Questions
Which of the following is a respiratory disease?
- Bronchitis
- Diarrhoea
- Syphilis
- Diabetes
- CAD
Which of the following causes hole in ozone umbrella?
- Methane
- Oxygen
- Carbon monoxide
- Argon
- CFCs
Which of the following is a natural cause of air pollution?
- Automobile exhaust
- Volcanoes
- Petroleum refining
- Exhaust from cement factory
- Exhaust from pesticide production unit
Ozone makes up the ozone umbrella, which protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet radiations. What is 'bad ozone'?
- Ozone in troposphere
- Ozone which rises to outer space
- Ozone that degrades in the ozone umbrella
- Ozone in the stratosphere
What is marble cancer?
- Cancer in mouth
- Acid rain corroding marble monuments
- Cancer in bone
- Cancer in animals
- Cancer in industrial workers
Which of the following can reduce carbon dioxide in atmosphere?
- Plants
- Marble
- Pesticides
- Vehicles
- Fossil fuels
Which is the best way to get rid of biodegradable wastes?
- Burning
- Vermicomposting
- STP's
- Sanitary landfill
Kyoto Protocol was to
- prevent acid rain
- prevent pesticide over-application
- decrease water pollution
- reduce emission of greenhouse gases
- save major rivers from pollution
Which of the following is an effect of water pollution?
- Eutrophication
- Acid rain
- Hole in ozone umbrella
- Global warming
- A world wonder like Taj Mahal being affected
Which of the following gases is the most dangerous when inhaled?
- Carbon dioxide
- Nitrogen
- Carbon monoxide
- Oxygen
- Methane
________ produced by combustion of fuels like coal in thermal power plants can permanently damage the lungs.
- Nitrogen dioxide
- Methane
- Ozone
- Sulphur dioxide
- Carbon dioxide
Which of the following is not a measure adopted to make water safe?
- Boiling
- STP’s
- Nutrients added to water
- Chlorination
- Using a filter
Which of the following is not an effect of global warming?
- Rise in temperature of the Earth
- Water pollution
- Melting of polar ice caps
- Rise in sea level
- Odd climatic changes
Which of the following measures was not adopted by Delhi Government to reduce air pollution?
- Public buses shifted to CNG
- Using catalytic converters in vehicles
- Phasing out of old vehicles
- Large scale burning of plastic waste
- Applying strict pollution control norms.
Which of the following cannot reduce air pollution?
- Industries using CNG
- Catalytic convertor used in automobiles
- STPs
- Unleaded petrol in vehicles
- Thermal power plants using electrostatic precipitator