Top 350+ Solved Environmental Engineering MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Bit is the unit of
a. Quantity of electricity
b. Intensity of an earthquake
c. None of these
d. Memory of computer
e. Amount of rain recorded
Q. Dark, black smoke from diesel engines usually results when engine is
a. Running at light loads
b. Running at slow speeds
c. Running at full load and full speed
d. Idling
e. Running at full speed but under load conditions
Q. Which one among the following terms best describes the method of converting a spherical surface into a plane surface?
a. Projection
b. Cartography
c. None of these
d. Geodesy
e. Photogrammetry
Q. The permissible hardness of water for public supplies is
a. 400 mg/litre
b. 10 mg/litre
c. 25 mg/litre
d. 75 mg/litre
e. 115 mg/litre
Q. What will be the colour of red rose when it is seen through green glass?
a. Pink
b. White
c. Brown
d. Green
e. Black
Q. Identify the incorrect statement if any Zeolite process is suitable for
a. When zeolite becomes inactive, it may be reactivated by flushing with brine solution
b. Removing temporary hardness
c. Removing permanent hardness
d. Acidic waters
e. Cent percent removal of hardness
Q. Which of the following constituent of air has the least percentage?
a. Helium
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Xenon
d. Neon
e. Argon
Q. If with minimum quantity of potassium permanganate, the pink colour of water disappears soon, then it shows that
a. Water is hard
b. Water is acidic
c. Chlorine content is high in water
d. Water is alkaline
e. Organic matter is present in water
Q. Which one of the following gases shows a different behaviour at high pressure?
a. Ozone
b. Hydrogen
c. Carbon dioxide
d. Water vapours
e. None of these
Q. Bleaching power is
a. Stacked lime
b. Hypo-chloride of lime
c. Chloride of lime
d. Hypo-chlorite of lime
e. Lime
Q. The percentage of nitrogen in air by weight is around
a. 24.3 percent
b. 23.1 percent
c. 65.5 percent
d. 75.5 percent
e. 20.3 percent
Q. What is a laser?
a. Electro-magnetic waves
b. Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
c. Supersonic waves
d. Green
e. Ultrasonic waves
Q. The permissible hardness of water for low pressure boiler is
a. 150 mg/litre
b. 50 mg/litre
c. 350 kg/litre
d. 250 mg/litre
e. 450 mg/litre
Q. To keep the water safe against pathogenetic bacteria the residual chlorine should remain between
a. 10 ppm to 20 ppm
b. 1 ppm to 2 ppm
c. 0.2 to 0.8 ppm
d. 0.05 to 0.2 ppm
e. 6 ppm to 10 ppm