Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Environmental Engineering MCQ’s – High Rate Trickling Filter and Secondary Clarifier
1 - Question
The maximum removal of suspended and dissolved impurities from the sewage is?
a) 65
b) 70
c) 92
d) 99
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Answer: c
Explanation: The maximum and minimum removal of suspended and dissolved impurities from the sewage is 92% and 65% respectively.
2 - Question
The color of the secondary sludge produced from the high rate trickling filter is ___________
a) Gray
b) Black
c) Brown
d) Green
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Answer: c
Explanation: The color of the secondary sludge produced from the high rate trickling filter is brown and the secondary sludge obtained is partially oxidized.
3 - Question
_______ is the ratio of volume of recirculated sewage to the raw sewage.
a) Recirculation factor
b) Recirculation ratio
c) Food to mass ratio
d) BOD
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Answer: b
Explanation: Recirculation ratio is the ratio of volume of recirculated sewage to the raw sewage. It is denoted by R/I where, ‘R’ is the recirculated sewage and I is the volume of raw sewage.
4 - Question
The range of organic loading in kg/hectare metre/ day in a high rate trickling filter is ___________
a) 6000-18000
b) 10000-20000
c) 5000-10000
d) 900-2200
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Answer: a
Explanation: The range of organic loading in high rate trickling filter lies between 6000 to 18000 kg of 5 days BOD per hectare metre of filter media per day.
5 - Question
The expression of the recirculation factor F is given by ___________
a) F = 1 / (1+0.1 (R/I))2
b) F = (1+ R) / (1+0.1 (R/I))2
c) F = (1+ I/R) / (1+0.1(R/I))2
d) F = (1+ R/I) / (1+0.1(R/I))2
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Answer: d
Explanation: The expression of the recirculation factor F is given by
F = (1+ R/I) / (1+0.1 (R/I))2 where, R/I represents the recirculation ratio.
Explanation: The expression of the recirculation factor F is given by
F = (1+ R/I) / (1+0.1 (R/I))2 where, R/I represents the recirculation ratio.
6 - Question
The size of filter media in a high rate trickling filter is ___________
a) 10-20mm
b) 34-68mm
c) 25-60mm
d) 20-50mm
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Answer: c
Explanation: The size of filter media in a high rate trickling filter is 25-60mm and it can be a rock, slag or any synthetic material.
7 - Question
Recirculation increases the efficiency of high rate trickling filters.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Recirculation reduces the loading in high rate trickling filter and thus, increase the efficiency infiltration process.
8 - Question
The surface loading rate of a secondary clarifier is ______ litres/m2/day.
a) 1000
b) 10000
c) 20000
d) 40000
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Answer: d
Explanation: The range of surface loading rate of a secondary clarifier lies between 40,000 litres/m2/day to 70,000 litres/m2/day
9 - Question
The detention period of a secondary clarifier is ___________
a) 30 minutes
b) 1 hour
c) 2 hours
d) 4 hours
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Answer: c
Explanation: The detention period of a secondary clarifier is between 1.5 hours to 2 hours.
10 - Question
Which of the following is the cause of rising sludge?
a) Sedimentation
b) Denitrification
c) Chlorination
d) Flocculation
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Answer: b
Explanation: When nitrogen is formed in the sludge, the rise of the sludge mass takes place. These phenomena is called as rising sludge.
11 - Question
The minimum weir loading rate of primary clarifier is ____m3/m/day.
a) 125000
b) 50000
c) 10000
d) 20000
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Answer: a
Explanation: The minimum and maximum weir loading rate of primary clarifier is 125000 and 500000 m3/m/day respectively.
12 - Question
Hopper bottom vertical flow type tank is _____ in shape.
a) Circular
b) Triangular
c) Rectangular
d) Elliptical
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Answer: a
Explanation: Hopper bottom vertical flow type tank is circular in shape and it consists of conical hoppers.