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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The strength of domestic sewage is commonly expressed in terms of:
Total solids
BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand)
COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand)
Suspended solids
Typical BOD of domestic sewage in India is around:
50 mg/L
100 mg/L
200 mg/L
400 mg/L
The main purpose of screening in wastewater treatment is to:
Remove suspended solids
Remove floating and large materials
Remove grit
Remove dissolved organics
In a grit chamber, the flow velocity is generally maintained at:
0.15 m/s
0.3 m/s
0.6 m/s
1.0 m/s
Which of the following is not a component of a conventional sewage treatment plant?
Screening
Sedimentation
Filtration
Aeration
The detention period in a primary sedimentation tank is about:
30 minutes
2 hours
4 hours
8 hours
The process of biological oxidation of organic matter under aerobic conditions is called:
Nitrification
Digestion
Aeration
Stabilization
Activated sludge process is:
Aerobic process
Anaerobic process
Facultative process
Chemical process
The efficiency of a trickling filter mainly depends on:
Type of media used
Hydraulic loading rate
Organic loading rate
All of the above
The by-product of anaerobic sludge digestion is mainly:
Oxygen
Methane gas
Nitrogen gas
Carbon dioxide only
The retention time in a septic tank is generally:
6 hours
12 hours
24 hours
36–48 hours
Imhoff tanks are used for:
Screening
Grit removal
Sedimentation and sludge digestion
Disinfection
The sewage having BOD more than 300 mg/L is termed as:
Strong sewage
Medium sewage
Weak sewage
Dilute sewage
The permissible limit of BOD in treated wastewater for discharge into surface water is:
10 mg/L
20 mg/L
30 mg/L
50 mg/L
The biological treatment that uses microorganisms attached to media is known as:
Activated sludge process
Trickling filter
Oxidation pond
Aerated lagoon
Activated sludge process is an attached growth process.
True
False
Sludge digestion in septic tanks occurs under anaerobic conditions.
True
False
The self-purification process of a river is mainly due to re-aeration and sedimentation.
True
False
Grit chambers are used for removing floating materials from sewage.
True
False
Treated effluent from wastewater plants can be safely used for irrigation.
True
False
