MODULE - 03

01. Environmental pollution is due to

a) Rapid Urbanization b) Deforestation c) Afforestation d) a) & b)

02. Which of the following is air pollutant

a) CO b) O2 c) N2 d) All

03. Which of the following are natural sources of air pollution

a) Volcanic eruption b) Solar flare c) Earth quake d) All

04. Which of the following are biodegradable pollutants

a) Plastics b) Domestic sewage c) Detergent d) All

05. Mining practices lead to

a) Population growth b) Rapid urbanization
c) Loss of grazing and fertile land d) None of these

06. Which of the following is the source of fly ash

a) Vehicular exhaust b) Sewage c) Thermal power plant d) All

07. The liquid waste from baths and kitchens is called

a) Sullage b) Domestic sewage c) Storm waste d) Run off

08. Noise pollution can be minimized by

a) Urbanization b) Maintaining silence c) Reducing noise at source d) None

09. BOD Means

a) Biochemical oxygen demand b) Bicycle oxygen demand
c) Biophysical oxygen demand d) All

10. Which of the following industry generates colored waste?

a) Software industry b) Textile industry c) Biomedical industry d) None

11. Physical pollution of water is due to

a) Dissolved oxygen b) Turbidity c) pH d) None of these

12. Which of the following source is surface water?

a) Springs b) Streams c) Deep wells d) All

13. Deforestation can

a) Increase the rain fall b) Increase soil fertility
c) Introduce silt in the rivers d) None of these

14. Which of the following is non-point source of water pollution?

a) Factories b) Sewage treatment plant
c) Urban and Sub-urban land d) All of the above

15. Sound beyond which of the following level can be regarded as a pollutant
a) 40dB b) 80dB c) 120dB d) 150dB

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16. Which of the following is a major source of thermal pollution of water bodies?
a) Sewage treatment plants b) Thermal power plants
c) Solid waste disposal d) All

17. Smog is
a) A natural phenomenon b) Combination of smoke and fog
c) Colorless d) All of the above

18. Air pollution from automobiles can be controlled by fitting

a) Electrostatic precipitator b) Wet scrubber c) Catalytic converter d) All of the above

19. Which of the following statements about carbon monoxide is true?

a) Forms complex with hemoglobin b) Forms complex with leg-hemoglobin
c) Form by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels d) a) and c)

20. Which of the following is a point source of water pollution?

a) Factories b) Sewage treatment plants
c) Urban and Sub-Urban lands d) a) and b)

21. Definition of Noise is

a) Loud sound b) Unwanted sound
c) Constant sound d) Sound of high frequency

22. Noise pollution is controlled by

a) Reducing the noise at the source b) Preventing its transmission
c) Protecting the receiver d) All

23. Noise pollution limits at residential area

a) 45dB b) 80 dB c) 55 dB d) 90 dB

24. Noise pollution limits in industrial area

a) 45dB b) 80 dB c) 65 dB d) 90 dB

25. Which of the following are non-biodegradable?

a) Plastics b) Domestic sewage c) Detergent d) a) and c)

26. Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant?

a) Carbon monoxide b) Sulphur dioxide c) Ozone d) Carbon dioxide

27. Pesticide causes

a) Eye irritation b) Skin irritation c) Respiratory ailments d) All the above

28. Blarring sounds known to cause

a) Mental distress b) High cholesterol c) Neurological problems d) All of the above

29. Which of the following is major cause of soil pollution?

a) Accident involving vehicles that are transporting waste materials
b) Pesticides and chemical fertilizers
c) Improper solid waste disposal d) All of the above

30. “Minamata Disease” is caused due to

a) Lead b) Arsenic c) Mercury d) Cadmium

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31. Population explosion will cause
a) Biodiversity b) Stress on ecosystem c) More employment d) None of these

32. Which of the following is having high population density?

a) India b) China c) USA d) Western Europe

33. Which of the following is not the effect of urbanization?

a) Air pollution b) Thermal pollution c) Solid waste production d) Noise pollution

34. Which of the following is the facility that the urban people enjoy?
a) Better communication access b) Better quality of air
c) Large land at cheap rates d) None of these

