NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROURKELA

Department of Chemical Engineering

Mid-Semester Examination, Session: 2022-2023 (AUTUMN)
(B.Tech, 1th Semester)

Subject Name: Environmental & Safety Engineering Subject Code: CH1400

Duration: 02 hrs Full Marks: 30

Section-I 10 x 0.5 =5 M
S.No. Particulars

1 Recommended water requirement for domestic usage per person per day,

A. 50-100 Liters B. 100-200 litres C. 200-300 liters D. 300-500 liters

2 Identify the physical property of water
A. pH B. heavy metal content C.Turbidity D. All the above
E. None of the above
3 Identify the Chemical property of water
A. TDS B. Conductivity C. Temperature D. All the above
4 Identify the Biological property of water
A. Dissolved oxygen B. COD C. BOD D.All the above

5 Winkler test is used to measure

A. COD B. BOD C. Alkalinity D. TDS
6 Softening plants are mainly used to treat
A. Surface water B. Ground water C. Industry effluent D. Sewage effluent
E. All the above
7 Which of the following is a disinfection treatment method
A. Ozonation B. Excess lime treatment C. Boiling D. All the above
E. A and B only
8 P. Accident I. a drunk driver runs his car over a group of people
sleeping on platform
Q. Incident II. worker fighting with his supervisor and injures
him
III. A cricket ball hitting a mirror
IV. Putting hand in hot water at 80 OC
V. Collapse of bridge when nobody was there

a. P- I, IV; Q- II, III, V

b. P-I, II, IV; Q-III, V
c. P- I, II, III; Q- IV, V
d. P-I, II, III, IV; Q- V

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 9 Which of the following are physical hazards

I. Broken or damaged ladders

II. working under sun
III. working in shifts
IV. handling microwaves
a. I and II b. I, II and III c. I, III and IV d. All the above

10 Identify the risks among the following

I. Standing near swimming pool

II. using mobile while driving
III. Standing and sitting for long
periods
IV Smoking near petrol bunks
V Not wearing mask

a. II, III, V b. II, IV, V c. I, II, III, V d. I, II, IV, V

Section-II 10 x 1 = 10 M
S.No. Particulars

1 Express the concentration of 100 mg/L of Mg2+ ions present in water in terms
mg/L of CaCO3.
2 A water has an alkalinity of 100 mg/L as CaCO3. The Ca2+ concentration is 60
mg/L as the ion, and the Mg2+ concentration is 40 mg/L as the ion. The pH is
8.1. Find the non-carbonate hardness.

3 Find the terminal settling velocity(m/s) of a spherical discrete particle with

diameter 0.1 mm and a specific gravity of 3.5 settling through the water at 20
degree C; Density of water = 1000 kg /m3; Viscosity of water = 0.001 Ns/m2
4 A rapid sand filter is designed for a flow rate of 10 m3/s and it was loaded at
1000 m3/day.m2 of water. If the total load was shared by four filter boxes, what
should be the surface area (in square meters) provided by each filter.
5 The length, height, and width of a rectangular settling tank are 10m, 2.5 m and
5 m, respectively. If water enters and leaves the settling tank at 25 m3/h, what
is the detention time of water in the settling tank.
6 Classify atmosphere based on chemical composition and temperature.
7 Mention the chemicals used to remove temporary hardness and permanent
hardness of water. Also mention the reactions with those chemicals.
8 Identify the hazardous conditions among the following

I Lack of supervision V Missing guard for equipment

II Lack of training VI Not following procedures

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 III No MSDs VII Poor leadership
IV Poor designed tools

a. II, III, IV, V b. I, II, III, IV c. I, II, IV, VI d. II, III, IV, VII

9 Identify the hazardous practices among the following

I Poor Housekeeping
II Equipment failure
III Lack of supervision
IV Missing guard for equipment
V Not following procedures
VI Poor leadership
VII horseplay
a. I, II, VI, VII b. I, III, VI, VII c. I, II, III, VII d. I, III, V, VII

10 Define (a) risk and (b) hazard

Section-III 5 x 3 = 15 M

S.No. Particulars

1 Design a plain sedimentation rectangular tank for a town with a population of

50,000; per capita water demand of 140 lit/p/d, horizontal flow velocity of
0.30m/min; detention period of 3 h.
2 Write a shorts on (a) Activated sludge process (b) Trickling Filter
3 A coagulation treatment plant with a flow of 0.5 m3/s is dosing alum at 23
mg/l. Concentration of suspended solid is 37 mg/l. The effluent suspended
solid concentration is 12 mg/l. The sludge content is 1 % and specific gravity of
sludge is 3 %. What volume of dry sludge must be disposed of each day?
4 Explain the various methods of aeration used in water treatment plant.

5 Differentiate between slow sand and rapid sand filter

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