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1. Ozone depletion is caused due to increase in the level of Morphology of

Flowering Plants
(a) Water vapour
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Chapter 10: Microbes in
(b) Oxygen
Human Welfare
Solutions
(c) Chloro uorocarbon
Chapter 11:
(d) Carbon monoxide Biotechnology:
Principles and
Answer: Chloro uorocarbon Processes

2. What type of chemical weathering is enhanced by acid rain? Chapter 12:

Biotechnology and its
(a) Hydrolysis Applications

Chapter 13: Organisms

(b) Dissolution and Populations

(c) Oxidation Chapter 14: Ecosystems

Solutions
(d) None of the above
Chapter 15: Biodiversity
and Conservation
Answer: Hydrolysis
Chapter 16:
3. What process causes the disintegration of rock at or near the earth’s Environmental Issues
surface?
Chapter 1: Reproduction
(a) Physical weathering in Organisms

Chapter 2: Sexual
(b) Chemical weathering
Reproduction in
Flowering Plants
(c) Erosion
Chapter 3: Human
(d) None of the above Reproduction

Answer: Physical weathering Chapter 5: Principles of

Inheritance and
4. Which of the following gas affects human health by reducing the Variation
blood’s ability to carry oxygen to different parts of the body? Chapter 6: Molecular
Basis of Inheritance
(a) Carbon monoxide
Chapter 7: Evolution
(b)Carbon dioxide
Chapter 8: Human
(c) Sulphur dioxide Health and Disease

Chapter 9: Strategies
(d) Nitrous dioxide
for Enhancement in
Food Reproduction
Answer: Carbon monoxide
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5. Nitrogen oxide affects human health by__________ Questions

(a) Causing irritation to the eyes and skin Book

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(b) Aggravating asthma problem
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(c) Decreasing blood’s ability to transport oxygen Class 10
Economics
(d) None of the above
Geography
Answer: Aggravating asthma problem
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6. The air pollutants are mainly classified as____________ Political Science

(a) Point source and non-point source Science

(b) Primary and secondary pollutants Class 11

Biology
(c) Natural or anthropogenic pollutants
Chemistry

(d) None of the above Physics

Answer: Primary and secondary pollutants Class 12

Biology
7. The best way to dispose plant waste is___________ Chemistry

(a) Burning Class 6

History
(b) Composting
Science
(c) Dumping in a hilly area Class 7
Science
(d) Incineration
Class 8
Answer: Composting Science

Class 9
8. Which of the following is not one of the major environment Economics
problems resulting from human interference in the nitrogen cycle?
Geography
(a) Global warming due to release of nitrous oxide
Science
(b) Acid rain
Chemistry

(c) Eutrophication Chemistry Class 11

Chemical Bonding and
(d) Ozone depletion Molecular Structure

Answer: Ozone depletion Classi cation of Elements

and Periodicity in Properties
9. Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas_________ Environmental Chemistry

(a) Carbon dioxide Equilibrium

(c) Methane Hydrocarbons

Hydrogen
(b) Water vapour
Organic Chemistry – Basic
(d) Calcium carbonate Principles and Technique

Answer: Calcium carbonate p-Block Elements

10. Montreal Protocol signed in 1987 was signed to_______ Redox Reactions

s-Block Elements
(a) Phase out the use of CFC’s which cause depletion of the ozone layer
Some Basic Concepts of
(b) Reduces the greenhouse e ect Chemistry

(c) Protect endangered species States of Matter

Structure of Atom
(d) Ban nuclear testing in tropical oceans
Thermodynamics
Answer: Phase out the use of CFC’s which cause depletion of the ozone layer
Chemistry Class 12
11. Which of the following is not one of the prime health risks Alcohol Phenol And Ether
associated with greater UV radiation through the atmosphere due to
Aldehydes Ketones And
depletion of stratospheric ozone? Carboxylic Acids

