Explore topic-wise MCQs in Dairy Engineering.

This section includes 14 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.

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
2.

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
3.

Which_of_the_following_are_different_forms_of_membrane_filter_construction?$

A. Hollow filter
B. TMP
C. Spiral wound
D. Ceramic
Answer» B. TMP
4.

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
5.

Chlorines, acids, and bases are three types of chemicals used to do which of the following?

A. prescreen the water in the membrane filtration system
B. chemically clean a membrane filtration system
C. monitor a membrane filtration system for fiber failure
D. filter
Answer» C. monitor a membrane filtration system for fiber failure
6.

Which of the following is a valid name for a test for testing membrane integrity?

A. Flux membrane test
B. Reversal of flow test
C. Air pressure hold test
D. Sediment test
Answer» D. Sediment test
7.

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

A. Permeate
B. Concentrate
C. Reject
D. Pulp
Answer» B. Concentrate
8.

Which one of the following is the name of the process of reversing the direction of water flow through the filter using filtered water?

A. back pulse
B. reverse flow
C. air pressure
D. front pressure
Answer» C. air pressure
9.

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

A. Permeate
B. Head loss
C. Flux
D. Overhead
Answer» D. Overhead
10.

The membrane filtration level with the smallest pore size (0.0001 – 0.001 µm) is called_____________$

A. Micro filtration
B. Reverse osmosis
C. Nano filtration
D. Ultra filtration
Answer» C. Nano filtration
11.

Which of the following mechanisms is used by a membrane filter to remove particulate material from the water?

A. Adsorption
B. Settling
C. Straining
D. Crystallization
Answer» D. Crystallization
12.

Which of the following qualities do not determine the percent recovery in membrane treatment?

A. Membrane filtration level selected
B. Characteristic of membrane itself
C. Quality of feed water
D. Nutritional content of feed
Answer» E.
13.

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‚ÑÉ 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
14.

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‚ÑÉ.

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