Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Chemistry

Question:

Which of the following organisms produce biogas from sludge in the digester tank of a wastewater treatment plant? 

Options:

Anaerobic bacteria

Fungi 

Aerobic bacteria

Protozoa

Correct Answer:

Anaerobic bacteria

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 1. Anaerobic bacteria.

Sludge, as we all know, is the term for the solid portion of sewage. The digester tank is a sizable, enclosed tank where the sludge from the first sedimentation tank's bottom is transferred. Numerous varieties of "anaerobic bacteria" in the digester tank break down the organic material in the sludge to create biogas, also known as sewage gas.