Description : In the recently launched Air Quality Index in India, which of the following pollutants is not included? (A) Chlorofluorocarbons (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Fine particulate matter (D) Ozone
Last Answer : (A) Chlorofluorocarbons
Description : Chief air pollutant which is likely to deplete ozone layer is a) Sulphur dioxide b) Carbon dioxide c) Carbon monoxide d) Nitrogen oxides and Fluorocarbons.
Last Answer : d) Nitrogen oxides and Fluorocarbons
Description : The smog in cities in India mainly consists of (A) Oxides Of sulphur (B) Oxides of nitrogen and unburnt hydrocarbons (C) Carbon monoxide and SPM (D) Oxides of sulphur and ozone
Last Answer : (B) Oxides of nitrogen and unburnt hydrocarbons
Description : The dominant source of pollution due to oxides of nitrogen (NOx) in urban areas is (A) Road trAns:port (B) Commercial Sector (C) Energy use in industry (D) Power plants
Last Answer : (B) Commercial Sector
Description : Which of the following pollutants affects the respiratory tract in humans? (A) Carbon monoxide (B) Nitric oxide (C) Sulphur di-oxide (D) Aerosols
Last Answer : (C) Sulphur di-oxide
Description : The major source of the pollutant gas, carbon mono-oxide (CO), in urban areas is (A) Thermal power sector (B) Transport sector (C) Industrial sector (D) Domestic sector
Last Answer : (B) Transport sector
Description : Which of the following pollutants is not emitted from the transport sector? (A) Oxides of nitrogen (B) Chlorofluorocarbons (C) Carbon monoxide (D) Poly aromatic hydrocarbons
Last Answer : (B) Chlorofluorocarbons
Description : Which of the following air pollutants is not toxic to vegetation i.e., doesn't cause vegetation damage? (A) Smog & ozone (B) Hydrogen fluoride & nitrogen oxides (C) Sulphur dioxide & spray of weed killers (D) Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : (D) Carbon monoxide
Description : The most serious air pollutant causing health hazard is – (1) Sulphur dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Ozone (4) Nitrogen oxide
Last Answer : (1) Sulphur dioxide Explanation: Sulphur dioxide (SO2) is considered as the most serious single air pollutant causing health hazard, obstructing breathing. It always leads to airways inflammation, ... , pulmonary oedema, heart failure and circulatory collapse. It is also responsible for acid rain.
Description : The most serious air pollutant causing health hazard is (1) Sulphur dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Ozone (4) Nitrogen oxide
Last Answer : Sulphur dioxide
Description : (1) the action of ultraviolet rays on oxygen Explanation: The majority of tropospheric ozone formation occurs when nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO ) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as xylene, ... violet rays. NOx, CO, and VOCs are called ozone precursors. CO + 2O2 + CO2 + O3
Last Answer : Water is not effective in extinguishing a fire caused by petrol because - (1) the flame is too hot for water to cool it down (2) water and petrol react chemically (3) water and petrol are ... (4) water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol which forms the upper layer continues to burn
Description : Which of the following is a source of emissions leading to the eventual formation of surface ozone as a pollutant? (A) Transport sector (B) Refrigeration and Air conditioning (C) Wetlands (D) Fertilizers
Last Answer : (A) Transport sector
Description : Irritation in eyes is caused by the pollutant (A) Sulphur di-oxide (B) Ozone (C) PAN (D) Nitrous oxide
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Which one of the following is not a matter a global concern in the removal of tropical forests ? (A) Their ability to absorb the chemicals that contribute to depletion of ozone layer ... , moisture content and reflectivity. (D) Their contribution to the biological diversity of the planet.
Last Answer : (A) Their ability to absorb the chemicals that contribute to depletion of ozone layer.
Description : Among the following air pollutants which directly impacts human health as well as climate ? (A) Soot (B) Sulphur dioxide (C) Oxides of nitrogen (D) Chlorofluoro carbons
Last Answer : (A) Soot
Description : Which of the following is the most major constituents of air pollutants? (A) Oxides of sulphur (B) Oxides of nitrogen (C) Carbon monoxide (D) Hydrogen sulphide
Last Answer : (A) Oxides of sulphur
Description : Which of the following auto mobile gases is not considered to be an air pollutant? (1) Carbon dioxide (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Sulfur dioxide (4) Nitrogen dioxide
Last Answer : (1) Carbon dioxide Explanation: There are mainly six air pollutants: carbon monoxide lead, ground-level ozone, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide.
