Explore topic-wise MCQs in Dairy Engineering.

This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Dairy Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

For surface water system, the required residual disinfectant concentration may not be less than _______ mg/L for more than ___________ hours before the first customer.

A. 0.2, 6
B. 2.0, 6
C. 0.2, 4
D. 2.0, 4
Answer» D. 2.0, 4
2.

Which of the following mechanisms is not used by a membrane filter to remove particulate material from the water?

A. flux
B. reverse flow
C. particle counts
D. chlorine
Answer» C. particle counts
3.

A raw water reservoir would be an example of which membrane pretreatment method (where the goal is to reduce the loading and fouling potential of the water fed to the membrane)?

A. Filtration
B. Clarification
C. Chemical treatment
D. Pasteurization
Answer» C. Chemical treatment
4.

Which of the following remains the primary use of membrane filtration in water treatment?

A. Desalination of salt water to produce potable water
B. A pretreatment step in water treatment
C. Filtration of surface or ground water under the direct influence of surface water
D. Pre heating
Answer» B. A pretreatment step in water treatment
5.

The filtered water that has been treated by a membrane filter is called _____________

A. Permeate
B. Concentrate
C. Reject
D. Pulp
Answer» B. Concentrate
6.

The flow rate through the membrane filter itself expressed as a gallon per square foot per day is called?

A. Permeate
B. Head loss
C. Flux
D. Overhead
Answer» D. Overhead
7.

The membrane filtration level with the smallest pore size (0.0001 0.001 m) is called_____________

A. Micro filtration
B. Reverse osmosis
C. Nano filtration
D. Ultra filtration
Answer» C. Nano filtration
8.

What is the specific flux of the system if it contains 75 sq. ft. of filter area and operates for 24 hours at a flow rate of 5 gpm? Assume that the water temperature is 20 and the TMP of the system is 20 psi.

A. 5.6 gfd/psi
B. 4.8 gfd/psi
C. 9.4 gfd/psi
D. 5.5 gfd/psi
Answer» C. 9.4 gfd/psi
9.

What is the flux of a membrane filter if it contains 75 sq. ft. of filter area and operates for 24 hours at a flow rate of 5 gpm? Assume that the water temperature is 20 .

A. 100 gallons per square foot per day
B. 98 gallons per square foot per day
C. 76 gallons per square foot per day
D. 59 gallons per square foot per day
Answer» C. 76 gallons per square foot per day