S R Engineering College Department Of Civil Engineering – RA 15 2019

Question Bank

(CE126) ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

(RA 15 - Core Subject)

Name of the Instructor

Dr. [Link] M.E., Ph.D.,
Professor
Mr.B. ARUN KUMAR
Asst. Professor

Department of Civil Engineering,

S R Engineering College,
Anantha sagar, Hasanparthy,
Warangal – 506 371,
Telangana State.

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UNIT – I WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES– Two marks

Bloom’s
[Link] Question Taxonomy
level
1. Enumerate the requirements of potable or wholesome water? L1
2. Identify the need for water supply system L1
3. State the objectives of the Community water supply system. L1
4. Recall the reasons for water losses in distribution system. L1
5. List various types of water demand L1
6. List any four characteristic of water with drinking water quality L1
standard.
7. Differentiate temporary and permanent hardness of water. L1
8. Recall the factors affecting design period L1
9. Define design period L1
10. Explain the use of air relief valve? L1
11. Define pH. Recall the range of PH value of domestic water supply? L1
12. Enumerate effects of excess nitrogen content? L1
13. List the metals present in water? L1
14. Define B.O.D. L1
15. Name the tests to be conducted for bacteriological tests. L1
16. List the water borne diseases. L1
17. Enumerate the effect of excess fluoride in water? L1
18. Recall the preventive maintenance followed in pipe. L1
19. List the factors affecting per capita demand. L1
20. List the sources of water for water supply scheme. L1
21. Explain the methods to forecast population. L2
22. Define per capita demand L1
23. Explain the use of scour valve L2
24. State the two stages in water conveyance system? L1
25. What are the factors affecting the storage capacity of reservoir L1

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UNIT – I WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES - Ten marks

Bloom’s
Q.N
Question Taxonom
o
y level
1. With neat sketch explain water supply scheme. L2
2. Explain the status of protected water supply in India L2
3. Explain the source of water. L2
4. Explain different characteristics of water. List out the drinking water L2
standards
5. Explain various type of water demand. L2
6. Explain per capita demand. Enumerate the factors affecting per capita L2
demand.
7. Explain population forecasting methods. L2

8. The population of 5 decades from 1930 to 1970 is given below in table. Find L3
out the population after one, two, three decades beyond the last known
decade, by using arithmetic increase method.
Year 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970
Population 25,000 28,000 34,000 42,000 47,000
9. Solve problem 9 by geometric increase method L3
10. Compute the population of the year 2000 and 2006 for a city whose L3
population in the year 1930 was 25,000 and in the year 1970 was 47,000.
Make use of geometric increase method.
11. Determine the future population of a satellite town by the geometric increase L3
method for the year 2011, given the following data.
Year 1951 1961 1971 1981 2011
Population 93 111 132 161 - ?
in
thousand
12 Solve example 9 by incremental increase method. L3
13 The population of a locality, as obtained from a census report, is given L3

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below: Estimate the population of the locality in 2020 by incremental

method
Census year population
1930 8,000
1940 12,000
1950 17,000
1960 22,500
1970 29,000
1980 37,500
1990 47,000
2000 57,000
2010 66,500
14 Work out the population of the year 2,020 from the data given below, using L3
simple graphical method.
year population
1940 25,000
1950 27,500
1960 33,000
1970 39,000
1980 45,000
1990 54,500
2000 61,000
15 Solve example 9 by decreasing rate method. L3
16 In a town it has been decided to provide 200 l per head per day in the 21st L3
century. Estimate the domestic water requirements of this town in the year
2020 by projecting the population of the town by incremental increase
method
year Population
1970 2,37,98,624
1980 4,69,78,325
1990 5,47,86,437
2000 6,34,67,823
2010 6,90,77,421
17 Given the following data, calculate the population at the end of next three L3
decades by decreasing rate method.
Year population
1980 80,000
1990 1,20,000
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2000 1,68,000
2010 2,28,580
18 In two periods of each of 20 years, a city has grown from 30,000 to 1,70,000 L3
and then to 3,00,000. Determine (a) saturation population: (b) equation of
the logistic curve: (c) expected population after the next 20 years.
19 Explain pipe laying and testing methods. L2
20 Write short note on fire demand. L2
21 Explain the necessity of planned water supply scheme. L2
22 Write short notes on design period. L2
23 Explain about maintenance of pipe. L2
24 Describe in detail about water conveyance system. L2
25 Enumerate various surface water sources of water, and discuss and compare L2
the qualities and quantity of water supplies that may be available from these
sources.

