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MCQ on Environmental Pollution for Students
Which of the following metal is a water pollutant and causes sterility in human beings
(a) As
(b) Mn
(c) Mg
(d) Hg
Option b – Mn
Which causes the death of fish in water bodies polluted by sewage?
(a) Foul smell
(b) Pathogens
(c) Herbicides
(d) Decrease in D.O.
Option d – Decrease in D.O.
Which State of India experiences the maximum annual variation of rainfall?
(A) Meghalaya
(B) Kerala
(C) Rajasthan
(D) West Bengal
Show AnswerB.O.D. test or biochemical oxygen demand test is made for measuring
(a) air pollution
(b) water pollution
(c) noise pollution
(d) soil pollution
Option b – water pollution
The maximum prescribed concentration of cadmium in drinking water in ppm is
(a) 0.05
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 0.005
Option d – 0.005
Pakyong Airport is located in?
(A) Sikkim
(B) Jammu and Kashmir
(C) Arunachal Pradesh
(D) Mizoram
Show AnswerBrewery and sugar factory waste alters the quality of a water body by increasing
(a) temperature
(b) turbidity
(c) pH
(d) COD and BOD
Option d – COD and BOD
Eutrophication causes a reduction in
(a) dissolved oxygen
(b) nutrients
(c) dissolved salts
(d) All of the above
Option a – dissolved oxygen
Sewage mostly constitutes
(a) Non-biodegradable pollutants
(b) Biodegradable pollutants
(c) Effluents
(d) Air pollutants
Option b – Biodegradable pollutants
The chief source of soil and water pollution is
(a) mining
(b) agro-industry
(c) thermal power plant
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
The effect of polluted water on soil is, that
(a) it decreases fertility
(b) it contaminates groundwater
(c) it renders soil acidic or basic
(d) all of the above
Option d – All of the above
Thermal pollution affects mainly
(a) vegetation
(b) aquatic creatures
(c) rocks
(d) air
Option b – aquatic creatures
“Reducing potentially hazardous waste through smarter production”. This represents a great step forward for
(a) the green revolution
(b) green chemistry
(c) the industrial revolution
(d) green biotechnology
Option b – green chemistry
Lichens do not like to grow in cities
(a) because of the absence of the right type of algae and fungi
(b) because of lack of moisture
(c) because of SO₂ pollution
(d) because the natural habitat is missing
Option c – because of SO₂ pollution
The high amount of E. coli in water is an indicator of
(a) the hardness of water
(b) industrial pollution
(c) sewage pollution
(d) the presence of chlorine in the water
Option c – sewage pollution
The organisms that break down dead or organic matter and control pollution are
(a) Bacteria
(b) Fungi
(c) Both (i) & (ii)
(d) None of the above
Option c – Both (i) & (ii)
Biological magnification can be reduced by
(a) The use of chemicals
(b) Washing
(c) Heating and boiling food items
(d) None of the above
Option a – The use of chemicals
Ozone is entirely different from O₂ as
(a) Is present all over the atmosphere / or
(b) Is acidic
(c) Is a dead poison
(d) All the above
Option c – Is a dead poison
We should keep our environment
(a) Healthy
(b) Clean
(c) More Productive
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
For plastic waste what is true is
(a) Heat and melting do lead to getting rid of soil pollution
(b) No enzymes can break it into smaller bits without causing pollution
(c) These are non-biodegradable
(d) All of these
Option c – These are non-biodegradable
Minamata disease in Japan is due to the pollution of
(a) Arsenic
(b) Lead
(c) Cyanide
(d) Mercury
Option d – Mercury
The gas(es) not responsible for ozone depletion :
(a) NO and freons
(b) SO₂
(c) CO₂
(d) Both (b) and (c)
Option d – Both (b) and (c)
In which of the following regions hydrogen and helium are found?
(a) Stratosphere
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Exosphere
(d) Troposphere
Option c – Exosphere
Which of the following is the major cause of global warming?
(a) re-radiation of U.V. rays by CO₂ and H₂O
(b) re-radiation of I.R. rays by CO2 and H₂O
(c) re-radiation of I.R. rays by O₂ and N₂
(d) re-radiation of U.V. rays by O₂ and N₂
Option b – re-radiation of I.R. rays by CO2 and H₂O
The region containing water vapor is
(a) thermosphere
(b) stratosphere
(c) troposphere
(d) mesosphere
Option c – troposphere
The biggest particulate matter is
(a) HNO3 droplets
(b) Soot
(c) H₂SO4 droplets
(d) Fly ash
Option d – Fly ash
The aromatic compounds present as particulates are
(a) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(b) benzene
(c) toluene
(d) nitrobenzene
Option a – polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
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