Description : Maximum permissible residual chlorine in treated water should be __________ mg/litre. (A) 0.001 to 0.01 (B) 0.2 to 0.3 (C) 2 to 3 (D) 5 to 10
Last Answer : (B) 0.2 to 0.3
Description : For plain chlorination of water, the quantity of chlorine used, is (A) 0.1 mg/litre (B) 0.2 mg/litre (C) 0.3 mg/litre (D) 0.5 mg/litre
Last Answer : (D) 0.5 mg/litre
Description : Disinfection of water is done to destroy pathogenic bacteria and thus prevent water-borne diseases. Disinfection of water may be done by the use of (A) Ozone and iodine (B) Chlorine or its compounds (C) Ultraviolet light for irradiation of water (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : The destruction of water-borne pathogens is termed as disinfection of water. Which of the following is a water disinfectant? (A) Chlorine (B) Alkalis (C) Benzene hexachloride (D) Alkyl benzene sulphonate (ABS)
Last Answer : (A) Chlorine
Description : common disinfectant used in village wells for disinfection of water is (A) Free chlorine (B) Bromine (C) Iodine (D) Potassium permanganat
Last Answer : Option D
Description : A common disinfectant used in village wells for disinfection of water is (A) Free chlorine (B) Bromine (C) Iodine (D) Potassium permanganate
Description : BOD of raw municipal sewage may be in the range of about __________ mg/litre. (A) 1-2 (B) 5-10 (C) 150-300 (D) 2000-3000
Last Answer : (C) 150-300
Description : COD of raw municipal sewage may be in the range of about __________ mg/litre. (A) 1-2 (B) 5-10 (C) 90-120 (D) 1500-2500
Last Answer : (C) 90-120
Description : The amount of Chlorine available in water after disinfection is called as – (1) free chlorine (2) residual chlorine (3) free available chlorine (4) combined available chlorine
Last Answer : (2) residual chlorine Explanation: The word "residual" means "remainder" or "that which is left", and as the name suggests the chlorine residual is measure of the amount of chlorine ... system. Tests for chlorine residual are probably the most frequently performed tests at water treatment plants.
Description : Disinfection of water with ozone is not good because (A) It vanishes before water reaches the consumers (B) It removes the colour, taste and odour from water as bacterias (C) It adds taste to the water (D) It is more efficient than chlorine in killing bacterias
Last Answer : (D) It is more efficient than chlorine in killing bacterias
Description : The amount of chlorine available in water after disinfection is called as (1) free chlorine (2) residual chlorine (3) free available chlorine (4) combined available chlorine
Last Answer : residual chlorine
Description : Which of the following chemicals are halogens used for disinfection? a. Phenol b. Alcohol c. Detergent d. Chlorine
Last Answer : d. Chlorine
Description : Phenolic water generated in coke ovens & by-product plant attached to an integrated steel plant containing phenol in concentration of less than 100 mg/litre can be removed by (A) Chlorination (B) Treating in biological oxygen pond (C) Chemical coagulation (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Treating in biological oxygen pond
Description : Which is the best and the most effective method for the removal of organic contaminant present in the polluted water in very small quantity (say < 200 mg/litre)? (A) Lagooning (B) Activated carbon adsorption (C) Biological oxidation pond (D) Chemical coagulation
Last Answer : (B) Activated carbon adsorption
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Biological oxygen demand (BOD) is a characteristic and not a constituent of water (B) BOD is a measure of the amount of oxygen which will be demanded & used in 5 days ... BOD is expressed in mg/litre (typically, BOD=2.5 mg/litre for potable water) (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Lagoons used for purification of polluted water (A) Are large shallow artificial lakes also known as clarification lakes, maturation ponds or oxidation ponds (B) Use micro-organisms/bacteria in presence of dissolved oxygen (C) Gives an ... 1 mg/litre and BOD = 3.8 mg/litre (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Chemical oxygen demand (COD) is a measure of chemically oxidisable organic matter present in water (B) COD is determined by oxidising the organic matter present in water with potassium dichromate ... of potable water may be 1-2 mg/litre (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : The ensure proper growth of children's teeth, the quantity of fluoride used in water mains, is (A) 1 mg/litre (B) 2 mg/litre (C) 3 mg/litre (D) 5 mg/litre
