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GATE Civil 2021 Set 2 | Question: 52
A grit chamber of rectangular cross-section is to be designed to remove particles with diameter of $\text{0.25 mm}$ and specific gravity of $2.70$. The terminal settling ...
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GATE Civil 2024 Set 2 | Question: 16
Which one of the following products is NOT obtained in anaerobic decomposition of glucose?$\mathrm{CO}_{2}$$\mathrm{CH}_{4}$$\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{~S}$$\mathrm{H}_{2} \m...
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GATE Civil 2025 Set 2 | Question: 17
Identify the treatment technology/technologies NOT recommended for highly biodegradable organic solid wastes.BiohydrogenationAnaerobic digestionCompostingOpen dumping
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GATE Civil 2025 Set 1 | Question: 36
Organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) with bulk density of $315 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{m}^{3}$ and water content of $30 \%$ is mixed with municipal sludge of ...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 12
In the context of Municipal Solid Waste Management, 'Haul' in 'Hauled Container System operated in conventional mode' includes the __________.time spent by the transport ...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 2 | Question: 39
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE for the aerobic composting of sewage sludge?Bulking agent is added during the composting process to reduce the porosity of t...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 18
Which of the following statements is/are TRUE for the Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) in the context of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management? Higher Heating Value (HHV) of th...
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GATE Civil 2023 Set 1 | Question: 52
The composition and energy content of a representative solid waste sample are given in the table. If the moisture content of the waste is $26 \%$, the energy content of t...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 16
In a solid waste handling facility, the moisture contents $\text{(MC)}$ of food waste, paper waste, and glass waste were found to be $\text{MCf, MCp},$ and $\text{MCg,}$ ...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 17
To design an optimum municipal solid waste collection route, which of the following is/are $\text{NOT}$ desired:Collection vehicle should not travel twice down the same s...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 33
In a city, the chemical formula of biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste $\text{(MSW)}$ is $\text{C}_{100} \text{H}_{250} \text{O}_{80} \text{N}.$ The waste has...
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GATE Civil 2022 Set 2 | Question: 49
At a municipal waste handling facility, $30$ metric ton mixture of food waste, yard waste, and paper waste was available. The moisture content of this mixture was found t...
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GATE Civil 2021 Set 2 | Question: 14
Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion $\text{[a]}$ and the Reason $\text{[r]}$.$\text{Assertion [a]}$: One of the best ways to reduce the amou...
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GATE Civil 2021 Set 1 | Question: 11
Which one of the following statements is correct?Pyrolysis is an endothermic process, which takes place in the absence of oxygenPyrolysis is an exothermic process, which ...
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GATE2020 CE-2-53
A waste to energy plant burns dry solid waste of composition: Carbon $= 35\%$, Oxygen $= 26\%$ , Hydrogen $= 10\%$, Sulphur $= 6\%$, Nitrogen $= 3\%$ and Inerts $= 20\%.$...
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GATE2017 CE-2-50
The composition of a municipal solid waste sample is given below:$\begin{array}{|l|c|c|c|} \hline \text{Component} & \text{Percent by} & \text{Moisture Content} & \text{E...
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GATE2017 CE-2-52
A municipal corporation is required to treat $1000 \: m^3/day$ of water. It is found that an overflow rate of $20 m/day$ will produce a satisfactory removal of the discre...
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GATE2019 CE-2: 41
Raw municipal solid waste (MSW) collected from a city contains $70 \%$ decomposable material that can be converted to methane. The water content of the decomposable mater...
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GATE2015-2-47
A landfill is to be designed to serve a population of $200000$ for a period of $25$ years. The solid waste (SW) generation is $2$ kg/person/day. The density of the un-com...
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GATE2015-1-21
Solid waste generated from an industry contains only two components, X and Y as shown in the table below.$$\begin{array}{ccc} \textbf{Component} & \textbf{Composition} & ...
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GATE2018 CE-1: 25
A city generates $40 \times 10^6$ kg of municipal solid waste (MSW) per year, out of which only $10\%$ is recovered/recycled and the rest goes to landfill. The landfill h...
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GATE2018 CE-2: 52
A schematic flow diagram of a completely mixed biological reactor with provision for recycling of solids shown in the figure. $S_0$, $S$ = readily biodegradable soluble B...
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