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CHAPTER - 5: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
42. Ozone layer depletion is a phenomenon with wide 45. National ambient air quality standards (NAAQS)
ranging harmful implications . Consider the and Air quality index (AQI) measures the air
following statements regarding various measures quality . Consider the following statements about
taken to mitigate these effects. the differences between NAAQS and AQI.
1. As of the present, India has not ratified the 1. NAAQS is more technical than AQI
Vienna Convention, citing concerns regarding 2. AQI has 8 major pollutants whereas NAAQS
its perceived discriminatory provisions. has 12 pollutants
2. Environment ministry has set up a national 3. Carbon dioxide is of the major pollutants in
ozone unit for effective and timely NAAQS but not in AQI
implementation of Montreal protocol Which of the above given statements are/is correct?
3. As of today, India has only phased out 50% of (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC)-141b. (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
How many of the statements given above are correct?
(a) Only one of the given statement is correct 46. Bregoli is often mentioned in the news.
(b) Only two of the given statements are correct (a) An aquatic herb having medicinal properties
(c) All statements are correct to cure cancer
(d) None of the statements is correct (b) A by product of paper industry used to treat
oil spills
43. Fly ash is unwanted unburnt residue of coal (c) An AI based software having database of 71
combustion in a coal thermal power plant. It languages
composition includes -: (d) A seaweed majorly found in tropical waters
1. Aluminium silicate
2. Silicon dioxide 47. Consider the following statements
3. Organic carbon Statement I: Non ionising radiation have low
penetration power and affect only those
4. Calcium oxide
components which absorbs them
5. Nitrogen
Statement II: Non ionising radiation include long
How many of the statements given above are wave radiations such as ultraviolet rays
correct?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of
(a) Only one of them the above statements?
(b) Only two of them (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct
(c) All of them and Statement-II is the correct explanation for
(d) None of them Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct
44. Match the following pairs: and Statement-II is not the correct explanation
Pollutants Sources for Statement-I
1. Sulphur oxides : Thermal power plants (c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect
2. Mercury : Acid Rain (d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
3. Hydrocarbons : Fossil fuels
48. Consider the following statements:
4. Asbestos : Lumbering Industry
1. BOD measures the amount of oxygen utilised
How many of the given pairs are correctly
by aerobic microorganisms to break down
matched?
organic matter in water.
(a) Only one pair
2. measures the amount of oxygen needed to
(b) Only two pars
oxidise total organic and inorganic pollutants
(c) Only three pairs in water chemically without the involvement
(d) All the pairs of microbes.
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Which of the given statements is/are incorrect? 53. Consider the following statements regarding
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only Nitrogen pollution
(c) Both1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. Nitrogen though occur naturally it becomes
pollutant when it escapes into environment
49. Consider the following pairs regarding noise limits: and react with other compounds
Category of area Limits in db 2. Agriculture is only sources of nitrogen
(Noise) pollution
1. Industrial area. : 75 to 70 3. International nitrogen initiative is the joint
2. Residential area. : 65 to 55 effort of UNEP and WWF
3. Educational : 55 to 45 How many of the statements given above is/are
institutions incorrect?
How many of the given pairs are correctly (a) Only one (b) Only two
matched? (c) All three (d) None
(a) Only one
(b) Only two 54. With reference to smog consider the following
(c) All three statements:
(d) None 1. Smog is a harmful mixture of fog, dust and
Air pollutants.
50. Prior informed consent procedure is part of? 2. Photochemical smog is also called as reducing
(a) Basel convention smog
(b) Stockholm convention 3. Winter smog has high concentration of
(c) Rotterdam convention sulphur dioxide in air
(d) Vienna convention 4. Los Angeles smog is produced when sunlight
reacts with nitrogen oxide and volatile organic
51. Consider the following techniques of compounds
bioremediation: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Bioventing (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
2. Biosparging (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 ,2, 3 and 4
3. Bio reactor
4. Biopiling 55. Consider the following statements:
5. Bio augmenting Statement-I: When the pH of the normal rain
Which of the statements given above are related to increases above a certain level it is called acid rain
in-situ bioremediation? Statement-II: Acid rain contains sulfuric and
(a) 1,2 and 3 only (b) 2,4 and 5 only Nitric acid which are formed from the oxides of
(c) 1,3 and 5 only (d) 1,2 and 5 only sulphur and Nitrogen
Which one of the following is correct in respect of
52. Consider the following statements about the the above statements?
Gothenburg Protocol, 1999. (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct
1. Also known as multi-effect protocol, it was and Statement-II is the correct explanation for
adopted by members of G20. Statement-I
2. The protocol sets national emission ceilings (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct
for four pollutants: Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen and Statement-II is not the correct explanation
oxides, volatile organic compounds and for Statement-I
ammonia.
