chapter .

8th Environmental pollution

MCqs

1. Which one of the following dissolves more rapidly in blood hemoglobin

than oxygen?

a) ozone B. nitrogen dioxide

b) sulpher dioxide
c) carbon monoxide
2. Gas Leaked in bhopal tragedy
a.methyal isocyanate
b. potassium isotholocynate
c.ethyl isocyanate
d.sodium isothiocyanate
3.Disease caused by eating fish inabting mercury contaminates water is.
a. brightns disease
b.hiroshima esisode
c.mina mata disease
d.osteosclerosis
4
acid rain is caused by increase in atmosphere concentration of ph value
a.7 (5.2 )below
b.2
c.2
d.4

5.Addition of phosphate and nitrates fertilizer in to water leads to-

a.increase alagal growth
b.nutrient enrichment
c.reduce algal growth
d.incr
ease growth of decomposers
6.Eutrophication cause decrease in
a.dissolved oxygen
b.dissolved nitrogen
c.increase oxygen level
7.which of the following device is suitable for the removal of gaeous pollutants?
a.cyclone separator
b.electrostatic precipitor
c.fabric filter
d.wet scrubber
8.which of the following air pollution control device is suitabe for the removing
the finest dust from the air ?
a.cyclone separator
b.electrostatic precipitor
c.wet scrubber

9.air pollution from automobiles can be controlled by fitting?

a.cyclone separato
b.wet scrubber
c.catalytic converter
10. fluroide pollution mainly affects
a.kideny
b.brain
c.heart
d.teeth
11.noise is
a.loud sound
b.sound of high frequency
c.unwanted sound
d.constant sound
12 .green house effects caused by
a.infrared rays

13. increase in the concentration of pollutants in higher trophic levels is known as

a.biomagnification
b.recycling
c.biodegradtion
14.which of the following an air pollutant?
a.nitrogen
b.carbondioxide
c.carbonmonooxide
d.oxygen
15.Lichens indicate pollution bye
a.ozone
b.so2
c.No2
d.co
16.sound becomes hazardovs noise pollution at decibels?
a.above 80
b.above 30
c.above 100
d.above 120
17.biomedical waste may be disposed of by?
a.incineration
b.autoclaving
c.land filling
d.both a nd c
18. which one of the following is major source of thermal pollution in water
bodies?
a.sewage treatment plant
b.sloid waste disposal sites
c.thermal power plant
d.all of the above
19.tag mahal agra may be damaged by
a.acid rain
20.smog is
a.a natural phenomenon
b.a combination of smoke nd fog
c.is colourless
d.all of the above
21.which of the following on inhalation dissolved in the blood hemogloben more
rapidly than oxygen
a.sulphur dioxide
b.carbonmonooxide
c.ozone
d.nitrous oxide

22.acid rain is caused by increase in the atmosphere concentration of?

a.ozone nd dust
b.so nd no
c.so nd co
d.co nd co

23. the maximum number of individual that can be supported by a given

environment is called
a.biotic potential
b.carrying capacity
c.environmental resistance
d.population size
24.which of the following is a secondary air pollutant?
a.ozone
b.carbondioxide
d.sulphar dioxide
25.ddt is .a.green house gas
b.degradable pollutant
c.non degradble polltant
d.none of the above
26.ultraviolet radiations from sunlight causes a reaction that produce
a.flourides
carbonmonooxide
c.oxygen
d.ozone
27.noise pollution is measure in
a.hertz
b.fathoms
c.nanometers
d.decibels
28most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhausts is
a.mercury
b.cadmium
c.lead.
d.copper
29.which is not a pollutant from exhaust of motor vehicle ?
a.hydrogen gas
b.fly as
c.so2
d.co
30.lead is
a.air pollutant
b.soil pollutant
c.radioactive pllutant
 d.noise pollutant
 Answer kay
1. D
2.a
3.c
4.a
5.b
6.a
7.d
8.b
9.c
10.d
11.c
12.a
13.a
14.c
15.b
16.a
17.d
18.c
19.a
20.b
21.b
22.b
23.b
24.a
25
c
26.d
27d
28.c
29.b
 30.b