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Q. No.During which stage of the sewage treatment are the microbes used?
| 1. | Primary | 2. | Secondary |
| 3. | Tertiary | 4. | Quaternary |
Subtopic: Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
91%
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The diagram shows a schematic representation of stages of sewage water treatment in a STP. Identify the correct statements:
| Statement I: | Primary treatment removes material that will either float or readily settle out by gravity. |
| Statement II: | Secondary treatment removes the soluble organic matter that escapes primary treatment. |
| 1. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct |
| 3. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is correct |
| 4. | Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is incorrect |
Subtopic: Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
88%
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Rivers may be considered severely polluted when BOD values exceed:
| 1. | 1 mg/L | 2. | 2 mg/L |
| 3. | 4 mg/L | 4. | 8 mg/L |
Subtopic: Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
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The large holes in ‘Swiss Cheese’ are due to the production of a large amount of carbon dioxide by:
1. Propionibacterium shermanii
2. Methylophilus methylotrophus
3. Penicillium roqueforti
4. Penicillium camemberti
Subtopic: Industrial Products, Beverages & Antibiotics | Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
94%
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What is true regarding the activated sludge generated during the secondary treatment of sewage water?
| I: | It is made up of aerobic bacteria that sediment down |
| II: | A large part of the activated sludge is pumped back into the aeration tank to serve as the inoculum. |
| III: | A minor part of the sludge is pumped into large tanks called anaerobic sludge digesters. |
| 1. | Only I | 2. | Only II and III |
| 3. | Only I and III | 4. | I, II and III |
Subtopic: Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
61%
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Consider the two statements:
| I: | Indirectly, BOD is a measure of the organic matter present in the water. |
| II: | The greater the BOD of wastewater, the more its polluting potential. |
1. Both I and II are correct
2. Only I is correct
3. Only II is correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic: Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
91%
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