G.S.

Mandals
MIT Polytechnic College, Chh.Sambhajinagar
Assignment 4
Subject: EES (314301)
SN. Unit IV : Environmental Pollution
Poor sanitation affects quality of
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1) Air 2) Water resources 3) Noise 4) Heart
The term municipal solid waste ( MSW) is generally used to describe
2 1) Mining waste 2) Waste from industrial process, construction and demolition debris
3) Waste from private homes, commercial establishment and institutions 4) Agricultural waste
Oxygen is return to the atmosphere by
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1) Respiration 2) Photosynthesis 3) Fungi 4) Burning of fuels
Which of the following major players in phosphorous cycle?
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1) Human beings and Fish 2) Human beings and marine birds 3) Fish and Marine birds 4) Animals and fish
Smog is
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1) Solid waste 2) Combination of Smoke and Fog 3) Cloudless 4) All of these
Which of these can prevent soil pollution?
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1) Reforesting 2) Applying bio-fertilizers and manures 3) Solid waste treatment 4) All of these
An accidental discharge of petroleum in oceans is called
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1) Oil leak 2) Oil spill 3) Oil waste 4) Oil loss
Effect of air pollution are
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1) Smog 2) Acid rain 3) Haze 4) All of the above
Dairy farming, livestock breeding and horticulture lead to what kind of waste?
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1) Domestic 2) Market 3) Agricultural 4) Commercial
Open drains
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1) are aesthetically unpleasant 2) Lead to mosquito breeding 3) Cause bad smell 4) All the above
Which of the following is a source of Household Noise
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1) Mixer 2) Loudspeaker 3) Washing machine 4) All of These
Which of the following air pollution control devices is suitable for removing the finest dust from air?
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1) Clarifier 2) Electrostatic Precipitator 3) Flash mixer 4) None of the above
The diseases cholera, typhoid and jaundice are due to pollution of
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1) Air 2) Water 3) Food Items 4) Solid Waste
Use of fossil fuels leads to pollution
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1) Air 2) Water 3) Thermal 4) Noise
Landfilling is method of of solid waste
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1) Recovery 2) Reuse 3) Disposal 4) None of these
………….is a secondary air pollutant.
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1)Oxides of sulphur 2)Smog 3)VOC's 4)Oxides of nitrogen
VOC Stands for
17 1)Volatile Organic Components 2)Volcanic Organic Components 3)Volcanic Organic Compounds 4)Volatile
Organic Compounds
Why does Greenpeace oppose the use of nuclear power?
18 1)Because nuclear power increase the environment rapidly 2)Because nuclear power plant abolishes the disasters
3)Because there is no disadvantages in nuclear power 4)Because it releases harmful radiations.
Which metal causes harmful effects
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a)Lead b) uranium 3)Cobalt 4)All of the above

Burning of fossil fuels causes

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1)Decreased greenhouse gases 2)Increased greenhouse gases 3)Increased level of oxygen 4)Increased level of ethane
Storage of germplasm at ultra low temperature is called
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1)Cryopreservation 2)Preservation germ 3)Germ-pre 4)None of these
Natural causes of air pollution are
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1) Forest fires 2) Volcanoes 3) Dust storms 4) All of these
Introduction of dangerous chemicals into the ground is due to
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1) Industrial waste disposal 2) Domestic waste disposal on land 3)Over watering 4) None of these
Water contaminated by cadmium can cause disease
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1) Itai itai 2) La la 3) Minimata 4) Sasu
As per potable water standards, the pH of drinking water lies in the range
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1) 4-6 2) 6-7.5 3) 6.5-8.5 4) 7-8.5
The Noise Act 1996 states that the loud music from a party should either be turned of or reduced by PM.
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1) 9 2) 10 3) 11 4) 12
 Air pollutants are in the form of
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1) Solid particles 2) Liquid droplets 3) Both 4) None
Eutrophication is often seen in
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1) Fresh water lakes 2) Mountains 3) Deserts 4) None of the above
Which of the following is an effect of excessive use of pesticides?
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1) Loss of soil fertility 2) Erosion 3) Both 4) None
Cotton dust produce lung fibros is also called as
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1) Byssinosis 2) Silicosis 3) Siderosis 4) None of these

