Description : For removal of very small amounts of precipitate from large volume of water, the most suitable filter is the __________ filter. (A) Plate & frame (B) Shell & lea (C) Sand (D) Rotary vacuum
Last Answer : (C) Sand
Description : The most suitable filter for the removal of very small amount of precipitate from very large volumes of water is the __________ filter. (A) Vacuum (B) Sand (C) Plate & frame (D) Rotary
Last Answer : (B) Sand
Description : Filtration of water in a paper mill is done by a/an __________ filter. (A) Open sand (B) Plate and frame (C) Vacuum leaf (D) Sparkler
Last Answer : (A) Open sand
Description : For separation of sugar solution from settled out mud, we use a __________ filter. (A) Sparkler (B) Plate and frame (C) Centrifugal (D) Rotary drum vacuum
Last Answer : (C) Centrifugal
Description : __________ is used for producing a thick suspension from a thin slurry. (A) Cartridge filter (B) Rotary drum vacuum filter (C) Pressure filter thickener (D) Plate and frame filter press
Last Answer : (C) Pressure filter thickener
Description : Gelatinous solid (which plug the septum) can be filtered by a __________ filter. (A) Sparkler (B) Plate and frame (C) Vacuum leaf (D) Pre-coat
Last Answer : (D) Pre-coat
Description : Removal of activated carbon from glycerine is done by (A) Plate and frame filter (B) Rotary vacuum filter (C) Batch basket centrifuge (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Plate and frame filter
Description : Which of the following is the most suitable filter for separation ofabrasive solids suspended in a corrosive liquid? (A) Sand bed filter (B) Plate and frame filter press (C) Vacuum filter (D) Batch basket centrifuge
Last Answer : (C) Vacuum filter
Description : Moore filter is a __________ filter. (A) Leaf (B) Press (C) Rotary (D) Sand
Last Answer : (A) Leaf
Description : Which of the following is a continuous filter? (A) Plate and frame filter (B) Cartridge filter (C) Shell and leaf filter (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Shell and leaf filter as compared to plate and frame filter (A) Entails less labor cost (B) Facilitates filtration under higher pressure (C) Provides more effective washing (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : The speed of a rotary drum vacuum filter may be about __________ rpm. (A) 1 (B) 50 (C) 100 (D) 500
Last Answer : (A) 1
Description : Vacuum is applied in __________ zone, in case of a general type continuous rotary drum vacuum filter. (A) Filtering (B) Washing (C) Drying (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : The controlling resistance in a rotary drum vacuum filter is the __________ resistance. (A) Piping (B) Cake (C) Filter medium (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Cake
Description : Filtrate flow rate in case of a rotary drum vacuum filter (in which Rm < < Rc ) is proportional to __________ and the cycle time (where, μ = filtrate viscosity Rm = filter medium resistance Rc = cake resistance). (A) √μ (B) 1/√μ (C) 1/μ (D) 1/μ
Last Answer : (B) 1/√μ
Description : TLV of mercury in potable (drinking) water is about __________ ppm. (A) 0.001 (B) 0.1 (C) 1 (D) 5
Last Answer : (A) 0.001
Description : Sand is dried in foundries in a _________drier. (A) Rotary (B) Fluidised bed (C) Vacuum (D) Spray
Last Answer : (B) Fluidised bed
Description : The cake resistance increases steadily with the time of filtration in a plate and frame filter employing constant __________ filtration. (A) Rate (B) Pressure (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : In case of a plate and frame filter press, filtrate flow through the cake follows __________ flow. (A) Plug (B) Turbulent (C) Laminar (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Laminar
Description : Introduction of slurry in a plate and frame filter press is done through a plate in each frame. The plate of this filter has a __________ surface. (A) Plane (B) Curved (C) Ribbed (D) Either (A) or (B)
Last Answer : (C) Ribbed
Description : Flow of filtrate through the cake in a plate and frame filter press is best described by the __________ equation. (A) Kozeny-Carman (B) Hagen-Poiseuille’s (C) Fanning's (D) Kremser
Last Answer : (A) Kozeny-Carman
Description : Filtration capacity of a rotary drum vacuum filter depends upon the (A) Cake thickness (B) Characteristics of the feed slurry (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Description : Which of the following is a vacuum filter? (A) Filter press (B) Rotary disc filter (C) Batch basket centrifuge (D) Tank filter (Nutsche filter)
Last Answer : (B) Rotary disc filter
Description : Presence of bacteria in potable (drinking) water causes (A) Turbidity (B) Disease (C) Bad odour (D) Bad taste & colour
Last Answer : (B) Disease
