Environmental Engineering

251.Which of the following is an adsorbent used for the removal of SO2 from gas/air?

  1. Bog iron
  2. Limestone powder or alkalised alumina
  3. Silica gel
  4. Active carbon
Correct answer: (B)
Limestone powder or alkalised alumina

252.Which of the following is not a natural source of air pollution?

  1. Volcanic eruptions and lightening discharges
  2. Biological decay of vegetable matter
  3. Photochemical oxidation of organic matter
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (D)
None of these

253.Which of the following is not a practical method of low level radioactive waste disposal?

  1. Dilution with inert material
  2. Discharging to atmosphere through tall stacks after dilution
  3. Disposing off in rivers&oceans
  4. Filling in steel crates and shooting it off out of earth's gravity
Correct answer: (D)
Filling in steel crates and shooting it off out of earth's gravity

254.Which of the following is not a secondary air pollutant?

  1. Ozone
  2. Photochemical smog
  3. Sulphur dioxide
  4. All (A), (B)&(C)
Correct answer: (C)
Sulphur dioxide

255.Which of the following is not a source of ozone emission in the atmosphere?

  1. Refrigerators
  2. Xerox machines
  3. Dermatological photo-therapy equipments
  4. High voltage electrical equipments
Correct answer: (A)
Refrigerators

256.Which of the following is not a weightless pollutant?

  1. SPM
  2. Thermal pollution
  3. Radioactive rays
  4. Noise pollution
Correct answer: (A)
SPM

257.Which of the following is the common pollutant emitted from metallurgical smelters, thermal power plant and cement plants?

  1. NOx
  2. Hg
  3. SO2
  4. F
Correct answer: (C)

SO2

258.Which of the following is the most active zone of atmosphere in which weathering events like rain, storm&lightning occur?

  1. Thermosphere
  2. Troposphere
  3. Stratosphere
  4. None of these
Correct answer: (B)
Troposphere

259.Which of the following is the most detrimental for water used in high pressure boiler?

  1. Silica
  2. Turbidity
  3. Phenol
  4. Dissolved oxygen
Correct answer: (A)
Silica

260.Which of the following is the most efficient for removal of very finely divided suspended solids and colloidal matter from the polluted water stream?

  1. Sedimentation tank
  2. Circular clarifier
  3. Mechanical flocculation
  4. Chemical coagulation
Correct answer: (D)
Chemical coagulation
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