Tag: air and water pollution control
Questions Related to air and water pollution control
Acid rain pollutes:
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air
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water
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soil
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all of these
Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation that is unusually acidic, meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions. Acid rain pollutes water and soil. It can have harmful effects on plants, aquatic animals and infrastructure.
Acid rain:
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reduces fertility of soil
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damage vegetation
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affects marble monuments
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all of these
Acid rain is very harmful as it contains sulphuric acid and nitric acid. It reduces the fertility of soil, damages vegetation and affects the marble monuments by corrosion.
How individuals can help to prevent acid rains?
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By using public transportation
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Using the electrical energy efficiently
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Simply walking wherever possible
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All
All the above activities result in the less use of fossil fuels, and hence less release of acid rain causing oxides.
The pollutants in the air are:
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melting white marbles of Taj Mahal.
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discoloring white marbles of Taj Mahal.
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forming cracks in the marbles of Taj Mahal.
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all of above
Since the area in which Taj Mahal is located is surrounded by many industries and factories, they emit a great amount of pollutants into the atmosphere, They even release toxic and acidic components in the near by water bodies. The pollutants in air are discoloring the white marbles of Taj Mahal due to acidic corrosion (caused by the oxides of non-metals like sulfur and nitrogen).
In acid rain, pH of rain water is:
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7
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9.0
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more than 9.6
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below 5.6
When pH of rain water drops anywhere below 5.6, it is said to be acid rain.
Hence, the correct option is $D$.
Acid rain can be prevented by:
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use of cleaner fuels
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attaching devices known as scrubbers in the chimneys
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both A and B
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none of above
One of the most fundamental acid rain solutions is to utilize fuels that burn more cleanly or to burn coal more efficiently. This will greatly reduce the possibilities of acid rain developing in the atmosphere.
Industries like Mathura Oil Refinery produce pollutants like:
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sulphur dioxide
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nitrogen dioxide
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both a and b
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hydrochloric acid
The industries located in and around Agra like rubber processing, automobile, chemicals and especially Mathura Oil Refinery have been responsible for producing pollutants like sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide, which contaminate the environment by producing dissolved acids in the air.
The major threat to Taj Mahal is:
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acid rain.
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hydrogen peroxide.
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Both a and b.
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None of the above.
Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, which react with the water molecules in the atmosphere to produce acids.
Which gas reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood?
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$CO$
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$CO _2$
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$NO _2$
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$SO _2$
Carbon monoxide reduces the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood.
Lung diseases are about four times more probable in urban areas as compared to rural areas. This is due to the presence of which of the following in atmosphere?
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$CO _{2}$
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$NO _{2}$
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$O _{2}$
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$N _{2}$
When nitrogen is released, it combines with oxygen and becomes NO, later it combines with oxygen to become $NO _2$. It causes of lungs, lowers the resistance to respiratory infection. If level increases it causes intense astama on people. Because air pollution is more in urban than in rural areas, lung diseases are more probable in urban areas.