Pollution – A Rising Environmental Problem Welcome to your Pollution - A Rising Environmental Problem 1. The sources of oil spills are All of these Offshore oil mining Oil refineries Overturned oil tankers2. Ozone is abundant in this layer. Ozone heats this layer as it absorbs incoming ultraviolet radiation from the sun Troposphere Thermosphere Stratosphere Mesosphere3. The chief industrial gaseous pollutants are Carbon dioxide All of these Carbon monoxide Sulphur dioxide4. One of the examples of radiation pollutants is Iodine - 131 Discarded fused electric bulbs Ozone Sulphur dioxide5. Which of the following is not a waterborne disease? Hepatitis Cholera Measles Typhoid6. Which one of the following is a Greenhouse gas? Methane Sulphur dioxide Nitrogen Oxygen7. Which one of the following is non-biodegradable? Cardboard Vegetable peel DDT Bark of trees8. Which poisonous gas is contained in the exhaust of a petrol driven vehicle? Ammonia Carbon monoxide Carbon dioxide Chlorine9. Oil spills are a source of pollution for Land and water Land and Air Water Air and Noise10. Increased levels of air pollution results in Respiratory problems Soil erosion Global warming All of these11. The BS emission norms enforced for the entire country on April 1st 2017 were BS V BS IV BS VI BS III12. Which of the following problems is not created by noise pollution? Deafness Hypertension Diarrhoea Irritation13. 71% of Earth surface is covered with Air Water Land Coal14. Air pollution is caused by Loud speakers Smoke Sewage Insecticides15. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread? Typhoid Malaria Scurvy Anaemia16. Maximum permissible smoke density in diesel vehicles is 50 HSU 65 HSU 45 HSU 75 HSU17. Deforestation is one of the sources of pollution because It increases the oxygen levels produced None of these It decreases the oxygen levels produced It causes fertilizers to wash away in the water18. Which one of the following is an example of pollutant? The heat given out while cooking food The dust raised during road cleaning A rat entering your kitchen Carbon dioxide given out by the respiring organisms19. Air is composed of gases, water vapours and Light Snowfall Rainfall Dust particles20. Too frequent and too many X-ray exposures may cause serious health hazards like Damaged chromosomes All of these Genetic variations Bone cancer21 out of 20Please fill in the comment box below.