Last Answer : (A) 1 mg/litre
Description : In slow sand filters, the turbidity of raw water can be removed only up to (A) 60 mg/litre (B) 75 mg/litre (C) 100 gm/litre (D) 150 mg/litre
Last Answer : (A) 60 mg/litre
Description : One degree of hardness of water means a content of salts of (A) 10.25 mg/litre (B) 12.25 mg/litre (C) 14.25 mg/litre (D) 16.25 mg/litre
Last Answer : (C) 14.25 mg/litre
Description : An identified source of irrigation water has ion concentrations of Na+ , Ca++ and Mg++ as 20, 10 and 8 milliequivalents per litre, respectively. The SAR of this water is approximately : a) 2.06 b) 6.67 c) 2.67 d) zero
Last Answer : b) 6.67
Description : 1.12 litre dry chlorine gas at STP was passed over a heated metal when 5.56 g of chloride of the metal was formed. What is the equivalent weight of th
Last Answer : 1.12 litre dry chlorine gas at STP was passed over a heated metal when 5.56 g of chloride of ... formed. What is the equivalent weight of the metal ?
Description : Maximum permissible concentration of copper in drinking water in mg/L, is – (1) 0.01 (2) 0.05 (3) 1.0 (4) 2.0
Last Answer : (3) 1.0 Explanation: The 1959 WHO International Standards for Drinking Water suggested that concentrations of copper greater than 1.5 mg/litre would markedly impair the potability of the water. However, ... 1.0 mg/litre was established for copper, based on its laundry and other staining properties.
Description : Maximum permissible concentration of copper in drinking water in mg/L is - (1) 0.01 (2) 0.05 (3) 1.0 (4) 2.0
Last Answer : (3) 1.0 Explanation: In the first edition of the Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality, published in 1984, a guideline value of 1.0 mg/litre was established for copper, based on its laundry and other staining properties.
Description : Maximum permissible concentration of copper in drinking water in mg/L is (1) 0.01 (2) 0.05 (3) 1.0 (4) 2.0
Last Answer : 1.0
Description : Removal of __________ results from the disinfection of water. (A) Turbidity (B) Odour (C) Hardness (D) Bacteria
Last Answer : (D) Bacteria
Description : Infective bacteria in water is killed by the __________ process. (A) Sterilisation (B) Aeration (C) Disinfection (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Sterilisation
Description : __________ is the process of killing organism in water. (A) Coagulation (B) Sterilisation (C) Disinfection (D) Sedimentation
Last Answer : (C) Disinfection
Description : The optimum dissolved oxygen level (in mg/litre) required for survival of aquatic organisms is - (1) 4 - 6 (2) 2 - 4 (3) 8 - 10 (4) 12 - 16
Last Answer : (1) 4 - 6 Explanation: Oxygen is one of several dissolved gases important to aquatic systems. Dissolved oxygen is necessary to maintain aerobic conditions in surface waters and is ... approach saturation - that concentration which is in equilibrium with the partial pressure of atmospheric oxygen.
Description : In sewage, the solids in mg per litre is A. 100 to 500 B. 500 to 1000 C. 1000 to 1500 D. 1500 to 2000
Last Answer : ANS: B
Description : If the depletion of oxygen is found to be 2.5 mg/litre after incubating 2.5 ml of sewage diluted to 250 ml for 5 days at 20°C, B.O.D. of the sewage is A. 50 mg/l B. 100 mg/l C. 150 mg/l D. 250 mg/l
Last Answer : ANS: D
Description : The maximum permissible hardness for public supplies is (A) 95 mg/litre (B) 105 mg/litre (C) 115 mg/litre (D) 125 mg/litre
Last Answer : (C) 115 mg/litre
Description : The optimum dissolved oxygen level (in mg/litre) required for survival of aquatic organisms is : (1) 4 – 6 (2) 2 – 4 (3) 8 – 10 (4) 12 – 16
Last Answer : 4 – 6
Description : Safe and adequate daily dietary intake of chromium in adults in mg is (A) 0.01–0.02 (B) 0.02–0.03 (C) 0.03–0.04 (D) 0.05–0.2
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Threshold limit value of copper in the atmospheric air is - (1) 0.001 mg/m3 (2) 0.01 mg/m3 (3) 1.0 mg/m3 (4) 5.0 mg/m3
Last Answer : (3) 1.0 mg/m3 Explanation: Inspirable copper dust takes a predominantly fibrous effect. The ALV of copper aerosol in the workplace atmosphere is 0.5 mg/m3, while the threshold limit value (TLV) is 1.0 mg/m3.
