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Which pipeline is crucial for transporting natural gas from Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh to Bharuch in Gujarat?

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Important Questions on Microbes in Human Welfare

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Explain the principle and working of a nuclear reactor with the help of a labelled diagram.
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The ratio of mass densities of nuclei of  40Ca and 16O is close to:
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Draw a labelled diagram of typical biogas plant.
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Sodium salt of which acid is used as a food preservative?
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A 2 MeV neutron is emitted in a fission reactor. If it looses half of its kinetic energy in each collision with a moderator atom, how many collisions must it undergo to achieve thermal energy of 0.039 eV ?
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A device that converts energy of combustion of fuels like hydrogen and methane, directly into electrical energy is known as:
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Draw a neat labelled diagram of H2-O2 fuel cell. Write the reaction which occurs at cathode of the cell?
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What gases are produced in anaerobic sludge digesters?
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Describe the process of secondary treatment given to municipal wastewater (sewage) before it can be released into freshwater bodies. Mention another benefit provided by this process.
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BOD of wastewater is estimated by measuring the amount of
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Describe how biogas is generated from activated sludge. List the components of biogas.
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Primary treatment of sewage waste involves which processes ?
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Wastewater treatment generates a large quantity of sludge, which can be treated by
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Explain the process of secondary treatment given to the primary effluent up to the point it shows significant change in the level of biological oxygen demand BOD in it.
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How can sewage be used to generate biogas? Explain.
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In context of secondary treatment of sewage, ‘flocs’ is associated with which microbes?