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Acid rain is due to.

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  1. Water pollution

  2. Air pollution

  3. Automobile pollution

  4. Pesticide pollution

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Air pollution resulting in high concentrations of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide leads to the production of acid by reaction with water vapour.

The formed acids of sulphur and nitrogen precipitate with rain forming acid rain.
So, the correct option is 'Acid Rain'.

The oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, when mixed with water in the air, are the chief components of acid rain.

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  1. True

  2. False

  3. Either

  4. Neither

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
When the pH of rain is below 5.2, it is called acid rain. It occurs when oxides of nitrogen and sulfur react with water in the atmosphere and form nitric acid and sulfuric acid respectively. These acids then come down along with rain and make it acidic. The reactions of formation of nitric acid and sulfuric acid in the atmosphere are as follows:
SO2 + O2 ---> SO3
SO3 + H2O ---> H2SO4
NO + [O] ---> N2O5
N2O5 + H20 ---> HNO3
Hence, the statement given in the question is correct.
So, the correct answer is 'True'.

"Smog" is a mixture of

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  1. Smoke and Fog

  2. Snow and Fog

  3. Snow and Dust

  4. Sulphur Dioxide and Fog

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Correct Option: A

Pottery workers are at high risk of _________ lung disease

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  1. Asbestosis

  2. Asthma

  3. Silicosis

  4. Bronchitis

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Correct Option: C

Smog is formed when fog is mixed with _______

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  1. Sulphur

  2. Mercury

  3. Smoke

  4. Snow flakes

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Smog is formed when fog is mixed with smoke. The presence of unburnt hydrocarbons in air when mixed with condensed water vapour forms a thick layer called smog. It lowers the visibility during winters and is an indication of air pollution.

Smog is _____

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  1. Smkoe

  2. Fog

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Smoke released from various sources may get mixed with dust particles and small drops of fog to produce what is called smog.

The combination of nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons in the presence of the sunlight causes

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  1. Global warming

  2. Smog

  3. Ozone hole in the atmosphere

  4. Acid rain

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Correct Option: B

Cement factory labourers are prone to

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  1. Leukemia

  2. Bone-marrow diseases

  3. Asbestosis

  4. Cytosilicosis

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Correct Option: D

Chemically, reducing high levels of sulfur dioxide is known as:

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  1. Reducing smog

  2. Enhanced Smoke

  3. Smog

  4. smoke

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Correct Option: A

Smog can be harmful for:

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  1. Respiratory tract

  2. Urinary tract

  3. Digestive tract

  4. Spinocerebellar tract

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Correct Option: A