On prolonged exposure to high concentration of carbon monoxide (> 5000 ppm), man dies because
A. Of clotting of blood
B. Of jamming of respiratory tract
C. It forms carboxyhaemoglobin by combining with haemoglobin of blood, thereby making it incapable of absorbing oxygen
D. It forms CO2 by combining with oxygen present in the blood
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Which of the following dust collection equipments is the least efficient (for sub-micronic particles)?
A. Dust catcher (gravity type)
B. Cyclone separator
C. Bag filter
D. Hollow wet scrubber
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Peroxyacyl nitrate (PAN), a pollutant is found in the
A. Automobile exhaust
B. Flue gas of coal based power plant
C. Exhaust of nitric acid plant
D. Exhaust of sulphuric acid plant
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In water treatment, alum [Al2 (SO4 )3 ] is used for the process of
A. Filtration
B. Coagulation
C. Sedimentation
D. Disinfection
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Out of the following, TLV of __________ is maximum (about 500 ppm).
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Toluene
C. Carbon disulphide
D. Acetaldehyde
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During sewage treatment, the sewage is subjected to __________ treatment in Imhoff tank.
A. Filtration
B. Digestion
C. Sedimentation
D. Both B and C
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Fine grit present in sewage is removed in the __________ during sewage treatment.
A. Grit chamber
B. Detritus tank
C. Trickling filter
D. Skimming tank
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Septic tanks are used for the __________ of the deposited solids.
A. Separation
B. Anaerobic decomposition
C. Aerobic decomposition
D. None of these
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Average human body contains about __________ percent water by weight.
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Maximum allowable concentration of CO2 in air for safe working is __________ ppm (parts per million).
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Threshold limit value (TLV) means maximum permissible/acceptable concentration. TLV of phosgene in air is about __________ ppm (parts per million).
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Maximum permissible concentration (i.e. TLV) of DDT in public water supply system is __________ micro gram (μ g)/litre.
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CFC (chloro fluoro carbon) is very highly reactive in causing depletion of ozone layer in the atmosphere. Each atom of chlorine liberated from CFC is capable of decomposing __________ molecules of ozones.
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Acute danger to human life (i.e. death) exists, if the concentration of CO2 in atmospheric air exceeds __________ percent (by volume).
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Reingleman chart No. 2 corresponds to __________ percent black smoke.
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As per the world health organisation (WHO) specification, the maximum permissible concentration (i.e., TLV) of particulate matter in air is __________ μg/m3 .(μg-microgram)
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Fluorosis (a bone disease) is caused by the presence of high concentration of __________ in atmospheric air.
A. Hydrocarbons
B. Hydrogen flouride
C. Hydrogen sulphides
D. Nitrogen dioxide
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Maximum permissible limit of mercury in human blood is __________ micrograms/100 c.c.
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5-200 μm size particles are called
A. Colloids or aerosols
B. Powder
C. Dust
D. Smoke
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Phenolic water generated in coke ovens & by-product plant attached to an integrated steel plant containing phenol in concentration of less than 100 mg/litre can be removed by
A. Chlorination
B. Treating in biological oxygen pond
C. Chemical coagulation
D. None of these
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