(a) Increased skin cancer Amines

(b) Reduced immune system Biomolecule

Chemical Kinetics
(c) Increased liver cancer
Chemistry In Everyday Life
(d) Damage to eyes
Coordination Compounds
Answer: Increased liver cancer
D and F Block Elements
12. Unburnt carbon particles causes__________ Electrochemistry

(a) Cardiac problem General Principles And

Processes Of Isolation Of
(b) Respiratory problems Elements

(c) Throat problems Haloalkanes And

Haloarenes
(d) Skin infection P Block Elements

Answer: Respiratory problems Polymers

13. Which of the following statements are correct in the context of Solid State
carbon monoxide emissions? Solutions

1. It is mainly due to incomplete combustion of fuel. Surface Chemistry

2. They are more evident in petrol engine. Class 10 English MCQ

3. Long-term exposure can cause nausea. Class-12 Physics

Electric Charges and Fields
Codes Communication

(a) 1 and 2 only Computer

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(b) 2 and 3 only
Current A airs
(c) 1, 2, and 3 Current A airs January
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Current A airs Quiz
Answer: 1, 2, and 3 December 2021

14. Which of the following units is used to measure the intensity of Current A airs Quiz January
noise? 2022

Current A airs Quiz March

(a) Decibel
2022

(b) Phon Current A airs Quiz

October 2022
(c) Hz
Data Structure
(d) Watts/m Abstract Data Types

Application of Stacks
Answer: Decibel
Arrays Types
15. Human ear is most sensitive to noise in which of the following
frequency range? B-Trees

Binary Trees
(a) 1-2 kHz
Graph
(c) 10-12 kHz
Hash Tables
(b) 100-500 Hz
Heap
(d) 13-16 kHz
Trees

Answer: 13-16 kHz Trie

16. Which of the following pairs regarding typical composition of Types of Lists
hospitals wastes is incorrect? Defence

(a) Plastics: 9-12% Economy

(b) Metals: 1-2% Engineering

Electrical
(c) Ceramic: 8-10%
Mechanical
(d) Biodegradable: 35-40%
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Answer: Biodegradable: 35-40%
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17. Maximum soot is released from_________
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(a) Petrol vehicles
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(b) Diesel Vehicles
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Questions
(c) CNG vehicles
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(d) Thermal power plants
History
Answer: Thermal power plants
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18. Surface ozone is produced from___________
Mathematics
(a) Transport sector
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Sets
(b) Textile industry
Mathematics Class-12
(c) Carbon monoxide
MBA MCQs and Answers
(d) None of the above
MCQ
Air Pollution MCQ
Answer: Transport sector
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19. In the metro city of Kolkata, the major cause of air pollution
is____________ Audit

(a) Cement plants Awards/Prizes

Biology
(b) Chemical industry
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(c) Hydrocarbons
Computer
(d) Water vapours
Crypto currency Quiz

Answer: Cement plants Days and Events

20. Which of the following is the main discharge from coal based DBMS
power plants (thermal plants)?
Engineering
(a) SPM Environment and Ecology
MCQs
(b) Smog
Food and Nutrients
(c) Fly ash
History
(d) None of the above Polity

Answer: Fly ash Pollution Quiz

21. The chemical responsible for blue baby syndrome that is caused by Society and Sociology
restricted supply of oxygen to the brain is________ Sports

(a) Nitrates Water Quiz

(b) Fluorides Mock Test

Mock Test – Indian Polity
(c) Sulphates
NCERT Notes
Class-6 History
(d) Oxides
NCERT Solutions
Answer: Nitrates Class 10 English Footprints
without Feet
22. Which of the following metal is responsible for Minamata disease?
Class 10 Maths Chapter-1
(a) Mercury
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Biology Class-11
(b) Chromium
Biology Class-12
(c) Cadmium
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(d) Iron Class 10 Economics Test