UNIT II TREATMENT OF WATER – TWO MARKS

Bloom’s
[Link] Question Taxonomy
level
1. Enumerate the sources of waste water L1
2. Why do analyses BOD and COD usually give different results for the L2
same waste water
3. What is the effect of oxygen demanding waste on water bodies? L1
4. What are suspended solids? What is the effect of suspended solids on L1
water bodies
5. State the necessity of waste water characterization. L1
6. Give the water quality standard for any 4 pollutant L1
7. State any four methods of disinfection of water. L1
8. State any two advantages of chlorination. L1

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9. Define Residual Chlorine. L1

10. Enumerate disinfection of water? L1
11. Define dechlorination? L1
12. List any four diseases caused by excess presence of fluoride in water. L1
13. Define pre chlorination. L1
14. Define post chlorination. L1
15. What is blue baby disease? How it is caused. L1
16. List general properties of colloids L1
17. List various methods of purification of water? L1
18. Define sterilization? L1
19. Define softening? L1
20. What are the methods of removing permanent hardness? L1
21. Define fluoridation? L1
22. Differentiate temporary and permanent hardness L1
23. List the source of water and treatment required. L1
24. Identify the reason for disinfection process. L1
25. Enumerate the requirements of good disinfectant L1
26. Define Break point chlorination L1

UNIT II TREATMENT OF WATER – TEN MARKS

Bloom’s
[Link] Question Taxonomy
level
1. What is optimum dose of coagulant? How it is determined? L2
2. Define the following terms: (1) prechlorination (2) post chlorination (3) super L2
chlorination (4) double chlorination (5) de chlorination
3. Explain the following terms: (1oxygen demand (2) BOD (3) COD L2
4. Write a Short note on “Break point Chlorination.” L2
5. Write short note on physical characteristic of water L2
6. Enumerate the effects of fluorine? How you remove the fluorine by L4
Nalgonda Technique.

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7. Explain in detail analysis of solid content of water. L2

8. Explain the test procedure for analysis of residual chlorine L2
9. Describe the methods of removal of hardness of water. L2
10. Enumerate the chemical characteristic of water L2
11. The average sewage flow from a city is 80X106l/day, the average 5day L4
BOD is 285 mg/lit. Compute the total daily 5 day oxygen demand in kg
and the population equivalent of the sewage. Assume per capita BOD of
sewage per day in 75 gms.
12. Calculate population equivalent of a city given (i) average sewage from L4
a city 95X106lit/day. (ii) Average 5 day BOD is 300mg/lit.
13. In a BOD test using 5% dilution of the sample (15 ml of sample and 285 L3
ml of dilution of water)dissolved oxygen values for the samples and
dilution water blank bottles at a 5 days incubation at 20℃, where 3.8
and 8.8 mg/l respectively. Dissolved oxygen originally present in
undiluted sample is 0.8mg/lit. The 5 day 20℃ BOD of the sample is
______
14. In a BOD test 5ml of base is added to 295 reaerated pure Water initial L3
dissolved oxygen contain of the diluted sample is 7.8 mg/l. After 5 days
of incubation at 20℃ the dissolved oxygen content of the sample is
reduced to 4.4 mg/l. Find the BOD of waste water.
15. In a BOD test initial dissolved oxygen and final dissolved oxygen and L2
dilution factor is given in the table. Find BOD after 5 years.
Dilution Factor Initial DO Final DO
5 8.2 3.8
10 7.6 0
15 9.2 2.8
16. Waste water sample has initial BOD of 222mg/l, the first order BOD L4
decay coefficient is 0.4. Find the BOD consumed in mg/l in 5 days
17. The dissolved oxygen in an unseeded sample of diluted waste having an 0L4
initial DO of 9.5 mg/l is measured to be 3.5 mg/l after 5days. Dilution
factor is 0.03 and reaction rate constant k=0.22 per day(at 30℃)
Estimate (i) the 5 day BOD of waste at 20℃.(ii) ultimate carbonaceous