35. Urbanization is
a) Local environmental issue b) National environmental issue
c) Both (a) and (b) d) Not at all an issue

36. Which of the following is the ill effect of urbanization?

a) Decrease in agricultural land b) Loss of greenery
c) Loss of water bodies d) All of the above

37. The major cause of global population growth in the 18 and 19 centuries was
a) Decreases in death rates b) Decrease in birth rates
c) Industrial revolution d) None of these

38. The world population in 2011 was around

a) 8 billion b) 6.9 billion
c) 4 billion d) 4.5 billion

39. The average life expectancy around the world is currently

a) Decreasing b) Increasing
c) Not changing d) Stabilizing

40. Which of the following is the problem not associated with population growth
a) Increase resource consumption b) Environmental pollution
c) Food and energy shortages d) None of these

41. The major objectives of family welfare programs in India is

a) Disease control b) Population growth rate control
c) Employment generation d) None of these

42. Population ageing is

a) The increase in the average age of the population
b) The result of decreased death and birth rates
c) The trend where more people live to reach old age while fewer children are born
d) All of the above

43. Which of the following is not population characteristic?

a) Doubling time b) Total fertility rate
c) Gross domestic product growth rate d) Infant mortality rate

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44. Demography is the study of
a) Animals behavior b) Population growth
c) River d) None of these

45. Which of the following is not a solution for global warming?

a) Reducing fossil fuel consumption b) Planting more trees
c) De-forestation d) None of the above

46. The meaning of global warming is

a) Increase in the temp. Of climate b) A planet hotter than earth
c) Solar radiation d) Cooling effect

47. Global warming may bring about the following change in the climate of the earth
a) Increase in the rain fall b) Desertification
c) Drought d) All of the above

48. Which greenhouse gas is known as colourless, non-flammable, sweetish odour & laughing
gas?
a) Methane b) CO2 c) Nitrous Oxide d) Sulfur hexa fluoride

49. The first of the major environmental protection act to be promulgated in India was
a) Water act b) Air act c) Environmental act d) Noise pollution rules

50. Which of the following substantially reduces CO2 emission from automobiles?
a) Bio fuels like Ethanol and bio diesel b) Fossil fuels like coal and lignite
c) Nuclear element like Uranium d) Voltaic cells

51. The international protocol to protect the Ozone layer is

a) Vienna protocol b) Kyoto protocol c) Cartagena protocol d) Montreal protocol

52. The protocol that reduces greenhouse gas emissions are

a) Kyoto protocol b) Cartagena protocol c) Montreal protocol d) Vienna protocol

53. Population explosion will cause

a) Socio economic problems b) Food scarcity c) Energy crisis d) All of these

54. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

a) Hydro chlorofluorocarbons b) Methane c) CO2 d) SO2

55. Global Warming could affect

a) Climate b) Increase in Sea level c) Melting of glaciers d) All the above

56. Primary cause of acid rain around the world is due to

a) Carbon dioxide b) Sulphur dioxide c) Carbon Monoxide d) Ozone

57. Which of the following is not a solution for global warming?

a) Reducing fossil fuel consumption b) Planting more trees
c) Deforestation d) None of the above

58. The major automobile pollutants include

a) CO, NOx, Hydrocarbons and SPM b) CO, NOx, Hydrocarbons and CH4
c) CO2, NOx, Hydrocarbons and SPM d) CO, NOx, Freon’s and SPM

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59. Petroleum based vehicles emit traces of
a) CO & NOx b) SPM c) Aldehydes d) CH4

60. Heavy duty diesel vehicles contribute more

a) NOx b) Particulate matter c) CO d) Both a and b

61. Major pollutants from light petrol vehicles are

a) CO and Hydrocarbons b) CO and NOx c) CH4 and CO2 d) All the above

62. The 4-stroke engines produce less of the following as compared to 2-stroke engines
a) CO and Hydrocarbons b) NOx and SO2 c) Both a and b d) None of the above