Class 10 Political Science

Answer: Mercury
Test

23. Intake of lead may primarily cause damage of the________ Class 10 Science Test

(a) Brain Operating System MCQs and

Answers
(b) Liver CPU Scheduling MCQs and
Answers
(c) Lung
Deadlocks MCQs and
Answers
(d) Kidney
Distributed Communication
Answer: Brain MCQs and Answers

24. Which of the following geographic area is the largest Source of Distributed File Systems
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CO2, emissions from burning of fossil fuel?
Distributed Operating
(a) China System MCQs and Answers

(b) North America File Systems and their

Implementation MCQs and
(c) Russia Answers

I/O Systems MCQs and

(d) European Union
Answers
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Answers
25. Industries generating hazardous waste are classified as___________
Mass-Storage Structures
(a) Brown MCQs and Answers

Memory Management MCQs

(b) Yellow
and Answers

(c) Green Multimedia Systems MCQs

and Answers
(d) Red
Process Synchronization
Answer: Red MCQs and Answers

Processes MCQs and

26. Which of the following greenhouse gases are entirely
Answers
anthropogenic in origin?
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(a) Water vapour Answers

(b) CFCs Real Time Operating

Systems MCQs and
(c) Carbon dioxide Answers

Security MCQs and Answers

(d) Methane
Virtual Memory MCQs and
Answer: CFCs Answers

27. Peroxyacyl nitrate (PAN) is a by-product of____________ Physics Class 11

Gravitation
(a) Photochemical smog
Laws of Motion

(b) Sulphurous smog Motion in a Plane

(c) London smog Motion in a Straight Line

System of Particles and

(d) None of the above
Rotational Motion

Answer: Photochemical smog Units and Measurements

28. The balance in oxygen level is maintained by________ Work, Energy and Power

(a) Photosynthesis and cellular respiration Political Science

Class-12
(b) Industrial emissions of gases Political Science Multiple
Choice Questions
(c) Release of ozone in upper atmosphere
Questions and Answers
(d) None of the above Basic Electrical Engineering

Answer: Photosynthesis and cellular respiration Cryptocurrency

Electrical Engineering
29. Which of the following methods can be used to increase the supply
of usable, good quality water? Geography

(a) Chlorination Panchayati Raj

Science & Technology

(b) Cloud seeding
Questions
Chemistry Questions
(c) Metallurgy Acid Questions

(d) None of these Total Quality Management

Questions
Answer: Cloud seeding
Quiz and Answers
Animal
30. According to WHO, the maximum permissible level of chlorides in
drinking water is___________ Music

(a) 100 mg/1 Reasoning Questions

(b) 600 mg/1 Science

Biochemistry
(c) 200 mg/l
Chemistry

(d) 800 mg/1 Physics

Answer: 200 mg/l Science and Technology

Social Science
31. The main difference between primary air pollutants and secondary
Constitution
air pollutants is
Economics
(a) Former contains water molecules, while secondary pollutants do not.
Polity
(b) Primary air pollutants have more direct e ect on human health.
Uncategorized
(c) Former are released directly into the atmosphere, while the latter are formed by
UPSC
chemical reactions in the atmosphere. Art And Culture

(d) Primary air pollutants are formed through photochemical reactions in the sunlight, Indian Polity
while the secondary air pollutants are not.
UPSC Answer Writing
Answer Writing GS-3
Answer: Former are released directly into the atmosphere, while the latter are formed by
chemical reactions in the atmosphere Polity Answer Writing

32. Which of the following can be considered as the best example of UPSC Notes
primary air pollutants? Art and Culture

Indian Polity
(a) Carbon dioxide released from burning of coal.
Zoology
(b) Sulphur trioxide.

(c) Ozone produced in photochemical smog. All Contents

(d) Carbon dioxide released through photosynthesis.

Select Category
Answer: Carbon dioxide released from burning of coal

33. Which of the following best illustrates a secondary air pollutant? Top Posts & Pages

(a) CO2, released from the burning of coal

(b) NO2, released from the burning of oil.

(c) Ozone produced in photochemical smog.