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BOD.
18. The 5 day 30℃ BOD of sewage sample is 110 mg/l. Calculate its 5 day L3
20℃ BOD. Assume DO constant at 20℃ as 0.1.
19. List the disinfection methods. Explain in detail. L2

UNIT III CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER – TWO

MARKS
Bloom’s
[Link] Question Taxonomy
level
1. Define sewage. L1
2. What are two products of sewage treatment? Define Population
L1
Equivalent.
3. What do you understand by the significance of B.O.D. ? How it is
L1, L2
determined?
4. Distinguish between “dry weather f low” and “wet weather f low” L4
5. What is suspended solids , Outline the effect of suspended solids on
L1,L2
water bodies?
6. What are the component parts of Manhole? L1
7. Write a short note on the decomposition of sewage. L1
8. Why the examination of sewage is necessary? How the sewage
L1
sampling is done?
9. Explain the meaning of the term 'strong sewage, weak sewage, fresh
L2
sewage'
10. State the Important tests that are carried out to ascertain the quality of a
L4
sewage.
11. Differentiate between aerobic and anerobic reactions. L2
12. Distinguish between “self cleaning velocity” and “Non scouring
L4
velocity”
13. What is the purpose of using velocity control device in a grit chamber? L1
14. Mention the classification of treatment process of sewage. L1
15. State the purpose of using the skimming tanks. L1
16. Why baffles are provided in the sedimentation tank in sewage
L2
treatment?
17. What is screening? What are the types of screens? What are the
L1
methods of disposing screening waste.
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18. What is the principle behind sedimentation? L1, L2

19. What is primary sedimentation, secondary sedimentation? L1
20. What is detention time (or) detention period (or) Retention period? L4
21. Distinguish between grit chamber and plain sedimentation tank. L2
22. State the objectives of preliminary treatment of sewage. L1,L2
23. Find the dry weather flow produced by the community with the population of
L1
1 lakh supplied with the water at 200 LPCD.
24. Define detention period? L1
25. Define uniform coefficient? L1

UNIT III
CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPOSITION OF WASTEWATER – TEN MARKS
Question Question Question
1. Explain construction and operation of slow sand filter with neat
L1
sketch.
2. Explain the working of (i) screen with types. (ii) plain sedimentation L1
3. Explain the mechanism and types of flocculation. L2
4. Explain filtration mechanism and working of rapid sand filter with the
L1,L2
help of neat sketch.
5. The sewage is flowing at 4.5 MLD from a primary clarifier to a
standard rate trickling filter the 5day BOD of the influent is 150mg/lit,
the value of organic loading is to be 160g/m3/day and surface loading L4
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2000lit/m /day. Determine the volume of filter and its depth. Also
calculate the efficiency of the filter unit.
6. Explain: Sewer appurtenances L2
7. Design a coagulation cum sedimentation tank with a continuous flow
for treating water for a population of 45,000 persons with an average L2
daily consumption of 135L/person able data needed.. Assume suit
8. What is screening? Explain its types L1,L2
9. Explain in detail Skimming tank with its design criteria L2,L6
10. Design a suitable grit chamber cum detritus tank for a sewage
treatment plant getting a weather flow from a separate sewerage L1
system at 400lit/sec. Assume the flow velocity through tank is
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0.2m/sec and detention period of 2 min.

