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				This section includes 78 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 dose of KMnO4 required for disinfection of water is _______ ppm. | 
| A. | 1-2 | 
| B. | 2-3 | 
| C. | 3-4 | 
| D. | 4-7 | 
| Answer» B. 2-3 | |
| 2. | The number of organisms in disinfection process can be expressed by ____________ | 
| A. | Cⁿ *tₚ = Constant | 
| B. | Cⁿ / tₚ = Constant | 
| C. | C^q * Nₚ = Constant | 
| D. | C^q / Nₚ = Constant | 
| Answer» D. C^q / Nₚ = Constant | |
| 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. | Ozone is a _______ allotrope of oxygen. | 
| A. | Monoatomic | 
| B. | Diatomic | 
| C. | Triatomic | 
| D. | Polyatomic | 
| Answer» D. Polyatomic | |
| 5. | When the coefficient of dilution is 1, then which of the following statement is correct? | 
| A. | Time of contact is more important than dosage | 
| B. | The dosage is more important than time of contact | 
| C. | Concentration and time are equally important | 
| D. | Efficiency of dilution decreases. | 
| Answer» D. Efficiency of dilution decreases. | |
| 6. | The integration of the expression of Chicks law is given by ____________ | 
| A. | N1/N = e^kt | 
| B. | N1/N = kt | 
| C. | N1/N = k/t | 
| D. | N1/N = e^(-kt) | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | Addition of KMnO₄ to water imparts _____ color. | 
| A. | Blue | 
| B. | Red | 
| C. | Pink | 
| D. | White | 
| Answer» D. White | |
| 8. | At what pH, the E-Coli bacteria will die in the water? | 
| A. | 6 | 
| B. | 7 | 
| C. | 9 | 
| D. | >9.5 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. | The chlorine, which serves as a disinfectant is ___________ | 
| A. | Free chlorine | 
| B. | Free Residual chlorine | 
| C. | Chlorine demand | 
| D. | Residual demand | 
| Answer» C. Chlorine demand | |
| 10. | At what pH, chlorine exists as molecular chlorine? | 
| A. | 3 | 
| B. | 5 | 
| C. | <5 | 
| D. | <10 | 
| Answer» D. <10 | |
| 11. | According to which of the following, organism destroyed by disinfection is proportional to organism remaining? | 
| A. | Hazens equation | 
| B. | Chicks law | 
| C. | Darcy’s law | 
| D. | Rose equation | 
| Answer» C. Darcy’s law | |
| 12. | What is the chemical formula of bleaching powder? | 
| A. | Ca (OCl)₂ | 
| B. | Ca (OCl) | 
| C. | Ca (OCl)₃ | 
| D. | CaCl₂ | 
| Answer» B. Ca (OCl) | |
| 13. | The ozone generators can convert ____ % of feed oxygen into ozone. | 
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | 5 | 
| C. | 1-4 | 
| D. | 10 | 
| Answer» D. 10 | |
| 14. | For changing the concentration of disinfectant, the disinfecting efficiency is expressed by ____________ | 
| A. | C n *t p = Constant | 
| B. | C n/ t p = Constant | 
| C. | C q * Np = Constant | 
| D. | C q / Np = Constant | 
| Answer» B. C n/ t p = Constant | |
| 15. | The chemical formula of iodate is __________ | 
| A. | HIO₃ | 
| B. | HIO | 
| C. | HIO₂ | 
| D. | H₂IO₂ | 
| Answer» B. HIO | |
| 16. | The dimensional formula of rate constant used in Chicks law is ____________ | 
| A. | 1/t | 
| B. | 1/t² | 
| C. | 1/t³ | 
| D. | t² | 
| Answer» B. 1/t² | |
| 17. | 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. | |
| 18. | The hypochlorous acid is ______ times effective as hypochorite ions. | 
| A. | 10 | 
| B. | 30 | 
| C. | 50 | 
| D. | 80 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. | At what pH, the dissociation of hypoiodous acid takes place? | 
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | 2 | 
| C. | 3 | 
| D. | 4 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. | Bleaching powder contains ______ of available chlorine. | 
| A. | 16% | 
| B. | 33.3% | 
| C. | 66.6% | 
| D. | 99.9% | 
| Answer» C. 66.6% | |
| 21. | 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 | |
| 22. | The temperature of disinfection is inversely proportional to the killing of organisms. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| C. | May be True or False | 
| D. | Can't say | 
| Answer» C. May be True or False | |
| 23. | Which method of disinfection is mainly used in rural areas? | 
| A. | Boiling method | 
| B. | Excess lime treatment | 
| C. | Potassium permanganate treatment | 
| D. | Silver treatment | 
| Answer» D. Silver treatment | |
| 24. | Normally, the ratio of ammonia and chlorine in chloramine is? | 
| A. | 1:1 | 
| B. | 1:2 | 
| C. | 1:4.5 | 
| D. | 1:3.5 | 
| Answer» D. 1:3.5 | |
| 25. | The normal dose of chlorine during plain chlorination is ___________ | 
| A. | 0.5-1ppm | 
| B. | 0.1-0.2ppm | 
| C. | 0.1-0.5ppm | 
| D. | 1-2ppm | 
| Answer» B. 0.1-0.2ppm | |
| 26. | _________ is the application of chlorine before filtration. | 
| A. | Plain chlorination | 
| B. | Pre chlorination | 
| C. | Super chlorination | 
