Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Biotechnology.

This section includes 11 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environmental Biotechnology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following is the major disadvantage of heterotrophic nitrification?

A. Excess sludge generation
B. Less sludge generation
C. Presence of oxygen
D. Presence of carbon source
Answer» B. Less sludge generation
2.

Which of the following is the correct expansion of OLNAD?

A. Oxygen limited nitrification and denitrification
B. Oxygen reduced nitrification and denitrification
C. Oxygen limited ammonification and denitrification
D. Oxygen reduced nitrification and ammonification
Answer» B. Oxygen reduced nitrification and denitrification
3.

Ferrous ions can supplement biological phosphate removal.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
4.

The optimal removal of phosphate by biological method should have a COD/P ratio of 20g COD/g of phosphate.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

Nitrifying bacteria doesn t belong to which of the following genera?

A. <i>Nitrosomonas</i>
B. <i>Nitrosococcus</i>
C. <i>Nitrosospira</i>
D. <i>Pseudomonas</i>
Answer» E.
6.

Which of the following is not an effect of retention or uptake of nitrogen and phosphorus in aquatic ecosystem?

A. t Adverse health conditions
B. tAlgal blooms
C. tIncrease in water quality
D. tReduction in marine life
Answer» D. tReduction in marine life
7.

Autotrophic retention of nitrogen compounds leads to formation of nitrate by conversion of ammonia.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

Removal of nitrogen cannot be done by which of the following process?

A. Desalination
B. Nitrification
C. Ammonification
D. Denitrification
Answer» B. Nitrification
9.

Which of the following compound can help degrade amino nitrogen and heterocyclic nitrogen by biological method?

A. Ammonia
B. Nitrate
C. Sulphate
D. Carbon dioxide
Answer» B. Nitrate
10.

Which of the following can be a major source for eutrophication of surface water?

A. Nitrogen
B. Calcium
C. Magnesium
D. Potassium
Answer» B. Calcium
11.

Which of the following is a term used for the amount of pollutant retained in the body of an organism?

A. Uptake
B. Retention
C. Dosage
D. Potassium
Answer» C. Dosage