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Which one of the following will not help in containing air pollution?

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  1. Conservation of forests

  2. Expansion of agriculture

  3. Reducing vehicular emission

  4. Use of non-conventional sources of energy

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Correct Option: B

Which one of the following causes air pollution?

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  1. Carbon dioxide

  2. Ozone

  3. Oxygen

  4. Nitrogen

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Correct Option: A

Air pollution according to origin are classified into ______________.

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  1. primary pollutants

  2. secondary pollutants

  3. tertiary pollutants

  4. only A and B

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Correct Option: D

The major man-made sources of air pollution are ____________.

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  1. automobiles and industries

  2. burning of garbage

  3. brick kilns

  4. all of the above

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Correct Option: D

Combination of smoke and fog is called _____________.

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  1. dew

  2. rain

  3. snow

  4. smog

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Correct Option: D

Which vehicle does not pollute the environment _________.

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  1. cycle

  2. bus

  3. airplane

  4. car

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Bus,car and airplane run on fuels derived from petroleum and when they burn to generate power to drive vehicles they produce poisonous gases which cause air pollution 

Melting of glaciers and flooding of deltas are due to _________.

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  1. Air pollution

  2. Water pollution

  3. Noise pollution

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The dramatic melting of the world’s mountain glaciers – from the Alps to the Himalayas – is mostly the result of man-made global warming rather than natural variability in the climate, a study has found.An assessment of about 200,000 glaciers in the world, some of which have been monitored since the mid 19th century, has found that about two thirds of the current rate of glacial melting is due to human influences on the climate

Greenhouse effect is caused due to ___________.

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  1. noise pollution

  2. air pollution

  3. water pollution

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: B

Air pollution causes damage to human health either in _____ or _______.

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  1. short term, long term

  2. short term

  3. extended term

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A

The gas responsible for Bhopal Gas Tragedy is ________.

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  1. Methyl isocyanate

  2. Ammonia

  3. Hydrochloric acid

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A