(1)     Which one of the following terms refers to fear of lakes?

1.Nephophobia

2.Limnophobia

3.Hydrophobia

4.Hygrophobia

(2)     In how many states of matter does water occur at ordinary temperature?

1.        1

2.        2

3.        3

4.   4

3: Water is the only substance that occurs in the 3 various states of matter in ordinary temperature

(3)     The SI Unit for the measurement of Turbidity of a water sample is?

1.     ATP

2.     RTA

3.     PSA

4.     NTU

  (4)     Shipping/Trading accounts for about how many percent of nearly every country’s GDP?

1.        5.6%

2.        20.5%

3.        10.0%

4.        17.5%

(5)     From which empire did Carthage descend from?

1.        Roman

2.        Phoenician

3.        Assyrian

4.        Egypt

  Click for answer 2 - The city of Carthage was founded as a trading outpost for the Phoenician during the 9th century BC

(6)     Which the world’s busiest port?

1.        Rotterdam

2.        Singapore

3.        New Orleans

4.        New York

  Click for answer 2 - The Singapore port handles about 40 million tonnes of goods

(7)     What is the pH of pure water?

1.        7.0

2.        6.5

3.        7.4

4.        6.8

  Click for answer 1 - Pure water is in neutral in nature

(8)     Which one of the pairs are the primary methods for treating water phobia?

1.        Shock treatment and Constant Exposure

2.        Behaviour therapy and Shock Treatment

3.        Behaviour therapy and exposure treatment

4.        Behaviour therapy and Constant Exposure

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(9)     The main cargo for seaborne freight is?

1.        Crude Oil

2.        Petroleum

3.        Coal

4.        Ice

  Click for answer 1 - Crude Oil accounts for about 28.2% of all cargo worldwide

(10)  Which minerals primarily determine the hardness of water?

1. Calcium and Magnesium

2. Potassium and Calcium

3. Chlorine and Calcium

4. Potassium and Magnesium

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(11)  The primary purpose of water in Commercial Drink Industry is?

1.        To cool the equipment

2.        As a primary solvent

3.        As a test sample

4.        To neutralise overly reactive chemicals

  Click for answer 2 - Water is used as the basic component into which the minerals, colouring and additives are dissolved to form the drink

(12)  The Nile River begins in which modern day country?

1.        Ethiopia

2.        Sudan

3.        Kenya

4.        Tanzania

  Click for answer 1 - The river begins in the mountainous regions of Ethiopia

(13)  Specific Conductance is a good method to gauge what?

1.        Amount of impurities in the water

2.        Amount of substances dissolved in the water

3.        Type of Water

4.        Amount and Variety of Organisms

  Click for answer 2 - It is the measure of the amount of subsistence dissolved in a water sample such as minerals etc.

(14)  All major civilisations of the world relied on water initially for basic use in.

1.        Agriculture

2.        Recreation

3.        Science

4.        Religion

  Click for answer 1- It was used for irrigation primarily and maintenance of livestock

(15)  Approximately how much of all living organisms consist of water? ( the Range )

1.        50%-95%

2.        35%-78%

3.        47%-99%

4.        49%-92%

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