Explore topic-wise MCQs in Waste Water Engineering.

This section includes 21 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Waste Water Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of these process is involved in the settling process in solid thickening facilities?

A. Compression settling
B. Hindered settling
C. Accelerated gravity settling
D. Flocculent settling
Answer» B. Hindered settling
2.

How concentrated are the suspensions which are subjected to hindered settling?

A. Low
B. High
C. Very high
D. Medium
Answer» E.
3.

Which of these process is involved in the removal of BOD and phosphorous?

A. Flocculent settling
B. Accelerated gravity settling
C. Ballasted flocculent settling
D. Compression settling
Answer» D. Compression settling
4.

Which of these process is involved in the settling of particles in the secondary settling tanks?

A. Flocculent settling
B. Ballasted flocculent settling
C. Compression settling
D. Hindered settling
Answer» E.
5.

Newton’s law is used for_______

A. Turbulent flows
B. Non-turbulent flows
C. Laminar flow
D. Spiral flow
Answer» B. Non-turbulent flows
6.

In Newton’s law for the settling of discrete particles, the particles size is _______

A. 1 mm
B. Greater than 1 mm
C. Less than 1 mm
D. 0.5 mm
Answer» C. Less than 1 mm
7.

WHICH_OF_THESE_PROCESS_IS_INVOLVED_IN_THE_SETTLING_OF_PARTICLES_IN_THE_SECONDARY_SETTLING_TANKS??$

A. Flocculent settling
B. Ballasted flocculent settling
C. Compression settling
D. Hindered settling
Answer» E.
8.

How concentrated are the suspensions which are subjected to hindered settling?$

A. Low
B. High
C. Very high
D. Medium
Answer» E.
9.

Which_of_these_process_is_involved_in_the_removal_of_BOD_and_phosphorous?$

A. Flocculent settling
B. Accelerated gravity settling
C. Ballasted flocculent settling
D. Compression settling
Answer» D. Compression settling
10.

How is the design velocity expressed mathematically for a discrete particle settling process?

A. V<sub>c</sub> = depth/detention time
B. V<sub>c</sub> = depth x detention time
C. V<sub>c</sub> = depth/area
D. V<sub>c</sub> = area /detention time
Answer» B. V<sub>c</sub> = depth x detention time
11.

For a discrete particle settling which of these mathematical equations is true?

A. Q= A Xv
B. Q=A/V
C. Q= A X t
D. Q=A/t
Answer» B. Q=A/V
12.

Which of these process are involved in the removal of oil and grease?

A. Accelerated gravity settling
B. Floatation
C. Flocculent settling
D. Compressed settling
Answer» C. Flocculent settling
13.

Which_of_these_process_is_involved_in_the_settling_process_in_solid_thickening_facilities?

A. Compression settling
B. Hindered settling
C. Accelerated gravity settling
D. Flocculent settling
Answer» B. Hindered settling
14.

Which of these process is involved in the removal of chemical flocs?

A. Flocculent settling
B. Ballasted flocculent settling
C. Hindered settling
D. Compression settling
Answer» B. Ballasted flocculent settling
15.

In the discrete settling type which of these factors is a constant?

A. velocity
B. acceleration
C. time taken to settle
D. weight of the particles
Answer» C. time taken to settle
16.

Grit and sand particles are removed from waste water by which type of settling?

A. Flocculent settling
B. Discrete particle settling
C. Hindered settling
D. Compression settling
Answer» C. Hindered settling
17.

Non-spherical particles will settle _______ spherical particles.

A. Slower than
B. Faster than
C. Equal as
D. Same as
Answer» B. Faster than
18.

The individual particle settling is hindered when the volumetric concentration is high.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
19.

For laminar flow Reynolds number is 1.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
20.

Newton’s law is used for_______$

A. Turbulent flows
B. Non-turbulent flows
C. Laminar flow
D. Spiral flow
Answer» B. Non-turbulent flows
21.

In Newton’s law for the settling of discrete particles, the particles size is _______

A. 1 mm
B. Greater than 1 mm
C. Less than 1 mm
D. 0.5 mm
Answer» C. Less than 1 mm