Description : A rural water supply serves a population of 10, 000 at the rate of 50 litres per capita per day . For the chlorine dose of 2 PPM the required amount of bleaching powder with 20% available chlorine will be a. 0.5 kg b. 5 kg * c. 10 kg d. 15 kg
Last Answer : b. 5 kg
Description : TLV of aldrin in public water supply system is about __________ μg/litre. (A) 0.5 (B) 17 (C) 357 (D) 1097
Last Answer : (B) 17
Description : The Volume of distribution of a drug administered at a dose of 300 mg and exhibiting 30 microgram/mL instantaneous concentration in plasma shall be (A)10 L (B) 100 L (C) 1.0 L (D) 0.10 L
Last Answer : (A)10 L
Description : The regimen(s) used for postcoital emergency contraception is/are: A. Levonorgestrel 0.5 mg + ethinylestradiol 0.1 mg taken twice 12 hour apart B. Levonorgestrel 0.75 mg taken twice 12 hour apart C. Mifepristone 600 mg single dose D. All of the abov
Last Answer : D. All of the abov
Description : A patient being treated with 20 mg prednisolone daily has to be shifted on to dexamethasone. What should be his daily dose of dexamethasone: A. 0.75 mg B. 3 mg C. 10 mg D. 40 mg
Last Answer : B. 3 mg
Description : A 75-year-old man had been receiving gentamicin (an aminoglycoside antibiotic) to treat an urinary tract infection. After three months of therapy patient's serum creatinine levels were 10 mg/ ... Type II allergic reaction b)Type III allergic reaction c) Pseudo allergic reaction d) Overdose toxicity
Last Answer : d) Overdose toxicity
Description : The conversion in a mixed reactor/accomplishing a reaction A → 3R is 50% when gaseous reactant 'A' is introduced at the rate of 1 litre/second and the leaving flow rate is 2 litres/second. The holding time for this operation is __________ second. (A) 0.5 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 3
Last Answer : (A) 0.5
Description : In a first order reaction, the time required to reduce the concentration of reactant from 1 mole/litre to 0.5 mole/litre will be __________ that requiredto reduce it from 10 moles/litre to 5 moles/litre in the ... (A) More than (B) Less than (C) Same as (D) Data insufficient; can't be predicted
Last Answer : (C) Same as
Description : Maximum permissible concentration (i.e. TLV) of DDT in public water supply system is __________ micro gram (μ g)/litre. (A) 22 (B) 42 (C) 332 (D) 1050
Last Answer : (B) 42
Description : Sodium chloride content in sea water is about __________ gms/litre. (A) 2 (B) 10 (C) 25 (D) 50
Last Answer : (C) 25
Description : Irradiation of water by ultraviolet light of suitable wavelength iscommonly used for disinfection of water in (A) Food industry (B) Municipal sewage treatment (C) Petroleum refinery (D) Iron & steel plant
Last Answer : (A) Food industry
Description : In water treatment, alum [Al2 (SO4 )3 ] is used for the process of (A) Filtration (B) Coagulation (C) Sedimentation (D) Disinfection
Last Answer : (B) Coagulation
Description : . Disinfection of water is done to remove (A) Color (B) Bad taste (C) Foul odour (D) Bacteria
Description : Drinking (potable) water treatment does not involve (A) Coagulation (B) Sedimentation (C) Softening (D) Disinfection
Last Answer : (C) Softening
Description : Very fine suspended and colloidal impurities are removed from water by a process called (A) Sedimentation (B) Coagulation (C) Disinfection (D) Softening