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MCQ on Light Pollution for Students
Which one of the following is not an instrumental device to check air pollution?
(a) Bag Filter
(b) Cyclone Collector
(c) Cyclone separator
(d) Cyclone Divider
Option d – Cyclone Divider
Which of the following is considered to be the optimum concentration of carbon dioxide for natural balance in the atmosphere?
(a) 0.02 per cent
(b) 0.03 per cent
(c) 0.04 per cent
(d) 0.05 per cent
Option c – 0.04 per cent
Which among the following chronic lung diseases is commonly known as ‘black lung’ disease that leads to reduced life expectancy in coal miners?
(a) Pneumoconiosis
(b) Progressive Massive Fibrosis
(c) Mesothelioma
(d) Collier’s Asthma
Option a – Pneumoconiosis
Which one of the following pollutes the air of a big city?
(a) Copper
(b) Chromium
(c) Lead
(d) Calcium
Option c – Lead
The main air pollutant(s) in metropolitan cities is/are
(a) 03
(b) CO and SO₂
(c) CO₂ and NO₂
(d) None of these
Option d – None of these
The environmental friendliness of a vehicle could be measured by the number of pollutants it emits per passenger per kilometre travelled. Rate the environmental friendliness (1= best and 4 = worst) of the following vehicles as per this criterion. Car : Scooter : Bus : Bicycle
(a) 4 : 3 2 : 1
(b) 2 : 3 : 4 : 1
(c) 3 : 2 : 4 : 1
(d) 4 : 2 : 3 : 1
Option a – 4 : 3 2 : 1
Which of the following is not one of the prime health risks associated with greater UV radiation through the atmosphere depletion due to stratospheric ozone?
(a) Increased liver cancer
(b) Increased skin cancer
(c) Damage to eyes
(d) Reduced immune system
Option a – Increased liver cancer
Asian Brown Cloud, 2002 was mainly spread over
(a) East Asia
(b) South-East Asia
(c) South Asia
(d) West Asia
Option c – South Asia
The most important indoor air pollutant is
(a) Sulphur Dioxide
(b) Carbon Monoxide
(c) Nitrogen Dioxide
(d) Radon Gas
Option d – Radon Gas
Which one of the following statements best describes the term ‘Social Cost of Carbon’? It is a measure, in monetary value, of the
(a) Long-term damage was done by a tonne of CO₂ emissions in a given year.
(b) The requirement of fossil fuels for a country to provide goods and services to its citizens is based on the burning of those fuels.
(c) Efforts are put in by a climate refugee to adapt to living in a new place.
(d) Contribution of an individual person to the carbon footprint on the planet Earth.
Option a – Long-term damage was done by a tonne of CO₂ emissions in a given year
The atmospheric ozone layer which protects us from UV-B and C is getting depleted most by the addition of
(a) Chlorofluorocarbon
(b) Carbon Monoxide
(c) Carbon Dioxide
(d) Sulphur Dioxide
Option a – Chlorofluorocarbon
The formation of the ozone hole in the Antarctic region has been a cause of concern. What could be the reason for the formation of this hole?
(a) Presence of prominent tropospheric turbulence, and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons.
(b) Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds, and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons.
(c) Absence of polar front and stratospheric clouds, and inflow of methane and chlorofluorocarbons.
(d) The increased temperature in the polar region is due to global warming.
Option b – Presence of prominent polar front and stratospheric clouds, and inflow of chlorofluorocarbons
CFCs (Chlorofluorocarbons) are Greenhouse gases that have caused a rise of 0.3°C in global temperatures in the past century. Name the CFC that is used in refrigerators.
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Freon
(c) Methane
(d) Ammonia
Option b – Freon
Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) Photochemical smog always contains Ozone.
(b) The toxic effect of Carbon Monoxide is due to its greater affinity for haemoglobin as compared to oxygen.
(c) Lead is the most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhaust.
(d) None of the above
Option d – None of the above
Which of the following is used to clean a polluted environment?
(a) Oxygen
(b) Rain
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Air
Option b – Rain
Under the National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) which of the following air pollutants are regularly monitored at all locations? I. Oxides of Nitrogen II. Suspended Particulate Matter Ill. Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) IV. Sulphur Dioxide Codes
(a) I and II
(b) II, III and IV
(c) All are monitored
(d) All except III
Option c – All are monitored
With reference to ‘fly ash’ produced by the power plants used as fuel, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Fly ash can be used in the production of bricks for building construction. II. Fly ash can be used as a replacement for some of the portland cement contents of concrete. III. Fly ash is made up of silicon dioxide and calcium oxide only and does not contain any toxic elements. Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) I and II
(b) Only II
(c) I and III
(d) Only Ill
Option a – I and II
Which one of the following statements about air pollution caused by diesel engines is correct?
(a) It produces a large quantity of carbon monoxide at lower and high temperatures.
(b) It produces large quantities of nitrogen oxides at lower and high temperatures.
(c) It produces large quantities of carbon monoxide at lower temperatures and nitrogen oxides at high temperatures.
(d) it produces large quantities of nitrogen oxides at lower temperatures and carbon monoxide at high temperatures.
Option d – it produces large quantities of nitrogen oxides at lower temperatures and carbon monoxide at high temperatures
Fly ash is a pollutive combustion product of burning
(a) coal
(b) charcoal
(c) diesel/kerosene ol
(d) CNG
Option a – coal
(a) Smog
(b) Acid Rain
(c) Eutrophication
(d) Asbestosis
Option c – Eutrophication
Which one of the following is an air pollutant gas that is released by burning fossil fuel?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Oxygen
(d) Sulphur Dioxide
Option d – Sulphur Dioxide
Which one of the following is a useful biological indicator of sulphur dioxide pollution?
(a) Bryophytes
(b) Algal Blooms
(c) Pseudomonas
(d) Lichens
Option d – Lichens
Lichens are the best indicator of
(a) air pollution
(b) water pollution
(c) soil pollution
(d) noise pollution
Option a – air pollution
SPM stands for
(a) Suspended Particulate Matter
(b) Standard Particles Material
(c) Suspended Particles Material
(d) None of the above
Option a – Suspended Particulate Matter
What is particulate matter? ( Light Pollution Reading Answers )
(a) Solid residue
(b) Air pollutant
(c) Water pollutants
(d) Soil pollutant
Option b – Air pollutant
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