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  1. Which of the following is the most widely used disinfectant in water treatment ?

  2. A.
    Chlorine
    B.
    Irradiation of water by ultraviolet light
    C.
    Cation exchanger
    D.
    Coagulation

  3. Pick out the wrong statement

  4. A.
    Low ozone layer thickness in polar regions is due to cold climatic conditions
    B.
    Amount of unburnt hydrocarbons emitted by two stroke petrol engine is more as compared to that emitted by a four stroke engine.
    C.
    Carbon monoxide present in the two stroke petrol engine exhaust is much less as compared to that emitted from a four stroke engine.
    D.
    Mercury as a pollutant can enter the blood stream & the digestive system/ lungs and is responsible for causing minamate disease.

  5. Phenolic water generated in coke ovens & by-product plant of a steel plant are disposed off by

  6. A.
    quenching of hot coke.
    B.
    discharging in the river stream.
    C.
    filtration and recycling for cooling coke oven gas.
    D.
    none of these.

  7. 5-200 μm size particles are called

  8. A.
    colloids or aerosols
    B.
    powder
    C.
    dust
    D.
    smoke

  9. The progressive warming up of the earth's surface is mainly due to the

  10. A.
    automobile exhaust.
    B.
    blanketing effect of CO2 in the atmosphere.
    C.
    de-forestation.
    D.
    thickening of ozone layer.

  11. The effect of increase in carbon dioxide level of the atmosphere and its profound effect on our climate is called the

  12. A.
    catalytic conversion
    B.
    green house effect
    C.
    global warming
    D.
    both (b) and (c)

  13. Arsenic pollutant is not generated in____industries.

  14. A.
    tanneries
    B.
    glass & ceramic
    C.
    beverages
    D.
    any of these.

  15. The resistance of water to the passage of light through it is a measure of the

  16. A.
    turbidity
    B.
    color
    C.
    hardness
    D.
    dissolved gases

  17. Color test of water is done with an instrument called

  18. A.
    tintometer
    B.
    colorimeter
    C.
    electro-chemical cell
    D.
    turbidimeter

  19. Which of the following gases is having the widest explosion limit (about 2 to 81% gas in gas-air mixture), rendering it the property of the most explosive gas ?

  20. A.
    Hydrogen
    B.
    Acetylene
    C.
    Carbon monoxide
    D.
    Ammonia