In which of the following system microbes are attached to filter media

a) Activated Sludge process b) Activated Diffusion process

c) Trickling Filters d) Activated suspended growth process
. Effective preliminary treatment can also be used to remove the ____
a) Girt and rag b) Carbon dioxide c) Nutrients d) Oxygen
Which of the following factors doesn’t influence biological treatment efficiency?
a) Surface area b) Void space c) Drainage d) High BOD
Which of the following is low energy consuming system for waste water treatment?
a) Biological wave contractor b) Rotating biological contractors
c) High rate bio filters d) Conventional bio filters
Grit chamber is designed to remove
a) sand, gravel or other solid inert materials b) organic pollutants
c) inorganic pollutants d) Carbon-dioxide
Choose correct statement
a) Objective of sedimentation is to remove readily settleable solids and floating material
b) Effluent from primary treatment is not treated further
c) Waste water is oxidized chemically using sulphuric acid
d) Waste water is treated only for organic pollutants
Which of these is not an advantage of a trickling filter?
a) Temperature b) Construction cost c) Oxygen delivery d) Electric systems
The secondary clarifiers are ________
a) Circular b) Rectangular c) Square d) Triangular
After the treatment, the BOD demand ______
a) Remains constant b) Decreases c) Increases d) Alters
Which is the next reactor after activated sludge reactor in the treatment process?
a) Flocculation unit b) Aeration unit c) Clarifier d) Disinfection unit
Which of these is not an alternative to activated sludge treatment systems?
a) Stabilization ponds b) Rotating biological reactors
c) Trickling filter d) Screening units
The space occupied in ml by 1 gm of mlss in one liter of sewage is termed as
a) F/M ration b) mean cell residential time
c) detention time d) Sludge volume index

Which of the following is not a type of aerobic treatment?

a) Trickling filters b) Activated sludge process
c) UASB reactor d) none of the above
An activated sludge system consists of two components, an aerator and ________
a) Screening units b) Disinfection unit c) Flocculation unit d) Clarifier
The organisms feed on _____ in aeration tanks.
a) Water b) Air c) Sludge particles d) Bacteria
Oxidating ponds work on the principle of ____
a) Suspended growth system b) Attached culture system
c) Algae bacterial symbiosis d) Both A and B
Activated sludge process break down
a) organic pollutant & improve nutrient b) organic pollutant & remove nutrients
c) inorganic pollutant & remove odor d) inorganic waste & remove taste
Suspended growth process where:
a) bacteria are grown in suspension in the reactor without providing any media support
b) microorganism growth occurs as a biofilm formed on media
c) bacteria grown in inert atmosphere
d) microorganism is degraded in inert atmosphere
End products of the metabolisms are
a) either gas or liquid b) both gaseous and liquid
c) synthesized biological mass d) none of the above
Septic tanks are an example of_____
a) Aerobic treatment b) Anaerobic treatment
c) Both A and B d) none of the above
Output gasses obtained at the end of UASB process?
a) Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide b) Methane and Carbon Dioxide
c) Carbon Dioxide d) Methane
Trickling filter is a fixed film attached growth aerobic process used for removal of
a) organic matter from wastewater b) inorganic matter from wastewater
c) suspended solids from effluents d) dissolved solids from effluents
The removal of nutrients takes place in which of the following process?
a) Preliminary treatment b) Secondary treatment
c) Primary treatment d) Tertiary treatment
Which of the below is used to denitrify nitrates?
a) Carbon b) Aluminum c) Iron d) Copper
What is the process for converting organic-nitrogen to ammonia?
a) Hydrolysis b) Nitrification c) Denitrification d) Oxidation
Air stripping consists of
a) converting carbon containing products to its by-products
b) converting ammonium to gaseous phase and then dispersing the liquid in air
c) converting acidic products into bases and water
d) supernatant liquor conversion
Which of these remove coarse materials?
a) Coarse screen b) Grit chamber c) Fine screen d) Commutors
Reverse Osmosis is which type of treatment?
a) Primary treatment b) Preliminary treatment
c) Secondary treatment d) Tertiary treatment
Which is usually prior to reverse osmosis?
a) Ultrafiltration b) Activated carbon filter
c) Clarifier d) Tube settler
In nitrification, ammonia is converted to _____
a) Nitrogen b) Nitrate c) Nitrite d) Amide
Denitrification releases _______
a) Nitrogen b) Oxygen and nitrogen
c) Carbon-dioxide d) Nitrogen and carbon-monoxide
Which of the following below represents ammonium ion?
a) NH4 b) NH3+
c) NH– d) NH4+
Which of the following bacteria is used in nitrification process?
a) Escherichia coli b) Nitrosomonas
c) Morganella d) Providencia
Denitrification is performed by
a) facultative heterotrophic bacteria b) Eutrophic bacteria
c) Fungi d) Viruses
The end product of Denitrification is
a) NH4 b) NH3
c) N2 d) N2O
Eutrophication means
a) overabundance of algae and plants b) overabundance of sewage water
c) overabundance of virus d) overabundance of suspended solids

