Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Engineering.

This section includes 23 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.

______ is the cutting and tearing of municipal solid waste.

A. Land fills
B. Shredding
C. Pulverization
D. Composting
Answer» C. Pulverization
2.

Which of the following waste can be decomposed by bacteria?

A. Radioactive substance
B. Ashes
C. Food waste
D. Rubbish
Answer» D. Rubbish
3.

Which of the following is not the municipal solid waste?

A. Radioactive substance
B. Ashes
C. Food waste
D. Rubbish
Answer» B. Ashes
4.

______ is a liquid that passes through solid waste and extracts suspended impurities from it.

A. Leachate
B. Sludge
C. Distilled water
D. Municipal waste
Answer» B. Sludge
5.

The waste produced in cotton mills are ___________

A. Municipal solid waste
B. Non biodegradable waste
C. Hazardous waste
D. Non hazardous waste
Answer» E.
6.

The process of decomposition of biodegradable solid waste by earthworms is called ___________

A. Land fills
B. Shredding
C. Vermi-composting
D. Composting
Answer» D. Composting
7.

The density of ash produced in the municipal solid waste is ___________

A. 100 kg/m3
B. 450 kg/m3
C. 700 kg/m3
D. 1000 kg/m3
Answer» D. 1000 kg/m3
8.

The process of burning of municipal solid waste at high temperature is called ____________

A. Incineration
B. Composting
C. Land filing
D. Shredding
Answer» B. Composting
9.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_IS_NOT_THE_MUNICIPAL_SOLID_WASTE??$

A. Radioactive substance
B. Ashes
C. Food waste
D. Rubbish
Answer» B. Ashes
10.

_______IS_A_LIQUID_THAT_PASSES_THROUGH_SOLID_WASTE_AND_EXTRACT_SUSPENDED_IMPURITIES_FROM_IT.?$

A. Leachate
B. Sludge
C. Distilled water
D. Municipal waste
Answer» B. Sludge
11.

______ is the cutting and tearing of municipal solid waste.$

A. Land fills
B. Shredding
C. Pulverization
D. Composting
Answer» C. Pulverization
12.

Which of the following waste can be decomposed by bacteria?$

A. Radioactive substance
B. Ashes
C. Food waste
D. Rubbish
Answer» D. Rubbish
13.

Which of the following is a biological method of disposal of municipal solid waste?

A. Land fills
B. Shredding
C. Pulverization
D. Composting
Answer» E.
14.

In which method of composting, decomposition of anaerobic waste takes place?

A. Indian method
B. Depression method
C. Bangalore method
D. Trench method
Answer» D. Trench method
15.

_________ is the crushing and grinding of municipal solid waste.

A. Land fills
B. Shredding
C. Pulverization
D. Composting
Answer» D. Composting
16.

Which of the following is not the land filling method?

A. Bangalore method
B. Area method
C. Depression method
D. Trench method
Answer» B. Area method
17.

The waste produced in cotton mills are

A. Municipal solid waste
B. Non biodegradable waste
C. Hazardous waste
D. Non hazardous waste
Answer» E.
18.

The process of decomposition of biodegradable solid waste by earthworms is called

A. Land fills
B. Shredding
C. Vermi-composting
D. Composting
Answer» D. Composting
19.

The density of ash produced in the municipal solid waste is

A. 100 kg/m<sup>3</sup>
B. 450 kg/m<sup>3</sup>
C. 700 kg/m<sup>3</sup>
D. 1000 kg/m<sup>3</sup>
Answer» D. 1000 kg/m<sup>3</sup>
20.

Which of the following is correct regarding disposal of waste by land filling?

A. Economical method
B. Preferred in low lying areas
C. Foul gases are not produced
D. Separation of different types of waste not required
Answer» D. Separation of different types of waste not required
21.

In which method of disposal of municipal solid waste, the waste is dumped in the soil?

A. Incineration
B. Composting
C. Land filing
D. Shredding
Answer» D. Shredding
22.

Which of the following is a biodegradable waste?

A. Polythene bags
B. Synthetic fiber
C. Food waste
D. Paper
Answer» D. Paper
23.

The process of burning of municipal solid waste at high temperature is called

A. Incineration
B. Composting
C. Land filing
D. Shredding
Answer» B. Composting