11. Assuming that the surface on which the rainfall in a district is
classified as follows , 20% of the area consist of concrete runoff ratio
of 0.9, 20% of the area consist of pavers runoff ratio of 0.85% , 5% of
the area consist of yards runoff ratio of 0.8, 15% of the area consist of
L2
macadam roads runoff ratio of 0.4,35% of the area consist of town
runoff ratio of 0.1 and remaining 5% of the area consist wooden of
runoff ratio of 0.05,.Total area is 36 hectares and maximum intensity
is 5cm/hr. Calculate total runoff for district.
12. What is the purpose of preliminary treatment of sewage? Write a brief
L1,L6
note on the various units employed for the same.
13. A combined sewer of circular section is to be laid off to serve an area
of hectares to the population of 90,000, supply with water at
200lit/day. Assuming an impermeability factor of 0.5 and time of
concentration of rainfall 20 min. Calculate the size of sewer when it L4
has to run with the velocity of 0.3m/sec. Assume suitable coefficient
for A and B in the equation for hour relating to ‘t’ time of
concentration.
14. Write a short note on filtration. With the help of a ne at sketch,
L2
describe a skimming tank
15. A Circular section is to be designed in a sewage system for a city with
a population of 1 lakh in a area of 100 hectares. The mean flow of
sewage from the city is 250lpcd. The area rainfall intensity in area is
4cm/hr coefficient of runoff is 0.48. The ratio of peak to average flow
L4
is [Link] mannings roughness coefficient is 0.92, Hazen williams
coefficient is 85, chezys coefficient is 55. Use mannings, hazen
williiams and chezys formula to find the slope of [Link]
1.2m/s
16. How the sedimentation tanks can be classified? How the settling
L2
efficiency of particles can be increased ?
17. Estimate the screen required for plant training peak flow of 60MLD of
L2
sewage.
18. A rectangular grit chamber is designed to remove particle size of 0.2
L4
cm specific gravity of 2.65. settling velocity of these particles is 0.016

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to0.022 m/s. Depending upon their shape factor. A flow through

velocity of 0.3 m/s will be maintained by proportionate weir.
Determine channel dimension for a maximum flow of 10,000m3/day
19. Write short notes on the following
(i) Grit chamber, L2
(ii) Detritus tank.
20. Explain the process of sedimentation aided with coagulation L2
21. The maximum daily demand at a water purification plant has been estimated
as 15 million liters per day. Deign the dimensions of a suitable sedimentation
tank( fitted with mechanical sludge removal arrangements) for the raw L4
supplies, assuming a detention period of 6 hours and the velocity of flow as
25 cm/min.
22. Two million litres of water per day is passing through a sedimentation tank
which is 6m wide, 15 m long and having a water depth of 3 m (a)Find the
detention time for the tank. (b) What is the average flow velocity through
the tank? (C) If 60ppm is the concentration of suspended solids present in L4
turbid raw water, how much dry solids will be deposited per day in the
tank, assuming 70 % removal in the basin, and average specific gravity of
the deposit as 2. (d). compute the overflow rate.
23. A rectangular settling tank without mechanical equipment is to treat 1.8
MLD of raw water. The sedimentation period is to be 4 hours, the velocity of
flow 8cm/minute, and the depth of the water and sediment 4.2 m. If an L4
allowance of 1.2 m for sediment is made, hat should be 9 a) the length of the
basin: (b) width of the basin.
24. Design a coagulation sedimentation tank to treat 9 million litres of
L3
water per day. Make suitable assumptions where necessary.
25. Design a slow sand filter for a town of population 60,000 provided
water supply at a rate of 160 lpcd. Take filtration rate as 2.5 litres per
L3
minute per sq. metre. L/B ratio is 2. Maximum demand as 1.8 times as
average demand.
26. Design a rapid sand filter to treat 10 million litres of raw water per day
L4
allowing 0.5% of filtered water for backwashing. Half hour per day is

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used for backwashing. Assume necessary data.

27. A rectangular sedimentation tank following coagulation-flocculation is to
treat a flow of 3000m3/day with a detention time of 6 hours. It is to be hand
cleaned of sludge at 6 week intervals. The suspended solids concentration of
the ate ris reduced from 250 mg/l to 5 mg/l by coagulation – flocculation.
L4
The settled sludge includes 40 mg/l of metallic precipitate and has a
moisture content of 85 % and specific gravity of 1.24. Determine the volume
of sludge produced between cleanings and the basic dimensions of the tank it
the water depth just before cleaning is 3 m and its length is twice its width.
28. Design sedimentation tank for water works with supplies 1.6 MLD water to
the town. The sedimentation period is 4 hrs. The velocity of flow is
L4
0.15m/min and the depth of water in the tank is 4m. Assume an allowance
for sludge as [Link] find the overflow rate
29. Find the settling velocity of a discrete particle in water under conditions
when Reynolds number is less than 0.5. The diameter and specific gravity of
L4
the particle is 5X10-3 cm and 2.65 respectively. Water temperature is 20oC(
kinematic viscosity v of water at 20oC =1.01X10-2 cm2/sec)
30. Design a rectangular sedimentation tank to treat 2.4 million litres of
raw water per day. The detention period may be assumed to be 3 L4
hours.

