Pollution - A Rising Environmental Problem
Pollution - A rising environmental problem
Questions
Which of the following is not a source of pollution?
- Emission of gases from motor vehicles
- Entry of cockroaches in a house
- Emission of smoke from industrial furnace
- Emission of CO2 from respiring organisms
- None of the above
Which of following does not affect the surrounding air badly?
- Oil spills and detergents
- Vehicle industry
- Brick kilns
- Garbage brick kilns
- all of the above
Thermal pollution, oil spills and household detergents are the sources of _______.
- air pollution
- water pollution
- soil pollution
- noise pollution
Which of the following gaseous pollutants is not emitted from vehicles?
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
- Sulphur dioxide (SO2)
- Fluorine oxide (FO)
- Carbon monoxide (CO)
Which of the following is NOT a biodegradable waste?
- Vegetable peel
- Hay
- Sewage
- Plastic
- Paper waste
Consider the following sources of air pollution:
(a) Burning of garbage
(b) Industrial water
(c) Forest fires
(d) Ash from burning volcanoes
Which source(s) of pollution is/are NOT under human control?
- Both (b) and (c)
- Both (c) and (d)
- Both (a) and (d)
- Both (a) and (b)
Which of the following is the main radiation pollutant of the Ferkushima Daiiche Nuclear Plant Accident?
- Cobalt 60
- Iodine 131
- Cesium 137
- Selenium 75
Which of the following is responsible for yellowing of Taj Mahal?
- Global warming
- Acid rain
- Ozone layer depletion
- Greenhouse effect
Which of the following is not a harmful effect of acid rain?
- Respiratory problems like asthma, living disorder, etc.
- Damage to vegetation grown in fields.
- Erosion of incrust movements, statue and sculpture.
- Increased acidity of river and lake water.
Match the following:
| Pollution | Abetments |
| (a) Air pollution | (i) Setting up of sewage treatment plants |
| (b) Soil pollution | (ii) Use of unleaded petrol and CNG |
| (c) Noise pollution | (iii) Prohibition in blowing horns |
| (d) Water pollution | (iv) Greater use of compost, i.e organic matter |
- a – (i), b – (ii), c – (iii), d – (iv)
- a – (ii), b – (iv), c – (iii), d – (i)
- a – (i), b – (iv), c – (iii), d – (ii)
- a – (ii), b – (iv), c – (ii), d - (iii)
- a – (iii), b – (ii), c – (i), d – (iv)
Which of the following measures is not useful in checking noise pollution?
- Restriction on loud speakers
- Planting trees by the roadside
- Prohibiting<font size="2"> the</font> burning of fire crackers
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Match the following:
| Pollution | Harmful effect |
| (i) Soil pollution | (a) Respiratory problems |
| (ii) Air pollution | (b) Genetic variations |
| (iii) Radiation | (c) Death of fish |
| (iv) Water pollution | (d) Loss of field of crops |
- (i) – (d), (ii) – (b), (iii) – (c), and (iv) – (a)
- (i) – (b), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (d), and (iv) – (c)
- (i) – (c), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (b), and (iv) – (d)
- (i) – (d), (ii) – (a), (iii) – (b), and (iv) – (c)
- (i) – (a), (ii) – (b), (iii) – (c), and (iv) – (d)
Which of the following is responsible for ozone layer depletion?
- Carbon dioxide (CO2)
- Carbon monoxide (CO)
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)
- Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC)
The continuous increase in temperature, melting of snow caps and decline in food production are caused due to
- acid rain
- global warming
- ozone layer depletion
- smog
Which of the following leads to genetic variations, bone cancer and skin cancer?
- Air pollution
- Water pollution
- Soil pollution
- Radiation