Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Engineering.

This section includes 112 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environmental Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

101.

The shape factor for circular rods in finding the head loss through the screen is _____

A. 1.79
B. 2.42
C. 1.83
D. 1.45
Answer» B. 2.42
102.

What is the detention time of a water softening accelerator?

A. 1-6minutes
B. 20minutes
C. 30 minutes
D. 1-2hours
Answer» E.
103.

______ are used in fine screen so that they do not get clogged up.

A. Automatic strainers
B. Spray aerators
C. Cascade aerators
D. Gravel bed aerators
Answer» B. Spray aerators
104.

Which of the following causes the temporary hardness?

A. CaSO₄
B. MgSO₄
C. MgCl₂
D. Ca(HCO₃)₂
Answer» E.
105.

Which filter is normally used in the lime soda treatment plant?

A. Slow sand filter
B. Rapid sand filter
C. Dual media filter
D. Mixed media filter
Answer» C. Dual media filter
106.

For removal of iron from water ________ mg of oxygen is required.

A. 0.14
B. 0.50
C. 1
D. 1.5
Answer» B. 0.50
107.

In which form of solute stabilization, hydrogen sulfide in water is oxidized into sulfate?

A. Chlorination
B. Liming
C. Re-carbonation
D. Super-chlorination
Answer» B. Liming
108.

Flocculation of iron from water by the addition of lime is an example of which of the following process?

A. Chemical precipitation
B. Chemical coagulation
C. Ion exchange
D. Adsorption
Answer» B. Chemical coagulation
109.

How many types of aerators are commonly used in the treatment of water?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» D. 5
110.

In which unit operation, gases are released or absorbed in the water?

A. Gas transfer
B. Ion transfer
C. Solute stabilization
D. Solids Transfer
Answer» B. Ion transfer
111.

In which unit operation objectionable solutes are converted into unobjectionable forms without removal?

A. Gas transfer
B. Ion transfer
C. Solute stabilization
D. Solids Transfer
Answer» D. Solids Transfer
112.

Which of the following process is used to remove the colloidal particles from water?

A. Chemical precipitation
B. Chemical coagulation
C. Ion exchange
D. Adsorption
Answer» C. Ion exchange