Description : Carbon monoxide is a pollutant, which causes (A) Respiratory disease (e.g. asthma) (B) Asphyxiation (suffocation) leading to death (C) Retardation in crop growth (D) Damage to building materials like marble
Last Answer : (B) Asphyxiation (suffocation) leading to death
Description : On prolonged exposure to high concentration of carbon monoxide (> 5000 ppm), man dies because (A) Of clotting of blood (B) Of jamming of respiratory tract (C) It forms carboxyhemoglobin by combining ... it incapable of absorbing oxygen (D) It forms CO2 by combining with oxygen present in the blood
Last Answer : (C) It forms carboxyhemoglobin by combining with haemoglobin of blood, thereby making it incapable of absorbing oxygen
Description : Pick out the wrong statement (A) Low ozone layer thickness in polar regions is due to cold climatic conditions (B) Amount of unburnt hydrocarbons emitted by two stroke petrol engine is more ... can enter the blood stream & the digestive system/ lungs and is responsible for causing Minamata disease
Last Answer : (D) Mercury as a pollutant can enter the blood stream & the digestive system/ lungs and is responsible for causing Minamata disease
Description : Assertion: Suspended particulate matter(SPM) is an important pollutant released by diesel vehicles. Reason : Catalytic convertes greatly reduce pollut
Last Answer : Assertion: Suspended particulate matter(SPM) is an important pollutant released by diesel vehicles. Reason : ... but reason is wrong D. Both are wrong
Description : Which of the following is not a gaseous air pollutant? (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Hydrocarbon (3) Smoke (4) Oxides of sulphur
Last Answer : (2) Hydrocarbon Explanation: The gaseous air pollutants of primary concern in urban settings include sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide; these are emitted directly into the air ... is also a pollutant. Hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon.
Last Answer : Hydrocarbon
Description : What are the components responsible for acid rain? (1) Nitrogen monoxide (NO) and Carbon monoxide (CO) (2) Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen oxides (NOx) (3) Carbon dioxide (CO2) and Carbon monoxide (CO) (4) Oxides of carbon (COx) and Oxides of nitrogen (NOx)
Last Answer : (2) Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen oxides (NOx) Explanation: Acid rain is caused by emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxide (NO), which react with the water molecules in the ... in acid rain can cause paint to peel, corrosion of steel structures and weathering of stone buildings.
Description : Which of the following in auto-mobile exhaust can cause cancer? (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Lead (4) Polyclinic hydrocarbons
Last Answer : (2) Carbon monoxide Explanation: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are formed during incomplete combustion. Domestic wood burning and road traffic are the major sources of PAHs. Exposure ... reactive diol epoxide intermediates and their subsequent covalent binding to critical targets in DNA.
Description : The constituents of automobile exhaust that can cause cancer is/are : (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Polycyclic hydrocarbons (4) Lead
Last Answer : (2) Carbon monoxide Explanation: Lead is a naturally occuriing bluish-gray metal found in small amounts in the earth's crust. In the past, when lead was added to gasoline, breathing automobile ... found to be carcinogen. A substance that causes cancer or helps cancer grow is called a carcinogen.
Description : Global warming is mainly due to accumulation of – (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Oxides of sulphur (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : (3) Carbon dioxide Explanation: Global Warming refers to average increase in the earth's temperature due to increase in pollution which results in greenhouse effect which in turn leads to climate ... dioxide accumulate into the atmosphere and trap heat that would normally exit into the outer space.
Description : An important water contaminant is: (a) Heavy metals (b) Nitrogen oxides (c) Carbon monoxide (d) NO2 and SO2
Last Answer : (b) Nitrogen oxides
Description : Which of the following emissions in the exhaust gas of an I.C. engine causes the formation of photochemical smog? (A) Nitrogen oxides (B) Hydrocarbons (C) Both 'a' & 'b' (D) Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : (C) Both 'a' & 'b'
Description : Catalyst used in the 'catalytic converter' employed in automobile exhaust line for complete combustion/oxidation of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons is (A) Alumina (B) Platinum (C) Vanadium pentoxide (D) Iron oxide
Last Answer : Option B
Description : What are the components responsible for acid rain? (1) Nitrogen monoxide (NO) and Carbon monoxide (CO) (2) Sulphur dioxide (SO2 ) and Nitrogen oxides (NOx ) (3) Carbon dioxide (CO2 ) and Carbon monoxide (CO) (4) Oxides of carbon (COx ) and Oxides of nitrogen (NOx )
Last Answer : Sulphur dioxide (SO2 ) and Nitrogen oxides (NOx )
Description : Which of the following in automobile exhaust can cause cancer? (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Carbon monoxide (3) Lead (4) Polyclinic hydrocarbons
Last Answer : Polyclinic hydrocarbons
Last Answer : Lead
Description : Global warming is mainly due to accumulation of (1) Oxides of nitrogen (2) Oxides of sulphur (3) Carbon dioxide (4) Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : Carbon dioxide
Description : Which one of the following is not correct with regard to the harmful effects of particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometer or less? (a) It can cause respiratory problems. (b) It can directly enter ... ) It can cause inflammation and damage to the lungs. (d) It can be inhaled into the lungs.
