Deck 2: Water Pollution and Regulations

Question 1

Which of the following disease is caused due to lack of nitrates?

A)Diphtheria
B)Methemoglobinemia
C)Tuberculosis
D)Meningitis

Answer 1

Methemoglobinemia

Question 2

The maximum quantity of dissolved oxygen present in wastewater is called __________

A)Saturated dissolved oxygen
B)Maximum dissolved oxygen
C)Optimal dissolved oxygen
D)Peak dissolved oxygen

Answer 2

Saturated dissolved oxygen

Question 3

Identify the odd one of the following.

A)Fatty acids
B)Chlorides
C)Cellulose
D)Fats

Answer 3

Chlorides

Question 4

The Clean Water Act (CWA) regulates __________

A)Discharge of pollutants into the waters of the United States
B)Discharge of pollutants into the waters of the United Kingdom
C)Discharge of pollutants into the air of the United States
D)Discharge of pollutants into the waters of India

Question 5

The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first major U.S. law to address water pollution.

A)1945
B)1946
C)1947
D)1948

Question 6

The CWA reduced the amount of pollution from _________

A)Point sources
B)Non-point sources
C)Chemicals
D)Mining

Question 7

The discharge of regulated chemicals into surface waters is controlled by __________

A)SARA
B)CERCLA
C)NPDES
D)PDAC

Question 8

The maximum amount of pollution that each waterway could absorb is known as _________

A)TMDL
B)TSML
C)TDSML
D)TDS

Question 9

__________ requires EPA to establish regulations to protect human health from contaminants present in drinking water.

A)SAWD
B)SDWA
C)ASAW
D)SWSA

Question 10

Who is responsible for the clean-up of oil spill?

A)HWS
B)APS
C)Oil Pollution Act
D)SARA

Question 11

Which section of CWA regulates land disposal of sludge?

A)Section 402
B)Section 403
C)Section 404
D)Section 405

Question 12

Which CWA program controls water pollution by regulating point sources?

A)SPCC
B)PCC
C)NPDES
D)PDA

Question 13

Which section of CWA is responsible for monitoring of wetlands?

A)Section 402
B)Section 403
C)Section 404
D)Section 405

Question 14

Which CWA program manages non-point source pollution?

A)NPSMP
B)NSPPP
C)NSGOP
D)NPSRA

Question 15

When did CWA come into existence?

A)1970
B)1971
C)1972
D)1973

Question 16

Which of the following is the physical monitoring of the lake?

A)PH
B)COD
C)BOD
D)Turbidity

Question 17

Conductivity comes under the ___________ monitoring of the lake.

A)Physical
B)Chemical
C)Biological
D)Organic

Question 18

____________ comes under the chemical monitoring of the lake.

A)Detergents
B)Pathogens
C)Conductivity
D)Turbidity

Question 19

Pollution enters into the water system in ___________ ways.

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 20

A large amount of soil can move with the run off called ___________

A)Soil erosion
B)Soil conservation
C)Soil pollution
D)Soil moving

Question 21

What is the full form of GAP?

A)Ganga action pre distribution
B)Ganga action plan
C)Ganga affected plan
D)Ganga affected pre distribution

Question 22

The central pollution control board and the department of ocean and environment has established__________ stations over the entire coastal line of the country.

A)171
B)172
C)173
D)174

Question 23

Coastal water shows major differences in ___________

A)Pollution
B)Sewage
C)Salinity
D)Conductivity

Question 24

Monitoring systems can be carried out by using __________

A)Motors
B)Automatic sensors
C)Automatic motors
D)Turbines