Description : Reverse osmosis is normally used for the (A) Separation of isotopes of uranium from gaseous uranium hexafluoride (B) Separation of helium from natural gas (C) Desalination of brackish water to produce potable (drinking) water (D) Purification of oxygen
Last Answer : (C) Desalination of brackish water to produce potable (drinking) water
Description : Drinking (potable) water treatment does not involve (A) Coagulation (B) Sedimentation (C) Softening (D) Disinfection
Last Answer : (C) Softening
Description : . Potable water means the water used for (A) Fire-fighting (B) Cooling (C) Drinking (D) Evaporation to produce steam
Last Answer : (C) Drinking
Description : Moisture can be removed from lubricating oil using (A) Tubular centrifuge (B) Clarifier (C) Sparkler filter (D) Vacuum leaf filter
Last Answer : (A) Tubular centrifuge
Description : Supporting legs of a plate and frame filter is normally made of (A) Stainless steel (B) Cast iron (C) High speed steel (D) Wooden plank
Last Answer : (B) Cast iron
Description : In washing type plate and frame filter press, the ratio of washing rate to the final filtrate rate is (A) 4 (B) 1/4 (C) 1 (D) 1/2
Last Answer : (B) 1/4
Description : Plate and frame filter press is usually made of (A) Mild steel (B) Cast iron (C) Stainless steel (D) Galvanised iron
Description : Temporary hardness of water can be removed by (A) Addition of alum (a coagulant) (B) Boiling (C) Filtration (through gravity sand filter) (D) Addition of lime
Last Answer : (B) Boiling
Description : Which of the following is a pressure filter? (A) Leaf filter (Moore filter) (B) Plate and flame filter
Last Answer : (B) Plate and flame filter
Description : Which of the following may prove unsuitable for filtering volatile liquids? (A) Pressure filter (B) Gravity filter (C) Centrifugal filter (D) Vacuum filter
Last Answer : (D) Vacuum filter
Description : To handle smaller quantity of fluid at higher discharge pressure, use a __________ pump. (A) Reciprocating (B) Centrifugal (C) Volute (D) Rotary vacuum
Last Answer : (A) Reciprocating
Description : Calcium ammonium nitrate (a fertiliser) is dried in a __________ dryer. (A) Rotary (B) Vacuum (C) Tunnel (D) Tray
Last Answer : (A) Rotary
Description : Drying of refractory is normally carried out in a __________ dryer. (A) Open pan (B) Tray (C) Rotary vacuum (D) Truck/tunnel
Last Answer : (D) Truck/tunnel
Description : Large quantity of silica gel is normally dried in a __________ dryer. (A) Freeze (B) Through circulation (C) Rotary vacuum (D) Tray
Last Answer : (B) Through circulation
Description : Large scale drying of wheat is done in a __________ dryer. (A) Fluidised bed (B) Spouted bed (C) Tray (D) Vacuum rotary
Last Answer : (B) Spouted bed
Description : A mono pump is a __________ pump. (A) Centrifugal (B) Piston (C) Positive acting rotary (D) A group of vacuum
Last Answer : (C) Positive acting rotary
Description : Rotary vacuum pumps can reduce the absolute pressure to as low as __________ mm Hg. (A) 1 (B) 0.1 (C) 0.01 (D) 0.001
Last Answer : (C) 0.01
Description : A hydrometer is used to measure the ____________. A. specific gravity of a battery electrolyte B. water pressure in a deck pipeline C. amount of potable water a vessel is taking on D. power developed by a salt water service pump
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : A high velocity of wash water is required for (A) Rapid gravity filter with strainers (B) Rapid gravity filter without strainers (C) Slow sand filter with strainers (D) Slow sand filter without strainers
Last Answer : (B) Rapid gravity filter without strainers
Description : Distribution of wash water is provided in (A) Sedimentation tank (B) Slow sand filter (C) Rapid gravity filter (D) All the above
Last Answer : (C) Rapid gravity filter
Description : The yield of a rapid gravity filter as compared to that of slow sand filter, is (A) 10 times (B) 15 times (C) 20 times (D) 30 times
Last Answer : (D) 30 times
Description : Maximum permissible turbidity in potable water is __________ ppm. (A) 1 (B) 10 (C) 250 (D) 1000
Last Answer : (B) 10
Description : Water filtration rate in a rapid sand filter ranges from __________ kilolitres/m2 /hr. (A) 0.1 to 1 (B) 3 to 6 (C) 10 to 15 (D) 15 to 20
Last Answer : (B) 3 to 6
Description : Water filtration rate in a slow sand filter ranges from __________ litres/m2 /hr. (A) 10 to 20 (B) 100 to 200 (C) 1500 to 2500 (D) 4000 to 5000
Last Answer : (B) 100 to 200
Description : Brackish water which contains mostly dissolved salt, can be purified by the __________ process. (A) Reverse osmosis (B) Sand filter (C) Lime soda (D) Permutit
Last Answer : (A) Reverse osmosis
Description : With increase in drum speed, in a rotary drum filter, the filtration rate (A) Increases (B) Increases linearly (C) Decreases (D) Is not affected
Last Answer : (A) Increases