UNIT IV Bloom’s
[Link] BIOLOGICAL UNIT PROCESS-2MARKS Taxonomy
level
1 If a new digestion tank is constructed, how will you start it? L1
2 What are the factors affecting sludge digestion and their control? L1

3 What are the methods of disposing the sewage effluent ,What are the L1
different types of sewage treatment?
4 Define sludge digestion, What are the stages in the sludge digestion L1
process?
5 What are the methods of aeration? L1
6 What is biological treatment? L1
7 What are the modified forms of conventional ASP? L1

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8 How do you determine hydraulic loading rate of a trickling filter? L1

9 Waste stabilization ponds are applicable for sewage management in L1

rural areas only. comment on this statement and justify your comment.
When will you prefer the anaerobic treatment of sewage over an aerobic
10 process? State the main objectives of providing advanced treatment of L1
sewage, how it are different from conventional treatment system.
11 Distinguish between oxidation ditch and oxidation pond. L1,L2
12 Define sludge age ,sludge volume index. L2
13 What is biological film (or) slime layer. L2
14 What are the stages in the sludge digestion process? L2
15 What are the factors affecting sludge digestion and their control? L1

16 What are the unit operation / process on the sludge treatment? What is L1
the purpose of thickening? What are the types of thickening?
17 What is the purpose of dewatering? L2
18 What is polishing pond? L1
19 What is USAB? L1
20 What is the significance of sludge solids retention time in ASP design? L1
What do you understand by chlorination of sewage? Why it is done? How
21 L1
chlorine is applied to the sewage
Explain the functional parameters to be controlled in an Activated sludge
22 L1
process to achieve desired efficiency.
How is the MLSS concentration maintained in the aerator of the Activated
23 L1
Sludge Plant
24 Under What circumstances would you adopt a high rate A. S.P. L1
When 1 lit of sewage is allowed to settle for 30 min. Given sludge volume
25 is 27gm/lit, if the dry weight of sludge is 3gm/lit, find sludge volume L3
index.

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UNIT IV
BIOLOGICAL UNIT PROCESS – TEN MARKS
Bloom’s
[Link] Question Taxonomy
level
What do you understand by the biological treatment of sewage? What is
1 L1,L2
the principle of biological treatment?
Sketch and describe the working of a standard trickling filter for
2 purification of sewage. What preliminary treatment should sewage L2
undergo before it can be treated by the filter and why ?
Write short notes on
3 (i)Polishing pond L3
(ii)Lagoon
4 Explain aerobic, facultative and anaerobic pond in detail. L3,L5
Write short notes on the following
(i) Two stage aeration.
7 (ii) Activated aeration. L1
(iii)Tapered aeration.
(iv) High rate treatment
Why is it necessary to dewater the sludge? With the help of a neat
8 L4
sketch, describe the working of a vacuum filter.
Discuss briefly types of clarifiers in sewage treatment and their design
9 L2
criteria.
Explain the process of sludge digestion. Why is sludge digestion
10 L2
necessary.
What is sewage-sludge? Explain all its characteristics and composition.
11 Explain with sketch the disposal of sludge by Lagooning or by L1,L2
'Application on Land'.
Explain sludge digestion
12 (i) Draw a sketch of a sludge digester and explain its working. L2
(ii) What are the products of digestion and how are they disposed off.
13 What do you understand by secondary treatment (or biological L2,L4

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treatment) of wastewater? Enumerate various treatment techniques used

