Kerala PSC Previous Years Question Paper & Answer

Title : Assistant Engineer - Kerala State Pollution Control Board
Question Code : A

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Below are the scanned copy of Kerala Public Service Commission (KPSC) Question Paper with answer keys of Exam Name ' Assistant Engineer - Kerala State Pollution Control Board ' And exam conducted in the year 2022. And Question paper code was '073/2022'. Medium of question paper was in Malayalam or English . Booklet Alphacode was 'A'. Answer keys are given at the bottom, but we suggest you to try answering the questions yourself and compare the key along wih to check your performance. Because we would like you to do and practice by yourself.

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Excerpt of Question Code: 073/2022

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Coliforms which are the indicator organisms for microbiological pollution are
(A) Gram +ve bacilli (B) Gram —ve bacilli
(ಲ) Gram +ve cocci (D) Gram —ve cocci

Kjeldahl Nitrogen is a measure of
(A) Ammonia & Organic Nitrogen (B) Nitrate & Nitrite
(C) Ammonia & Nitrite D) Nitrate & Organic Nitrogen

30 ml of sample is pipetted directly to 300 ml incubation bottle. The initial DO of the
diluted sample is 8 mg/L and final DO is 1 mg/L. The initial DO of the dilution water is
9 mg/L and final DO is 8 mg/L. The temperature of incubation is 20°C for 5 days. What
is the 5 day BOD of the sample ?

(^) 180 mg/L (B) 600 mg/L
(C) 61 mg/L (D) 80 mg/L
For slow sand filters the effective size of the sand ranges from
(A) 0.45 71171 - 0.55 mm (B) 0.5 01/7 - 0.6 ൩൩
(0) 0.09 प - 1.0 mm (0) 0.25 71 - 0.35 mm

Colloids become destabilized when
(^) Repulsive force >Van der Waals force
(B) Van der Waals force > Repulsive force
(C) Gravitational force > Viscous force
(D) Viscous Force > Gravitational force

On analysis for coliform group using 3 samples of 10 mL, 50 mL and 500 mL by
membrane filter technique the results obtained are: 10 mL portion- 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; 50 mL
portion- 30, 35, 26, 36, 38; and 500 mL portion- 300, 380, 340, 360, 320. The number of
coliforms per 100 mL is

(A) 100 (B) 66
(C) 320 (D) 35
Oxidation of nitrites to nitrates is done by
(^) Nitrobacter (B) Nitrosomonas
(C) Pseudomonas (D) Azetobacter

Form of chlorine, which can prevent the formation of disinfection by products (DBP)

some of which are carcinogens, is
(^) Bleaching powder (B) Chlorine tablets
(C) Gaseous Chlorine ൯൩) Chloramines

Determination of chemical elements that compose the solid waste is known as
(^) Proximate analysis (B) Energy analysis
(C) Ultimate analysis (D) Inert value analysis

073/202 = ` 8 A

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