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Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

Industrial pollution effects ______.

  1. air pollution

  2. water pollution

  3. land pollution

  4. all of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Any form of pollution that can trace its immediate source to industrial practices is known as industrial pollution.
Industrial pollution takes on many faces. It contaminates many sources of drinking water, releases unwanted toxins into the air and reduces the quality of soil all over the world

Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

The contamination of the environment by businesses, particularly plants and factories, that dump waste products into the air and water is called __________.

  1. soil pollution

  2. industrial pollution

  3. radioactive pollution

  4. visual pollution
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Industrial pollution is the contamination of the environment by businesses, particularly plants and factories, that dump waste products into the air and water. Industrial waste is one of the largest contributors to the global pollution problem endangering people and the environment.

Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

Rain that has been made acidic by certain pollutants in the air due to industries is called _______ 

  1. Smog

  2. Acid rain

  3. Hazardous rain

  4. none of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Acid rain is the rainfall made so acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, chiefly to forests and lakes. The main cause is the industrial burning of coal and other fossil fuels, the waste gases from which contain sulphur and nitrogen oxides which combine with atmospheric water to form acids.

Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

Which of them are bio-degradable waste?

  1. Cow dung

  2. Animal bones

  3. Paper

  4. All of them
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Those waste materials which can be broken down to non-poisonous substances in nature in due course of time by the action of micro-organisms like certain bacteria, are called biodegradable waste. 
Cattle dung and compost are common examples of biodegradable waste. Other examples are animal bones, leather, tea leaves, wool, paper and wheat.

Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

Damage to the great taj mahal is caused by _________.

  1. soil pollution

  2. acid rain

  3. thermal radiations

  4. none of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Taj Mahal is situated in Agra. The air in this place contains serious levels of sulphur and nitrogen oxides. This is due to the large number of power plants and industries set up around this area. All these led to acid rain. Acid rain reacted with the marble (calcium carbonate) of Taj Mahal. This caused damage to this wonderful structure, which had attracted many people from different parts of the world.

Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

Mining, deforestation, and utilization of water resources for industrial production leads to ______.

  1. wild life extinction

  2. thermal pollution

  3. both of them

  4. none of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Mining, deforestation, and utilization of water resources for industrial production have destroyed natural habitats and forced organisms to move further into the wild, exposing them to predators and intolerable living conditions. Consequently, some wildlife species have faced extinction while several others remain highly endangered.

Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

Particulate pollutants are created by:

  1. industrial pollution

  2. water pollution

  3. global warming

  4. none of the above
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Particulates pollutants are the minute solid particles or liquid droplets in air. These are present in vehicle emissions, smoke particles from fires, dust particles and ash from industries.

Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

Industrialisation resulted in loss of what percentage of forests?

  1. 9.3%

  2. 3.9%

  3. 19.3%

  4. 13.9%
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Due to industrialization which is a human activity $9.3$% of the forest is lost. In order to build new industries, flats, houses; trees are cut, thousands in numbers due to which there is a loss of forest.

Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

Jaundice, diarrhoea etc., are caused due to the consumption of impure water.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Impure water contains lots of germs or bacteria. Waterborne diseases are caused by drinking contaminated or dirty water. Contaminated water can cause many types of diarrhea diseases, including cholera, and other serious illness such as gulnea worm diseases, typhoid, and dysentery.

Multiple choice chemistry water too little to waste effects and conservation of water pollution water pollution, its effects and cures for a pollution free nature

Acid rain is the outcome of ________

  1. Land pollution

  2. Industrial pollution

  3. water pollution

  4. none of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Acid rain refers to a mixture of deposited material, both wet and dry, coming from the atmosphere containing more than normal amounts of nitric and sulfuric acids. Simply put, it means rain that is acidic in nature due to the presence of certain pollutants in the air due to cars and industrial processes.