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Air and Water Pollution (Set - I)

Air and Water Pollution

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Piyush wants to purify drinking water. Which among the following chemicals would you suggest him to purify this water?

  1. Fluorine
  2. Lead
  3. Chlorine
  4. Phosphorus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following chemicals cause toxicity when present in water?

  1. Chlorides and phosphates
  2. Arsenic and lead
  3. Nitrogen and chlorine
  4. Hydrogen and oxygen
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Acid rain corrodes marbles of a monument. What is this phenomenon called?

  1. Marble acidosis
  2. Marble poisoning
  3. Marble cancer
  4. Marble canker
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:
1. Carbon monoxide i. Combustion of fuels
2. CFCs ii. Acid rain
3. Oxides of sulphur iii. Spray cans
4. Soot iv. Incomplete combustion
  1. 1 - i, 2 - ii, 3 - iii, 4 - iv
  2. 1 - ii, 2 - i, 3 - iv, 4 - iii
  3. 1 - iii, 2 - iv, 3 - i, 4 - ii
  4. 1 - iv, 2 - iii, 3 - ii, 4 - i
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Shreya’s mother told her not to open the refrigerator for long. What could be its possible reason?

  1. It results in the loss of temperature.
  2. It results in the leakage of CFCs.
  3. It results in increase in temperature.
  4. It results in the leakage of oxides of sulphur.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Rishi is sleeping in a closed room during a winter night. He heated some pieces of coal in the room to make it warm. After some time, he felt suffocation due to incomplete combustion of coal. Which among the following gases is released during incomplete combustion of fuel?

  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Sulphur dioxide
  3. Nitrogen dioxide
  4. Carbon monoxide
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following are the effects of acid rain?
I. Deadening of aquatic animals and plants.
II. Makes the soil acidic in nature.
III. Erodes the sculptures, monuments and buildings.

  1. Only I and II
  2. Only II and III
  3. Only I and III
  4. All I, II and III
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following is not a method of reducing air pollution?

  1. Using compressed natural gas
  2. Using catalytic converter
  3. Using leaded petrol
  4. Modifying automobile engines
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is Kyoto Protocol?

  1. An agreement to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases
  2. An agreement to reduce acid rain
  3. An agreement to reduce the use of CFCs
  4. An agreement to reduce the use of petrol and diesel
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following gases hampers the transport of oxygen in our body by replacing oxygen in oxyhaemoglobin?

  1. Carbon dioxide
  2. Carbon monoxide
  3. Carbon disulphide
  4. Carbon carbide
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which compound gets converted into oxygen due to the action of CFCs in the environment and results in the depletion of the ozone layer?

  1. Ozone
  2. Methane
  3. Carbon dioxide
  4. Nitrogen dioxide
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following is the average composition of dry air?

  1. N2 = 55%, O2 = 40%, Argon = 1%, CO2 = 3% and other gases = 1%
  2. N2 = 85%, O2 = 12 %, Argon = 2%, CO2 = 0.5% and other gases = 0.5%
  3. N2 = 75%, O2 = 20.95 %, Argon = 0.93%, CO2 = 0.03% and other gases = 0.01%
  4. N2 = 73%, O2 = 19.75%, Argon = 2.4%, CO2 = 0.09% and other gases = 1.52%
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following compounds are responsible for acid rain?

  1. Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide
  2. Carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide
  3. Carbon dioxide and silver nitrite
  4. CFCs and carbon monoxide
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

  1. Carbon monoxide
  2. Methane
  3. Nitrous oxide
  4. Water vapour
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What would happen if earth’s temperature rises by 0.50C than its normal temperature?

  1. Global warming
  2. Acid rain
  3. Ozone depletion
  4. Greenhouse effect
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