for biological treatment
Differentiate between aerobic and anaerobic treatment of sewage, giving
14 L4,L5
major end products. Name one treatment method in each category.
Explain, with the help of a flow chart, various processes involved in
15 L2
sludge treatment and disposal.
What do you understand by digestion of sludge"? Differentiate between
16 anaérobic and aerobic digestion'. Explain the mechanism of anaerobic L2
digestion.
What do you mean by sludge thickening process? Explain gravity
17 L2
thickening and air flotation unit with a neat diagram.
(a) Write short notes on (i) Wastewater reclamation (ii) Sewage
disposal to sea water (iii) Land treatment.
19 L2
(b) Explain briefly the methods available and limitations of land
disposal of sewage
What do you understand by secondary treatment of sewage water?
20 L2
Explain the various methods of biological treatment.
22 Explain upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor. L2
23 Explain waste stabilization pond With neat sketch. L2
(a) Explain the operational problems of trickling filter and their
24 remedies? L2
(b) Give the advantage and disadvantage of ASP.
The sewage is flowing at 4.5 MLD from a primary clarifier to a
standard rate trickling filter, the 5 day BOD of the influent is 150mg/l,
25 the value of organic loading is to be 160g/m3/day and surface loading L4
2000 lit/ m3/day. Determine volume of filter and its depth. Also
calculate the efficiency of the filter unit.
Determine the size of a high rate trickling filter for the following data.
26 Sewage flow4.5MLD recirculation ratio(R/I) is 1.5, BOD5 of raw L4
sewage is 250 mg/l. BOD removal in primary tank is 30%. Find the

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BOD desired in 30mg/l.

An average operating data for conventional activated sludge treatment
plant is as follows.
Waste Water quantity Q=35000 m3/d
Volume of aeration V=10,900 m3
Influent BOD is 250mg/l
27 L4
Effluent BOD is 20mg/l
Mixed Liquor Suspended Solids=2500mg/l
Effluent suspended solids=30mg/l
Waste sludge suspended solids=9700mg/l
Quantity of waste sludge=220m3/d
Estimate efficiency of a 3m and 1m deep single high rate trickling filter
with the following data.
Sewage flow=4.5 MLD
28 L4
Re circulation ratio=1.4
BOD of raw sewage=250mg/l
BOD removed in primary clarifier=25%

UNIT V
AIR POLLUTION– TWO MARKS
Bloom’s
[Link] Question Taxonomy
level
1. Define Air pollution. L1
2. What Is the Chemical Composition of Air? L1
3. List the sources of air pollutants. L1
4. Enumerate the layers of atmosphere. L1
5. Differentiate Primary pollutant Secondary pollutant. L1
6 What are natural contaminants? L1

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7 How inhalation of carbon monoxide affects human health? L1

8 What is Fog ? L1
9 How Ozone is formed. L1
10 List out any four sources of Air Pollution. L1
11 What is Smog? Give the types. L1
12 Define Particulate matters. L1
13 Explain the principle behind settling chambers. L1
14 Write down the various types of Inertial Separation L1
15 Name the common method of filter cleaning. L1
16 State the Principle of cyclone filter L1
17 What is adsorption? L1
18 What are the Advantages of ESP? L1
19 What are the Disadvantages of ESP? L1
20 Briefly explain Bag filter. L1
21 List out the type of Scrubbers. L1
22 Define the term Contaminant . L1
24 What is meant by Inertial separators L1
25 How Property Damaged due to air pollutant? L1
26 Effective Methods to Control Air Pollution L1
27 What is Acid rain L1
28. What are the impact of acid rain. L2
29 What are the green house gases. L1
30. Define bio solids. L1

UNIT V
AIR POLLUTION – TEN MARKS
Bloom’s
[Link] Question Taxonomy
level
1. Classify air pollutants into different categories and indicate their L2

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sources.
2. Explain with examples how air pollutants affects building materials. L2
3. Explain the layers and chemical reaction in the atmosphere. L2
4. Describe the particulate and gaseous pollutant that occur in ambient air, L2
which has impact on human beings.
5. Explain with equation depletion of ozone layer. L2
6. List the green house gases. What are the impact of green house gases L3
on temperature of earth explain in detail.
7. What is acid rain? Enumerate in detail. L2
8. Explain various preventive measure for air pollution. L2
9. Explain Particulate emission control by mechanical separation(settling L2
chamber)
10. Explain electrostatic precipitator with advantages and disadvantages L4
11. Describe the working mechanism of cyclones with neat sketch. L2
12. Explain the working of gas scrubber with neat sketch. L4
13. What is a bag house filter? How it works? What are the operational problems L2
involved?
14. Describe gaseous emission control by adsorption and adsorption. L2
15. Briefly discuss the factors influencing the choice of air pollution control L4
equipment.
16. How do air pollution cause economical damages to a country L2
17. Give a detailed account of sources and classification of air pollutants. L2
18. What is global warning? How do GHG contribute to this? L2
19. What is adsorption? How do adsorption principle is used for air pollution L2
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