during_the_breakdown_of_ozone?$

A. CO<sub>2</sub> is formed
B. Nascent oxygen is formed
C. CO<sub>2</sub> and Nascent oxygen is formed
D. Formation of oxygen and water takes place.
Answer» C. CO<sub>2</sub> and Nascent oxygen is formed
13.

The dosage of ozone for municipal water treatment is

A. 0.5 ppm
B. 1ppm
C. 1.5 ppm
D. 2ppm
Answer» D. 2ppm
14.

The water is free from oxidizable materials. What is the dosage of ozone required?

A. 0.01ppm
B. 0.1-0.2ppm
C. 0.2-0.3ppm
D. 0.4-0.5ppm
Answer» D. 0.4-0.5ppm
15.

Ozone is a _______ allotrope of oxygen?

A. Monoatomic
B. Diatomic
C. Triatomic
D. Polyatomic
Answer» D. Polyatomic
16.

What happen to the concentration of iodine when the pH is between 6 and 8?

A. I2 decreases whereas HIO increases
B. I2 increases, whereas HIO decreases
C. Both I2 and HIO increases
D. Both I2 and HIO decreases
Answer» B. I2 increases, whereas HIO decreases
17.

a HIO + b OH- <=> HIO3 + b H2O + b I–. What are the values of a and b respectively in the above equation?$

A. 1, 2
B. 1, 3
C. 3, 2
D. 3, 1
Answer» D. 3, 1
18.

The chemical formula of iodate is

A. HIO<sub>3</sub>
B. HIO
C. HIO<sub>2</sub>
D. H<sub>2</sub>IO<sub>2</sub>
Answer» B. HIO
19.

What happens to the hypoiodous acid when the pH is over 8?

A. HIO is stable
B. Formation of hypoiodite ion takes place
C. Formation of iodine and hypoiodite ion takes place
D. Formation of iodine and iodate takes place
Answer» E.
20.

At what pH, the dissociation of hypoiodous acid takes place?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
21.

The chemical formula of hypoiodous acid is

A. H<sub>2</sub>IO
B. H<sub>2</sub>I
C. HIO
D. HI<sub>2</sub>
Answer» D. HI<sub>2</sub>