Last Answer : (b) It can directly enter into our circulatory system.
Description : Which one of the following is the main culprit in the thinning of Ozone layer in the earth’s stratosphere? A. Methane B. Chlorofluorocarbons C. Nitrogen oxides D. Carbon dioxide
Last Answer : ANSWER: C
Description : Which one of the following is the main culprit in the thinning of Ozone layer in the earth’s stratosphere? A. Carbon dioxide B. Chlorofluorocarbons (Answer) C. Nitrogen oxides D. Methane
Last Answer : B. Chlorofluorocarbons (Answer)
Description : A scrubber in the exhaust of a chemical industrial plant removes (a) gases like sulphur dioxide (b) particulate matter of the size 5 micrometer or above (c) gases like ozone and methane (d) particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometer or less.
Last Answer : a) gases like sulphur dioxide
Description : Fine organic or inorganic particles suspended in air is called --------? A. particulate pollutant B. gaseous pollutant C. aerosol (Answer) D. none of these
Last Answer : C. aerosol (Answer)
Description : The primary source of organic pollution in fresh water bodies is (A) run-off urban areas (B) run-off from agricultural forms (C) sewage effluents (D) industrial effluents
Last Answer : (C) sewage effluents
Description : The recommendation of National Knowledge Commission for the establishment of 1500 Universities is to (A) create more teaching jobs (B) ensure increase in student enrolment in higher education (C) ... pu blic institutions (D) enable increased movement of students from rural areas to urban areas
Last Answer : Answer: B Na tional Knowledge Commission of the Government of India on Higher Education lays down certain guidelines for the betterment of the system. The NK C recommendations on higher education ... sector in the country, and providing access to higher education for larger numbers of students.
Description : The urbanisation process accounts for the wind in the urban centres during nights to remain : (A) faster than that in rural areas (B) slower than that in rural areas (C) the same as that in rural areas (D) cooler than that in rural areas
Last Answer : (B) slower than that in rural areas
Description : Due to increasing air-borne allergens and pollutants, many people in urban areas are suffering from respiratory disorder that cause wheezing due to (a) reduction in the secretion of surfactant by ... of bronchi and bronchioles (d) proliferation of fibrous tissues and damage of the alveolar walls.
Last Answer : (c) inflammation of bronchi and bronchioles
Description : Give reason: Oxides of nitrogen released during lightning is not pollutant but oxides released by industries and automobiles are pollutant.
Last Answer : Human interference causes the same substance to become a pollutant.
Description : Acid rain is caused by, the pollution of environment by - (1) carbon dioxide and nitrogen (2) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide (3) ozone and carbon dioxide (4) nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
Last Answer : (1) carbon dioxide and nitrogen
Description : Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by - (1) carbon dioxide and nitrogen (2) carbón monoxide and carbon dioxide (3) ozone and carbon dioxide (4) nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
Last Answer : (4) nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
Description : Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by – (1) Carbon monoxide and Carbon dioxide (2) Ozone and Carbon dioxide (3) Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide (4) Carbon dioxide and Nitrogen
Last Answer : (3) Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide Explanation: Acid rain is caused by a chemical reaction that begins when compounds like sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides are released into the air. These substances ... acidic pollutants, known as acid rain. Human activities are the main cause of acid rain.
Description : Which of the following gases cause global warming? (A) Carbon monoxide (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Nitrogen (D) Ozone
Last Answer : (B) Carbon dioxide
Description : Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by (1) Carbon monoxide and Carbon dioxide (2) Ozone and Carbon dioxide (3) Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide (4) Carbon dioxide and Nitrogen
Last Answer : Actually Yes it is The place with low humidity with the salt mixture in the air Like places which have coal Brun, High urban population with modern gas transportaion and near to the beach where ... Salt helps these gases to mix well and give acid rain Places like Vizag in Andhra Pradesh