Section5 C ultraviolet light for irradiation of 6.

Fluorosis is caused due to the presence of

. water. excessive amount of __________ in
1. The term Biological Oxygen Demand drinking water.
(BOD) is used in relation to D A
all (a), (b) & (c). mercury
A . .
potable water
.
B
lead
B .
cooling water
.
C
fluoride
C .
distilled water
. 4. Which of the following processes is D
involved in the biochemical treatment of arsenic
D .
industrial effluents sewage effluents ?
.
A
Oxidation
.

2. The destruction of water-borne pathogens B

Reduction
is termed as disinfection of water. Which .
of the following is a water disinfectant ?
C
A Dehydration
Chlorine .
.
D 7. Presence of nitrogen and phosphorous in
B Fermentation
Alkalis . waste water discharged into lakes and
.
ponds causes
C A
Benzene hexachloride foaming
. 5. Infective bacteria in water is killed by the .
__________ process.
D B
Alkyl benzene sulphonate (ABS) A odour nuisances
. .
sterilisation
.
C
B undesirable plant growth
aeration .
3. Disinfection of water is done to destroy .
pathogenic bacteria and thus prevent D
water-borne diseases. Disinfection of C turbidity
disinfection .
water may be done by the use of .
A D
ozone and iodine. none of these
. . 8. Pick out the wrong statement.
B A Biological oxygen demand (BOD) is
chlorine or its compounds.
. . a characteristic and not a
 constituent of water. . C
125
.
BOD is a measure of the amount of D
82
oxygen which will be demanded & . D
145
used in 5 days by the biological .
B
decomposition of the organic
.
matter present in water stream
11. Which of the following pollutants is absent 14. What is the major constituents of
present as food for the living
in the emissions from a fertiliser plant ? waste/polluted water discharged from
organism.
textile, pulp & paper, tanning, distillary,
A
BOD is expressed in mg/litre SO2 & SO3 dairy and meat packing industries ?
C .
(typically, BOD=2.5 mg/litre for A
. Radioactive substances
potable water). B .
NO2
.
D B
none of these Natural organic products
. C .
NH3
.
C
Inorganic pollutants
D .
CO
9. The pH value of potable water should be .
between D
None of these
.
A
1 to 1.5
. 12. Salt content in sea water is about
__________ percent.
B
6.5 to 8 15. Water filtration rate in a rapid sand filter
. A
0.5 ranges from __________ kilolitres/m2/hr.
.
C A
13 to 14 0.1 to 1
. B .
1
.
D B
4 to 5 3 to 6
. C .
3.5
.
C
10. Maximum permissible limit of mercury in 10 to 15
D .
human blood is __________ 10
.
micrograms/100 c.c. D
13. Noise level inside a jet air liner in normal 15 to 20
A .
1 flight is about __________ decibels.
.
A
80
B .
7 16. Hazardous/polluting chemical industries
.
B should have an 'exclusion zone' with a
100 green belt and general public access
C 19 .
prohibited around it, covering a radius of
 ____ metres. C
Stratosphere
A .
100 21. Threshold limit value (TLV) i.e., the
.
D maximum permissible safe limit of
none of these phosgene gas which Hitler used to use to
B .
1000 kill his enemies in 'gas chamber' is about
.
__________ ppm.
C A
400 <1
. 19. Which is the most widely used coagulant .
for the treatment of turbid water ?
D B
4000 A 10-100
. Alum (aluminium sulphate) .
.

B C
Lime 100-200
. .

C D
Ferric chloride 100-1000
. .
17. Maximum permissible residual chlorine in
treated water should be __________ D
Sodium aluminate
mg/litre. .
22. Photochemical smog is formed from
A automobile exhaust
0.001 to 0.01
.
A by reaction of hydrocarbon & nitric
B . oxide in presence of sunlight.
02 to 0.3
.
B
appears only on sunny days.
C .
2 to 3
.
is harmful for crops and trees also
C
D besides causing eye irritation &
5 to 10 20. Which of the following is not a natural .
. asthma.
source of air pollution ?
D
A Volcanic eruptions and lightening all (a), (b) & (c)
.
. discharges.
18. Which of the following is the most active
zone of atmosphere in which weathering B Biological decay of vegetable
events like rain, storm & lightning occur ? . matter.
23. Reinglemann chart is used for the
A measurement of the
Thermosphere C Photochemical oxidation of organic
.
. matter. A combustibles present in automobile
B . exhaust.
Troposphere D
. None of these.
. B smoke density from a chimey.
 . B
nervous depression.
.
C
exhaust gas density.
. C
26. Which of the following industries gastritis & diarrhea.
.
D discharge mercury as a pollutant ?
flue gas temperature.
. D
A all (a), (b) and (c).
Chloro-alkali industry .
.

