Environmental Engineering MCQs

1. Department of Water Supply and Sewerage 13. What does the abbreviation ‘TSS’ stand for?
(DWSS) was formally established in …… A.D. a) Total swale slope b) Total slope of system
a) 1945 b) 1952 c) Total settled solid d) Total suspended solids
c) 1962 d) 1972 14. The most commonly used coagulant is …
2. National Drinking Water Quality Standard a) chlorine b) alum
(NWDQS) of Nepal came into effective in …… c) ferrous oxide d) ferric oxide
A.D. 15. The unit of weir loading in sedimentation tank
a) 2003 b) 2004 is…
c) 2005 d) 2006 a) m3/m2/d b) m3/m2/sec
3
3. The water which is not chemically pure but does c) m /m/d d) m3/d
not contain anything harmful to human health 16. The bacteria which require oxygen for the
is known as …. survival is known as……bacteria.
a) Pure b) Wholesome a) anaerobic b) aerobic
c) Polluted d) Contaminated c) pathogenic d) non-pathogenic
4. Which of the following gives underground 17. Rate of filtration of a slow sand filter ranges
water? from …. to …. liters/h/m2.
a) Spring b) river a) 10 to 100 b) 100 to 200
c) pond d) lake c) 200 to 400 d) 400 to 1000
5. A geological formation which not only stores 18. The process of removing excess chlorine from
water but yields it in sufficient quantity is … water is called…
a) aquifer b) aquifuge a) plain chlorination b) post-chlorination
c) aquiclude d) aquitard c) Dechlorination d) Super-chlorination
6. A city supply does not include … demand. 19. The rate of filtration in rapid sand filters is of
a) domestic b) livestock the order of …. to ….. liters per hour per m2.
c) commercial d) loss and wastage a) 40 to 80 b) 100 to 200
7. As per DWSS guidelines, the fire demand in c) 400 to 2000 d) 3000 to 6000
Nepal should not more than … lpcd. 20. The slow sand filters can remove bacteria as
a) 1 b) 2 much as … percent.
c) 3 d) 5 a) 70 to 80 b) 80 to 90
8. The water of a river has an important property c) 90 to 98 d) 98 to 99
called... 21. The rapid sand filters can remove bacteria as
a) turbidity b) self-purification much as … percent.
c) permeability d) infiltration capacity a) 70 to 80 b) 80 to 90
9. Dissolved impurities consists of … c) 90 to 98 d) 98 to 99
a) bacteria b) iron 22. Bib cock is a …
c) silt d) fungi a) valve b) water tap
10. The turbidity in water is caused due to... c) bend d) plug
a) silt b) clay 23. A fitting that joins two pipes of different
c) all of these d) finely divided organic matter diameters is known as….
11. Of the total content of water on globe the a) elbow b) reducer
available quantity for use is less than… c) union d) nipple
a) 20% b) 2% 24. GI pipe has a coating of ….
c) 0.1% d) 0.03% a) zinc b) lead
12. The presence of … causes red color in water. c) aluminum d) silver
a) iron b) manganese 25. The product of H+ and OH- ions in water solution
c) sodium fluoride d) calcium carbonate is equal to…
a) 0 b) 10-1
c) 10-7 d) 10-14
26. An undesirable gas in domestic water is… 38. Free chlorine residual means
a) CH4 b) NH3 a) HOCL + HCL b) HCL + OCL
c) O2 d) H2S c) HOCL + OCL d) Chloramines
27. Color of the sewage is… 39. Biological action is used in…
a) green b) brown a) screens b) sedimentation tanks
c) pink d) grey c) trickling filters d) all of these
28. Time of concentration depends on…. 40. The detention period for a standard rate
a) intensity of rainfall b) duration of rainfall digester is…
c) slope of catchment d) evaporation a) 10 to 20 days b) 20 to 30 days
29. A lamp hole is helpful in … c) 30 to 90 days d) 90 to 180 days
a) illuminating sewer lines b) repairing 41. BOD removal of primary clarifier is…
c) cleaning sewer lines d)testing sewer a) 50 – 60% b) 30 – 40%
30. Water carriage system needs more…. c) 10 – 20% d) Nil
a) men b) area 42. An equivalent of mg/l is….
c) water d) money a) g/m3 b) kg/m3
31. Units of turbidity are… c) T/ML d) ppm
a) mg/l b) potassium chloroplatinate units 43. Grit chamber has a detention time of…
c) NTU d) no units a) 45 to 90 sec b) 2 to 5 min
32. Volatile solids represents…. c) 20 to 30 min d) 8 to 10 min
a) total dissolved solids 44. Depth of standard rate trickling filter is….
b) organic dissolved solids a) 0.5 to 1 m b) 1 to 2 m
c) suspended and colloidal solids c) 1.5 to 4.8 m d) 1 to 8 m
d) inorganic dissolved solids 45. Recirculation ratio for a standard rate trickling
33. A sanitary sewer is expected to run… filter is…
a) full b) half full a) 0 b) 0.5 to 3
𝟐 c) 3 to 6 d) 20
c) 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 d) 90 % full
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46. Media provided in ASP is…
34. Time taken for COD test is about ….
a) broken stone b) plastics
a) 3 hrs b) 24 hrs
c) anthracite coal d)none
c) 3 days d) 30 days
47. Sludge digestion is….
35. Maximum flow in sewers may be taken as…
a) disposal of sludge b) dilution of sludge
a) 1* av. flow b) 2 * av. flow
c) stabilization of sludge
c) 3 * av. flow d) 5 * av. flow
d) removal of waste products from sludge
36. The minimum DO in the water to save the
48. The effluent from the septic tank are discharged
aquatic life is….
into….
a) 1 ppm b) 2 ppm
a) soak pit b) drainage
c) 4 ppm d) 8 ppm
c) oxidation pond d) sewer
37. Laxative effect is because of….
a) CaSO4 b) Cacl2
c) MgCl2 d) MgSO4
49. A septic tank is …. 50. Peak factor is given by…..
a) sedimentation tank b) digestion tank a) maximum flow/average flow
c) aeration tank d) combination of b) minimum flow/average flow
sedimentation and digestion tank c) maximum flow/minimum flow
d) minimum flow/maximum flow