Hardness of water is due to the presence of of calcium and magnesium. a) chlorides b) sulphates c) carbonates
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1) A and b 2) B and C 3) A and c 4) a, b and c
Which of these is not air pollution control equipment?
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1) Cyclone separators 2) Electrostatic separators 3) Fabric Filters 4) None of these
As per national ambient air quality standards, the concentration of Particulate Matter ( Size less than 10 micro gram) in industrial
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1) 60 2) 10 3) 5 4) 1
The control over air pollution in India is supported by which of the following Acts?
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1) Forest act 2) Police act 3) Environmental Pollution Control Act 4) wild life act
In cryopreservation storage if germ plasm at ultra-low temperature is preserved. That ultra-low temperature is
35 1) -196 degree Celsius in liquid nitrogen 2) 196 degree Celsius in liquid nitrogen
3) 0 degree Celsius in liquid nitrogen 3) 100 degree Celsius in liquid nitrogen
The least favored method of solid waste management is
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1) Recycle 2) Reuse 3) Recovery 4) Disposal
Peroxy-acetyl nitrate(PAN) is formed by the reaction of two primary pollutant, namely nitrogen oxide and released from
37 motor vehicle in the presence of sunlight.
1) Hydro-neutron 2) Hydro-carbon 3) Water-carbon 4) SO2
Water having DO content below is considered to be highly polluted.
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1) 4.0 mg/L 2) 8.0 mg/L 3) 11.2 mg/L 4) 0.1 mg/L
The waste water coming out of the bathroom and kitchen which does not have foul smell is called
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1) Sewage 2) sullage 3) Refuse 4) Water
The man made pollution, such as industrial pollution etc is called as
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1) Anthropogenic 2) Anti-anthropogenic 3) Semi-anthropogenic 4) Natural
Lead enters the atmosphere as a particulate pollutant. This is a problem because it
1) is the precious metal and it is being lost in the atmosphere 2) will cause ozone hole to decrease
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3) Causes central nervous system malfunctions in humans
4) Causes nitrification of waterways resulting in Eutrophication
Water pollution Cess Act came in existence in
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1) 1976 2) 1977 3) 1978 4) 1979

The permissible limit on concentration of ammonia in an ambient air for industrial area is micro gram/cubic meter
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1) 10 2) 1000 3) 1 4) 100

The main objectives of the Air Pollution Act is

1) To provide for the prevention, control and abatement of air pollution
44 2) To provide an establishment of central and state Boards with a view to implement the Act
3) To confer on the Boards of the power to implements the provisions of Act and assign to the Boards functions relating to
pollution 4) All A, B and C

The presence of high coli in water indicates

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1) Contamination of human waste 2) Phosphorous contamination 3) Decrease BOD 4) Hydrocarbon contamination
Nutrient cycle plays an important role in together biotic and abiotic components.
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1) Combining 2) Linking 3) differentiating 4) None of the above
An increase in carbon dioxide content in atmosphere would not cause
47 1) More heat to retained by environment 2) Increase in Photosynthesis in plant
3) Global warming 4) Abundance of desert plant

Air borne organic material such as spores , pollen, bacteria, fungi cause several diseases and allergic reactions called as
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1) Hay fever 2) TB 3) Ronbix 4) Altra-rix
Which of the following is not a marine pollution?
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1) Oil 2) Plastics 3) Dissolved oxygen 4) All of these
The most favorable methods of solid waste management is
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1) Recycle 2) Reuse 3) Prevention 4) Disposal
AQI stands for
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1) Air Quality Information 2) Atmospheric Quality Information 3) Atmospheric Quality Index 4) Air Quality Index
 Air Prevention and Control of Air Pollution Act came in existence in
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1) 1980 2) 1981 3) 1982 4) 1983

Biomedical waste include

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1) used syringes 2) Bandages 3) Tissues 4) All of these

Which of the following is not a characteristics of slums?

54 1) Environmental Health Hazards 2) Generation of deviant behavior
3) Conductive environment for educating children 4) Breeding ground for political radicalism and violence

Narmada Bachao Andolon is related to which of the following project?

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1) Sardar Sarovar 2) Bhakra Nangal 3) Koyna 4) Rihand

The unit of sound loudness or level is

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1) Noise-meter 2) Decibel 3) Doiphan 4) Dub

Nalgonda Technique is used to remove excess from water

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1) Salts 2) Chlorides 3) Fluorides 4) Sulphates

US Southem corn leaf blight epidemic is an agricultural disaster of 1970. Which of the following contribute as a major cause for
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1) Biome 2) Bioculture 3) Monoculture 4) None of the above
is a secondary pollutant.
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1) Oxides of sulphur 2) Smog 3) VOC's 4) Oxides of Nitrogen