| D. | Double chlorination | 
| Answer» C. Super chlorination | |
| 27. | What is the contact period for disinfection with chloramine? | 
| A. | 1hour | 
| B. | 2hours | 
| C. | 3hours | 
| D. | 4hours | 
| Answer» C. 3hours | |
| 28. | Which type of chloramine is formed when pH of water is 4.4? | 
| A. | Monachloramine | 
| B. | Dichloramine | 
| C. | Trichloramine | 
| D. | Both monochloramine and dichloramine | 
| Answer» C. Trichloramine | |
| 29. | Sunlight is a ________ method of disinfection. | 
| A. | Physical | 
| B. | Chemical | 
| C. | Mechanical | 
| D. | Electrical | 
| Answer» B. Chemical | |
| 30. | Which of the following is the expression of Chicks law? | 
| A. | Dy/Dt = k (N – y) | 
| B. | Dy/Dt = k/(N – y) | 
| C. | Dy/Dt = k (N + y) | 
| D. | Dy/Dt = k (N * y) | 
| Answer» B. Dy/Dt = k/(N – y) | |
| 31. | The process of chlorination with hypochlorites is called ___________ | 
| A. | Super chlorination | 
| B. | Pre chlorination | 
| C. | Post chlorination | 
| D. | Hypo-chlorination | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. | The chemical formula of hypoiodous acid is __________ | 
| A. | H₂IO | 
| B. | H₂I | 
| C. | HIO | 
| D. | HI₂ | 
| Answer» D. HI₂ | |
| 33. | The dose of KMnO₄ required for disinfection of water is _______ ppm. | 
| A. | 1-2 | 
| B. | 2-3 | 
| C. | 3-4 | 
| D. | 4-7 | 
| Answer» B. 2-3 | |
| 34. | The depth of water while using ultra violet ray treatment for disinfection should be ____ | 
| A. | 35cm | 
| B. | 46cm | 
| C. | 28cm | 
| D. | 10cm | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. | 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 | |
| 36. | The expression loge N1/N = – kt m Where m is a constant such that m>1 represents ____________ | 
| A. | Rate of the kill will remains constant with time | 
| B. | Rate of the kill will increase with time | 
| C. | Rate of the kill will decrease with time | 
| D. | Rate of the kill is directly proportional to time | 
| Answer» C. Rate of the kill will decrease with time | |
| 37. | 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 | |
| 38. | The dosage of ozone for municipal water treatment is __________ | 
| A. | 0.5 ppm | 
| B. | 1ppm | 
| C. | 1.5 ppm | 
| D. | 2ppm | 
| Answer» D. 2ppm | |
| 39. | _______ is the application of chlorine beyond the stage of the break point. | 
| A. | Plain chlorination | 
| B. | Pre chlorination | 
| C. | Super chlorination | 
| D. | Double chlorination | 
| Answer» D. Double chlorination | |
| 40. | Which of the following regarding break point chlorination is wrong? | 
| A. | It will have adequate chlorine residual | 
| B. | It will remove manganese | 
| C. | It will remove taste and odor | 
| D. | It is determined by physical test | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. | The normal dose of chlorine during break point chlorination is ____________ | 
| A. | 0.5-1ppm | 
| B. | 0.1-0.2ppm | 
| C. | 3-7ppm | 
| D. | 1-2ppm | 
| Answer» C. 3-7ppm | |
| 42. | The contact time for disinfection by free chlorine is ______________ | 
| A. | 20 minutes | 
| B. | 30 minutes | 
| C. | 40 minutes | 
| D. | 60minutes | 
| Answer» B. 30 minutes | |
| 43. | The efficiency of chlorine increase by ______________ | 
| A. | Presence of metallic compounds | 
| B. | When the pH of the water increases | 
| C. | When the pH of the water decreases | 
| D. | Turbid water | 
| Answer» D. Turbid water | |
| 44. | The amount of hypochlorous acid formed when pH of water is 8 is _______________ | 
| A. | 95% of total free chlorine | 
| B. | 80% of total free chlorine | 
| C. | 30% of total free chlorine | 
| D. | 5% of total free chlorine | 
| Answer» D. 5% of total free chlorine | |
| 45. | The presence of metallic compounds in water _______ the efficiency of chlorine. | 
| A. | Decreases | 
| B. | Increases | 
| C. | Slightly decreases | 
| D. | Remains constant | 
| Answer» B. Increases | |
| 46. | When turbidity in water increases, the efficiency of chlorine? | 
| A. | Decreases | 
| B. | Increases | 
| C. | Slightly increases | 
| D. | Remains constant | 
| Answer» B. Increases | |
| 47. | At what pH, chlorine in water acts as only hypochlorite ions? | 
| A. | <5 | 
| B. | >5 | 
| C. | >10 | 
| D. | <3 | 
| Answer» D. <3 | |
| 48. | Which color is formed when orthotolidine is oxidized by chlorine? | 
| A. | Yellow | 
| B. | Orange | 
| C. | Green | 
| D. | Blue | 
| Answer» B. Orange | |
| 49. | When the pH is between 5 and 10, the chlorine in the water acts as ______ | 
| A. | Hypochlorous acid | 
| B. | Hypochlorite ions | 
| C. | Molecular chlorine | 
| D. | Hypochlorous acid hypochlorite ions | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 50. | 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 | |