Pollution – A Rising Environmental Problem Welcome to your Pollution - A Rising Environmental Problem 1. Which of the following is not a waterborne disease? Typhoid Measles Hepatitis Cholera2. The sources of oil spills are All of these Oil refineries Offshore oil mining Overturned oil tankers3. Which one of the following is a Greenhouse gas? Methane Nitrogen Oxygen Sulphur dioxide4. Too frequent and too many X-ray exposures may cause serious health hazards like Bone cancer All of these Damaged chromosomes Genetic variations5. Which one of the following is non-biodegradable? Cardboard Bark of trees Vegetable peel DDT6. One of the examples of radiation pollutants is Sulphur dioxide Ozone Iodine - 131 Discarded fused electric bulbs7. Air pollution is caused by Insecticides Smoke Loud speakers Sewage8. 71% of Earth surface is covered with Land Coal Air Water9. Increased levels of air pollution results in Global warming Respiratory problems Soil erosion All of these10. The BS emission norms enforced for the entire country on April 1st 2017 were BS IV BS VI BS V BS III11. Air is composed of gases, water vapours and Light Snowfall Rainfall Dust particles12. Deforestation is one of the sources of pollution because None of these It increases the oxygen levels produced It causes fertilizers to wash away in the water It decreases the oxygen levels produced13. Maximum permissible smoke density in diesel vehicles is 50 HSU 75 HSU 65 HSU 45 HSU14. Oil spills are a source of pollution for Water Land and Air Air and Noise Land and water15. Which of the following problems is not created by noise pollution? Diarrhoea Deafness Hypertension Irritation16. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread? Typhoid Scurvy Malaria Anaemia17. The chief industrial gaseous pollutants are All of these Carbon monoxide Sulphur dioxide Carbon dioxide18. Which one of the following is an example of pollutant? The dust raised during road cleaning A rat entering your kitchen Carbon dioxide given out by the respiring organisms The heat given out while cooking food19. Which poisonous gas is contained in the exhaust of a petrol driven vehicle? Carbon dioxide Carbon monoxide Ammonia Chlorine20. Ozone is abundant in this layer. Ozone heats this layer as it absorbs incoming ultraviolet radiation from the sun Thermosphere Troposphere Stratosphere Mesosphere21 out of 20Please fill in the comment box below.
