Air Pollution

1. Sulphur dioxide and CO as air pollutants adversely affect

(A) Oxygen carrying capacity of blood and functioning of lungs respectively

(C) Functioning of the respiratory system and brain respectively I R

(B) Functioning of the respiratory system and oxygen carrying capacity of blood respectively

(D) Functioning of air passages and chest respectively S

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2. The ozone layer thickness is measured in
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(A) Dobson units
(C) Becquerel
(B) Decibels
(D) Hazen units A K
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3. Among the following which one has the highest Global warming potential?
(A) Carbon dioxide
MY (B) Methane
(C) Nitrous oxide
A DE (D) Chloroflorocarbons

A C
4. The chemical compounds responsible for production of photochemical smog are
(A) Oxides of nitrogen only (B) Hydrocarbons only

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(C) Carbon dioxide (D) Oxides of nitrogen and Hydrocarbons

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5. Anthropogenic emission of chlorofluorcarbons (CFCs) is likely to deplete the ozone layer in

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troposphere leading to increase on earth surface

(A) Radioactivity (B) Air temperature

(C) Ultraviolate radiation (D) Acid rain

6. In a condition when Environmental Lapse Rate (ELR) > > Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate (DALR),
which of the following plume behavior would be observed
(A) Looping (B) Fanning
(C) Conning (D) Lofting

7. Which one of the following pairs of pollutants is formed due to photochemical reactions.
(A) CO and RSPM (B) O3 and PAN
(C) PAN and NH3 (D) NH3 and CO

8. Which of the following is not an example of Secondary Air Pollutant?

(A) Ozone (B) Formaldehyde
(C) Acid Mist (D) Halogen Compounds

9. The full form of the secondary air pollutant PAN is

(A) Peroxy Acetyl Nitrate (B) Peroxy Amine Nitrate
(C) Photochemical Acetyl Nitrate (D) Photochemical Amine Nitrate

10. Which of the following plume behaviour will have the most severe implications on human health?
(A) Coning (B) Fanning
(C) Trapping (D) Fumigation
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 11. Ringelmann Chart is most commonly used for
(A) estimating the density of smoke
(B) estimating the direction of smoke
(C) estimating the particulate matter from automobiles
(D) estimating the flue gas velocity
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12. Which of the following methods are correct for calculating the annual average concentration of a
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criteria air pollutant?
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in a year
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(A) Arithmetic mean of minimum 104 sampling points in a given area sampled for 24 hours once

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(B) Arithmetic mean of minimum 104 measurements in a year at a particular site taken twice a
week for 24 hourly sampling at uniform intervals
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(C) Arithmetic mean of minimum 208 measurements in a year at a particular site taken four
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times a week for 24 hourly sampling at uniform intervals
(D) Arithmetic mean of 365 measurements in a year at a particular site for 24 hourly sampling
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13. ___ air pollutants have been notified in the National Ambient Air Quality Standards 2009 under
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the Environmental Protection Act 1986.
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(A) 11
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I(C) 13 (D) 14

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14. The rate at which the temperature of the parcel of gas decreases with height is called as the
(A) Dry Adiabatic Lapse Rate (B) Saturated Adiabatic Lapse Rate
(C) Environmental Lapse Rate (D) Tropospheric Thermal Gradient
15. According to Pasquill Stability law, the atmospheric stability can be divided into ___ number of
categories.
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
16. Electrostatic Precipitators are used for removing the ___ for parcel of air?
(A) Coarse Particles (B) Fine Particles
(C) Sulphur dioxide (D) Black Carbon

17. Two primary air pollutants are

(A) sulphur oxide and hydrocarbon (B) nitrogen oxide and peroxyacetylnitrate
(C) sulphur oxide and ozone (D) ozone and peroxyacetylnitrate

18. With reference to the Plume behavior, which of the following statements is correct for Fanning?
(A) It is a type of plume which has a wavy character
(B) It is a type of plume which is shaped like a cone
(C) It is type of plume emitted under extreme inversion conditions
(D) It is a condition where the plume is caught between inversions.

19. EIS is acronym of

(A) Efficient Import Strategy (B) Environmentally Important Strategy
(C) Energy Impact Statement (D) Environmental Impact Statement
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