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  1. Out of the following, TLV of __________ is maximum (about 500 ppm).

  2. A.
    carbon dioxide
    B.
    toluene
    C.
    carbon disulphide
    D.
    acetaldehyde

  3. Which of the following plants does not emit appreciable amount of SO2 in atmosphere ?

  4. A.
    Thermal power plant
    B.
    Petroleum refinery
    C.
    Nitric acid plant
    D.
    Sulphuric acid plant

  5. The maximum CO2 is emitted into the atmosphere by

  6. A.
    combustion
    B.
    urea
    C.
    biomass burning
    D.
    trees

  7. Which of the following is not a practical method of low level radioactive waste disposal ?

  8. A.
    Dilution with inert material.
    B.
    Discharging to atmosphere through tall stacks after dilution.
    C.
    Disposing off in rivers & oceans.
    D.
    Filling in steel crates and shooting it off out of earth's gravity.

  9. Major sources of noise in furnace operation arises from air inspirators, combustion, side wall vibrations and fluctuation in the process heat load. A 50% increase in fuel firing rate may increase the furnace noise level by about __________ decibels.

  10. A.
    3
    B.
    30
    C.
    70
    D.
    100

  11. Removal of __________ results from the disinfection of water.

  12. A.
    turbidity
    B.
    odour
    C.
    hardness
    D.
    bacteria

  13. Very small amount of air pollutants are present in stratosphere also; though most of the atmospheric pollutants are present in the troposphere. Which of the following atmospheric pollutants does not cause the ozone layer depletion in atmosphere at tremendous rate ?

  14. A.
    CO
    B.
    SO2
    C.
    NOx
    D.
    CFC (chloro fluoro carbons)

  15. Carcinogenic air pollutants cause

  16. A.
    bone decay
    B.
    cancer
    C.
    asphyxiation (suffocation)
    D.
    anemia

  17. Inhalation of silica dust by human being during hand drilling in mica mining, lead & zinc mining, silica refractory manufacture and in foundaries causes

  18. A.
    asphyxiation (suffocation).
    B.
    shortness of breath.
    C.
    tuberculosis.
    D.
    all (a), (b) and (c).

  19. Soluble silica present in boiler feed water can be removed by

  20. A.
    coagulation
    B.
    filtration
    C.
    anion exchanger
    D.
    preheating it