Pollution – A Rising Environmental Problem Welcome to your Pollution - A Rising Environmental Problem 1. If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread? Malaria Anaemia Scurvy Typhoid2. The sources of oil spills are Oil refineries Offshore oil mining All of these Overturned oil tankers3. Deforestation is one of the sources of pollution because It increases the oxygen levels produced It decreases the oxygen levels produced It causes fertilizers to wash away in the water None of these4. Maximum permissible smoke density in diesel vehicles is 50 HSU 65 HSU 45 HSU 75 HSU5. Which one of the following is a Greenhouse gas? Nitrogen Sulphur dioxide Methane Oxygen6. Increased levels of air pollution results in Respiratory problems All of these Global warming Soil erosion7. Which of the following problems is not created by noise pollution? Hypertension Diarrhoea Irritation Deafness8. Oil spills are a source of pollution for Air and Noise Land and water Land and Air Water9. One of the examples of radiation pollutants is Iodine - 131 Ozone Sulphur dioxide Discarded fused electric bulbs10. Which of the following is not a waterborne disease? Cholera Typhoid Measles Hepatitis11. Which poisonous gas is contained in the exhaust of a petrol driven vehicle? Ammonia Carbon monoxide Chlorine Carbon dioxide12. 71% of Earth surface is covered with Coal Air Water Land13. Air is composed of gases, water vapours and Dust particles Rainfall Light Snowfall14. Too frequent and too many X-ray exposures may cause serious health hazards like Genetic variations All of these Bone cancer Damaged chromosomes15. Air pollution is caused by Insecticides Sewage Smoke Loud speakers16. The BS emission norms enforced for the entire country on April 1st 2017 were BS III BS VI BS IV BS V17. Which one of the following is non-biodegradable? DDT Vegetable peel Cardboard Bark of trees18. The chief industrial gaseous pollutants are Carbon monoxide Sulphur dioxide All of these Carbon dioxide19. Ozone is abundant in this layer. Ozone heats this layer as it absorbs incoming ultraviolet radiation from the sun Mesosphere Thermosphere Troposphere Stratosphere20. Which one of the following is an example of pollutant? The heat given out while cooking food A rat entering your kitchen The dust raised during road cleaning Carbon dioxide given out by the respiring organisms21 out of 20Please fill in the comment box below.
