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Botany

Microbes In Sewage Treatment

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Questions
5 MCQs

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PYQ 2010
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Select the correct statement from the following:

1. Biogas is produced by the activity of aerobic bacteria on animal waste
2. Methanobacterium is an aerobic bacterium found in the rumen of cattle
3. Biogas, commonly called gobar gas, is pure methane
4. Activated sludge-sediment in settlement tanks of sewage treatment plant is a rich source of aerobic bacteria

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PYQ 2011
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Which of the following is mainly produced by the activity of anaerobic bacteria on sewage?

1. Propane

2. Mustard gas

3. Marsh gas

4. Laughing gas

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PYQ 2012
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for:

1. Estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water
2. Working out the efficiency of oil-driven automobile engines
3. Measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in producing curd on a commercial scale
4. Working out the efficiency of RBCs about their capacity to carry oxygen

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PYQ 2013
easy
botany ID: neet-201
During sewage treatment, biogases are produced which include:
1. methane, oxygen, hydrogen sulphide
2. hydrogen sulphide, methane, sulphur dioxide
3. hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen, methane
4. methane, hydrogen sulphide, carbon dioxide
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05
PYQ 2017
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Which of the following in sewage treatment removes suspended solids?

1. Secondary treatment

2. Primary treatment

3. Sludge treatment

4. Tertiary treatment

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