63. Alternative eco-friendly fuel for automobiles is

a) Petrol b) Diesel c) CNG d) Kerosene

64. Increase in asthma attacks has been linked to high levels of

a) Nitrogen b) Oxygen c) Air-borne dust particles d) All the above

65. Which of the following is an air pollutant?

a) Carbon dioxide b) Oxygen c) Nitrogen d) Particulate matter

66. The pH value of the acid rain water is

a) 5.7 b) 7.0 c) 8.5 d) 7.5

67. The primary cause of the acid rain around the world is
a) CFC b) SO2 c) CO d) O3

68. Which of the following is the remedial measure for acid rain
a) Reducing the release of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur in to the atmosphere.
b) Use of coal, free from sulphur
c) Use of electrostatic precipitator & catalytic converters d) All of the above

69. Acid rain can be controlled by

a) Reducing SO2 and NO2 emissions. b) Reducing oxygen emission.
c) Increasing number of lakes. d) Increasing the forest cover.

70. Atmospheric oxidation of SO2 to SO3 is influenced by

a) Sunlight. b) Humidity c) Presence of hydrocarbons d) All of these

71. Reduction in brightness of the famous Taj Mahal is due to

a) global warming. b) Air pollution
c) ozone depletion d) Afforestation.

72. The Effect of Acid rain

a) Reduces soil fertility. b) Increases atmospheric temperature.
c) Causing respiratory problems d) Skin cancer

73. The process of movement of nutrients from the soil by the Acid rain is called
a) Transpiration. b) Evapo-transpiration c) Leaching d) Infiltration.

74. Ozone layer is present in

a) Troposphere b) Stratosphere c) Mesosphere d) Thermosphere

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75. Which of the following statements about ozone is true?
a) Ozone is a major constituent of photochemical smog
b) Ozone protects us from the harmful uv radiation of sun
c) Ozone is highly reactive d) All of the above

76. Major compound responsible for the destruction of stratospheric ozone layer is
a) Oxygen b) CFC c) Carbon dioxide d) Methane

77. Ozone layer thickness is measured in

a) PPM b) PPB c) Decibels d) Dobson units

78. Normal average thickness of stratospheric ozone layer across the globe is around
a) 200 DU b) 300 DU c) 400 DU d) 500 Du

79. Chloro Fluro Carbon’s (CFC) are

a) Nontoxic b) Nonflammable c) Non carcinogenic d) All the above

80. Ozone layers absorbs

a) UV rays b) Infra-red rays c) Cosmic rays d) CO

81. Which of the following is not an ill effect of acid rain?

a) Results in killing fish b) Causes stone leprosy.
c) Leaches nutrients from the soil. d) Causes cataract.

82. Formation of ozone layer is explained by

a) Rosenmund reaction b) Henderson’s reaction
c) Chapman’s reaction. d) Perkin’s reaction

83. Each Chlorine free Radical can destroy the following number of ozone molecules.
a) 1000 b) 10,000 c) 1,00,000 d) 100

84. Freons are

a) HFC b) CFC c) NFC d) Hydrocarbons.

85. Which of the following statements about ozone is true?

a) Ozone is a major constituent of photochemical smog b) Ozone is highly reactive
c) Ozone protects us from the harmful UV radiation of sun. d) All of the above

86. Ozone depletion causes

a) Snow blindness b) Photochemical smog. c) Acid rain d) Vomiting

87. Which of the following statement is not true about animal husbandry?
a) It is a part of agricultural activity.
b) It is breeding, feeding and management of animals.
c) It is livestock production. d) It is protection of wild life

88. Which of the following is the purpose of animal husbandry?

a) Conservation of animal husbandry. b) Production of meat.
c) Conservation of wildlife. d) Conservation of forests.

89. Domesticated animals are used for

a) Dairy products. b) Production of fiber. c) Production of meat. d) All of these
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90. Acid rain has been increasing day by day due to
a) Urabnisation b) Industrialization
c) Increase in vehicle population d) None of the above

91. Ozone hole was first discovered over

a) Arctic b) Antarctica c) Tropical region d) Africa

92. CFCs have been used as

a) Solvent b) Refrigerants c) Blowing agents for polymer forms d) All of these

93. World Ozone day is being celebrated on

a) September 5th b) October 15th c) September 16th d) September 11th

94. Bhopal Gas Tragedy caused due to leakage of

a) Methyl Iso Cyanate (MIC) b) Sulphur dioxide c) Mustard gas d) methane