B
24. Disinfection of water is done to remove Tanneries
.
A
color
. C
Beverage plant
.
B
bad taste
. D
Phosphoric acid plant
. 29. Oilish impurities present the effluent
C discharged from the electroplating
foul odour
. industry is normally not removed by

D 27. Threshold limit value (TLV) of CO in air is A

bacteria chemical coagulation
. __________ ppm. .

A B
5 floatation & skimming
. .
25. Which of the following fine dust removal
B C
equipments is the most efficient ? 50 centrifugation
. .
A
Bag filter
. C D
2000 ultrafiltration
. .
B
Scrubber
. D
5000
.
C 30. In large thermal power stations very fine
Electrostatic precipitator
. particulates present in flue gas are
removed by
D 28. Lead exhausted in the atmosphere by
Cyclone separator A
. automobiles using leaded petrol (i.e. wet scrubber
tetraethyl lead for improving octane .
number) is a lethal air pollutant which
B
causes bag filter
.
A paralysis of muscles & loss of
. appetite. C electrostatic precipitators
 . D .
none of these
.
D B
dust catcher bromine
. .

33. Biological oxidation ponds remove organic C

MIC (methyl iso-cynate)
matters present in the polluted water by .
31. Threshold limit value (TLV) means
maximum permissible/acceptable A using the activities of bacteria and D
concentration. TLV of phosgene in air is . other micro organisms. ozone
.
about __________ ppm (parts per
million). B
aerobic oxidation.
.
A 36. The average thickness of ozone layer in
0.002
. C stratosphere is about __________ dobson
both (a) & (b).
. unit (DU).
B
0.2 A
. D 20
neither (a) nor (b). .
.
C
1.2 B
. 230
.
D 34. Which of the following is an adsorbant for
4.8 C
. removal of nitrogen oxides from gas/air ? 750
.
A
Active carbon
. D
1500
.
B
Silica gel
.

32. The density of the gases (present in air) C 37. Polyvinyl chloride containers are not
Bog iron (iron oxide)
decreases with increasing altitude to such . suitable for storing
an extent, that about 70% of the mass of
atmospheric air is found in the lower 5 km. D A
Pulverised limestone foodstuffs
of the atmosphere. This lower region of . .
atmosphere is called the
B
A woolen clothes
ionosphere .
.
C
B metallic powder
troposphere .
.
35. Out of the following, TLV of __________ D
C none of these
stratosphere is the minimum (about 0.02 ppm). .
.
A phosgene
 D B use micro-organisms/bacteria in
2000
. . presence of dissolved oxygen.

gives an excellent final effluent

C (with 3 to 4 lagoons arranged in
40. Corrosion in boilers can be prevented by . series) having suspended solid < 1
A mg/litre and BOD = 3.8 mg/litre.
deaeration of feed water.
.
D
all (a), (b) & (c).
B enhancing pH of feed water by .
38. Presence of nitrogen in high concentration . adding alkali.
in contaminated air reduces partial
pressure of oxygen in lungs, thereby C feeding sodium sulphite or
43. The principal gas evolved from sludge
causing asphyxia (suffocation) leading to . hydrazine phosphate to the boilers,
digestion tank is
death from oxygen deficiency. which combines with oxygen and
Concentration of N2 in contaminated air at prevents corrosion. A
CO
which it acts as a natural asphyxant is ≥ .
__________ percent. D
all (a), (b) and (c).
. B
A CO2
84 .
.
C
B 41. Water filtration rate in a slow sand filter CH4
88 .
. ranges from __________ litres/m2/hr.
A D
C 10 to 20 N2
80 . .
.
B
D 100 to 200
92 .
.
C
1500 to 2500 44. There are thirteen metals which are
.
treated as pollutants. Which of the
39. TLV of ammonia, nitrogen dioxide and following metals is not a pollutant ?
D
phenol vapor in air is __________ ppm. 4000 to 5000
. A
A Mercury
5 .
.
B
B 42. Lagoons used for purification of polluted Arsenic
100 .
. water
are large shallow artificial lakes C
C Aluminium
1000 A also known as clarification lakes, .
.
. maturation ponds or oxidation
D Lead
ponds.
 . 47. Inorganic impurities causing water D
pollution is 500
.
A
fats
.
45. The function of skimming tank in sewage
treatment is to remove __________ B
carbohydrates
substances. .
A
dissolved solid C
. salts of metals
.
B 50. The pH value of oxidised sewage is about
suspended solid D
. protein A
. 1.8
.
C
oil & fatty
. B
6.2
48. The main type of sludge gas evolved .
D
gritty & inorganic during sewage treatment in Imhoff tank is
. C
A 7.3
CO2 .
.
46. The weakest sound that can be heard by D
B 13.4
a person in a quiet environment is CH4 .
.
equivalent to __________ decibel.
A C
1 CO
. .

B D
5 H2
. .

C
10
.
49. From pollution control point of view, the
D maximum permissible concentration of
20 sulphur dioxide in atmospheric air is about
.
__________ ppm.
A
1
.

B
5
.

C
50
.