(d) None of the above

Answer: Ozone produced in photochemical smog

34. The common features between NO2, SO2, CO2 and SPM is that all
of them___________

(a) Are classi ed as primary pollutants.

(b) Are classi ed as secondary pollutants.

(c) Have equal role in causing acid rain.

(d) Are greenhouse gases.

Answer: Are classi ed as primary pollutants

35. How are nitrogen oxides, sulphur oxides and carbon Oxides
related?

(a) All of them are secondary air pollutants that contribute to global warming.

(b) All of them are primary air pollutants that contribute to acid deposition.

(c) All are air pollutants formed by combustion of fossil fuels.

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(d) All of them are air pollutants that result in respiratory diseases in humans.

Answer: All of them are primary air pollutants that contribute to acid deposition

36. Atmospheric pollutants are mainly present in_____

(a) Ionosphere

(b) Stratosphere

(c) Mesosphere

(d) Troposphere and lower stratosphere

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Answer: Troposphere and lower stratosphere

37. Carbon dioxide and methane are similar in terms of__________

(a) Both being secondary air pollutants.

(b) Being responsible for respiratory diseases.

(c) Contribution to global warming.

(d) None of the above

Answer: Contribution to global warming

38. What is the main source of pollutants of nitrogen Oxides, sulphur

oxides and carbon oxides?

(a) Photochemical reactions in the atmosphere.

(b) Burning fossil fuels at high temperatures.

(c) Industrial processes

(d) All the above

Answer: Burning fossil fuels at high temperatures.

39. Why is photochemical smog typically worse in the summer?

(a) There is more solar energy to drive photochemical reactions.

(b) People tend to travel more in summers.

(c) Warm temperatures prevent the dissipation of pollutants.

(d) None of the above

Answer: There is more solar energy to drive photochemical reactions

40. How does photochemical smog form?

(a) The release of primary air pollutants.

(b) Interaction occurs between chemicals such as CFCs and ozone.

(c) Reactions occur between secondary air pollutants and sunlight.

(d) The release of formaldehyde and radon inside buildings.

Answer: Reactions occur between secondary air pollutants and sunlight

41. Which of the following can help in reducing air pollution?

(a) Small-sized cars

(b) Removal of sulphur from coal

(c) Lower ignition fuels

(d) None of the above

Answer: Removal of sulphur from coal

42. Air pollution is an increasing problem in developing Countries due

to________

(a) Burning of more coal to produce electricity.

(b) Changing lifestyles.

(c) Unavailability of environment-friendly technologies.

(d) All the above

Answer: All the above

43. Quality of resource not degraded due to pollution is__________

(a) Sun

(b) Water

(c) Sand

(d) Air

Answer: Sun

44. The main source of water pollution is_______

(a) Sewage water

(b) Industrial pollutants

(c) Acid rain

(d) None of the above

Answer: Sewage water

45. Which of the following ultimately causes oxygen depletion in water

bodies?

(a) Fish

(b) Human beings

(c) Microorganisms

(d) None of the above

Answer: Microorganisms

46. Which of the following is a water-borne disease?

(a) Blue baby syndrome

(b) Typhoid

(c) Meningitis

(d) Cholera

Answer: Cholera

47. Which one of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas found naturally
in the atmosphere?

(a) Nitrogen oxide

(b) Carbon dioxide

(c) Methane

(d) Ozone

Answer: Nitrogen oxide

48. Baval trees should be planted and used to prevent and control

(a) Water pollution

(b) Air pollution

(c) Soil pollution

(d) Noise pollution

Answer: Air pollution

49. The protocol which decided to completely phase out CFC is

(a) Cartagena protocol

(b) Stockholm Convention

(c) Montreal protocol

(d) Kyoto protocol

Answer: Montreal protocol

50. Which of the following is/are not Green House Gases?

1. Nitrous oxide
2. Ozone
3. Sulphur dioxide

Select the correct answer from the following codes

(a) Only 3

(b) Only 1 and 2

(c) Only 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: Only 3

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