Which of the following process is a not a part of primary treatment

a) Activated sludge process b) Screes c) Grit chamber d) grease traps
 Ammonia is converted into nitrogen by which type of bacteria in anaerobic conditions?
a) Autotrophic b) Heterotrophic c) Organotrophs d) Lithotrophs

Which of the following process is not involved in the removal of nitrogen?

a) Nitrification b) Ammonification c) Denitrification d) Desalination

Which of the following type of waste water treatment process is used for treating waste water or
industrial waste water using aeration and biological flocs?
a) Biological aeration b) Anaerobic digestion c) Active sludge process d) Aeration

What is the waste water called after physical and biological removal of solids?
a) Secondary treated water b) Secondary treated waste water
c) Primary effluent d) Primary treated water

__________ in trickling filter contains many species like bacteria and round worms.
a) Treated water b) Wastewater c) Biofilm d) Air influent

Which of the following is not used as a media for trickling filters?

a) Sand b) Geotextiles c) Gravel d) Paper

Which of the following causes thickening of the biofilm?

a) Reduction of intake wastewater b) Rapid growth of organisms
c) Reduction in air supply d) Increase in acidity

What is the shape of a typical trickling filter?

a) Circular b) Cylindrical c) Square d) Rectangular

Which of the following is an anaerobic process for treating sewage?

a) Oxidation Pond b) Imhoff tank c) Oxidation ditch d) Rotating Biological Contactors

_____ is the amount of oxygen required to oxidize only organic matter in sewage.
a) Turbidity b) BOD c) COD d) DO

The full form of BOD is __________

a) Biodegradable oxygen demand b) Biological oxygen demand
c) Biochemical oxygen demand d) Bandwidth on demand

Which of the following parameter plays important role in aquatic animals’ life

a) Turbidity b) BOD c) COD d) DO

Grit chamber is similar to which of the following?

a) Screening unit b) Sedimentation tank c) Coagulation tank d) Sand bed

Secondary sludge constitutes which of the following?

a) Chemical sludge b) Settable solids
c) Biological solids d) Biological and settleable solids

The BOD is generally conducted for how many days and at which temperature (in degrees)

a) 5, 20 b) 5, 30 c)3, 20 d) 3, 30
Where is the sludge at the bottom of the clarifier processed to?

a) Settling unit b) Aerator c) Flocculation unit d) Disinfection unit

Ion exchange units are known as ______

a) Water hardeners b) Water softeners c) Water purifiers d) Exchangers

What is the preferred regenerant in case of anion exchanger?

a) NaCl b) NaOH c) Na2SO4 d) Na2CO3

Which of the following is not an application of transport in membranes?

a) Microfiltration b) Reverse osmosis c) Dialysis d) Fractional distillation

What is night soil?

a) Soil containing urea b) Human excreta c) Animal excreta d) Human excreta, animal excreta
and urea