Which of the following is not indicated by BOD test?

(1) Rate of uptake of oxygen by microorganisms in a sample of water

(2) A measure of organic matter present in the water

(3) Polluting potential

(4) Amount of Flocs

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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The bacterial Flocs of sewage treatment plants are allowed to settle in

(1) Primary Settling Tank

(2) Aeration Tank

(3) Activated sludge

(4) Secondary Settling tank

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Activated sludge is

(1) Sedimented bacterial Flocs

(2) Bacterial Flocs of aeration tank

(3) Anaerobic sludge

(4) Effluent of primary settling tank

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The activated sludge is

(1) Pumped back into aeration tanks

(2) Pumped into large anaerobic sludge digesters

(3) Pumped into primary settling tank

(4) Both A and B

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The major part of activated sludge is sent to

(1) Anaerobic sludge digesters

(2) Aerobic sludge digesters

(3) Aeration tank

(4) Settling tank

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From secondary settling tanks what is used as inoculum for primary settling tanks?

(1) Activated sludge

(2) Anaerobic bacteria

(3) Fungal Filaments

(4) Biogas

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In anaerobic sludge digesters, the anaerobic bacteria

(1) Digest Fungi

(2) Digest Bacteria

(3) Both A and B

(4) Digest the organic matter

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Methane, Hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide are produced in

(1) Aerobic settling tanks

(2) Anaerobic sludge digesters

(3) Aeration tanks

(4) Primary settling tanks

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Which of the following is released into natural water bodies like rivers and streams?

(1) Effluent of primary treatment

(2) Effluent of secondary treatment

(3) Settling component of secondary treatment

(4) Settling component of primary treatment

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Biogas is used as source of energy because it is

(1) Easy to produce

(2) Inflammable

(3) Reactive

(4) Very light

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