(c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is
Which of the given statements is/are correct?
incorrect
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
correct
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56. People suffer from byssinosis disease due to 60. Which of the following techniques is used to
exposure to? remove large diameter suspended particles from a
(a) Silica dust gas?
(b) Coal dust (a) Phytoremediation
(c) Cotton dust (b) Electrostatic precipitator
(d) Asbestos (c) Gravitational setting
(d) Torrefaction
57. Consider the Following statements regarding
Central Pollution Control Board of India (CPCB) 61. Low emission (GREEN) Crackers are developed
1. The CPCB is a statutory organisation by?
established under the The Air (Prevention and
(a) IIT-Madras
Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
(b) CSIR-NEERI
2. It comes under the aegis of Ministry of
Environment Forest and Climate Change. (c) Innovative and Technical wing of NITI Aayog
Which of the following statements is/are correct? (d) Both A and C
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only 62. Consider the following statements regarding Bharat
(c) Both 1 and 2 stage norms or Bharat stage emissions standards:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. Environment ministry is responsible for
deciding the fuel standards in the country and
58. Consider the following statements regarding the Central pollution control board
Graded response action plan(GRAP). implements these standards.
1. It is a set of stratified actions to be enforced in 2. BS-6 fuel will bring down sulphur content by
the national capital region when pollution 5 times from the current BS-4 levels.
level reaches certain specified limit 3. The cost of producing BS-6 fuels will be
2. It is being implemented by Environment lesser as compared to BS-4 fuels.
Pollution (Prevention and control) authority 4. For every kilometre BS-6 car will emit 80%
(EPCA) less particulate matter.
3. It works throughout the year to implement Choose the correct Options from below:
actions related to abatement of pollution (a) Only one of the given statements is correct.
Which of the given statements Is/are incorrect? (b) Only two of the given statements are correct.
(a) 1 and 2 only (c) Only three of the given statements are correct.
(b) 1 and 3 only
(d) All of the given statements are correct.
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
63. Consider the following statements regarding the
Kigali amendment.
59. Which of the following statements is correct about
1. It is a legally binding agreement signed at the
India's Intended Nationally Determined
28th meeting of the parties to the Montreal
Contributions (INDCs).
protocol.
(a) Improve the emissions intensity of its GDP by
45% below 2005 levels by 2030 2. The parties are expected to phase out the
manufacturing of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).
(b) Increase the share of non fossil fuels based
electricity to 50% by 2030 Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(c) Enhance forest cover which will act as a (a) 1 only
Carbon sink to 2.5 to 4.5 billion tonnes of (b) 2 only
Carbon dioxide . (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) All are correct (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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64. Consider the following statements regarding E- 68. As per the norms of the Comprehensive
Waste management rules, 2016: Environmental Pollution index (CEPI), which of
1. Over 21 products have been specified under the following statements are correct?
the purview of the rules including compact 1. Increasing value of the CEPI denotes the
fluorescent lamps and other mercury increasing degree of pollution from the
containing lamps. industrial sector.
2. Provision of extended producer responsibility 2. CPCB releases the Comprehensive
has been introduced for the first time. Environmental Pollution Index in India.
3. State governments have been assigned the 3. Under the new categorization, the red
duty to collect and channelise the orphan category industries and white category
products to recyclers. industries need consent to operate in some
areas.
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Choose the correct Options from below:
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(a) 1 and 3 only
(c) All three (d) None
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
65. Consider the following statements regarding
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Namami Gange Programme:
1. It is being operated under the Department of
water resources, river development and Ganga 69. Consider the following terms:
rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti . 1. Long lived
2. The program is being implemented by the 2. Soluble in fat
National Mission for Clean Ganga along with 3. Biologically inactive
NITI Aayog. 4. Mobile
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Which of the above mentioned terms are
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only prerequisite for biomagnification to occur?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 3 and 4
66. Consider the following statements with respect to
National Green Tribunal: 70. This process involves decomposition of solid waste
in the absence of oxygen. It usually occurs under
1. India became the 1st country in the world to
high pressure and temperatures of up to 430
set up a specialised Tribunal for the
degrees Celsius. This process is called as–
environment related matters.
(a) Incineration
2. As per the National Green Tribunal Act (2010),
(b) Pyrolysis
NGT is endowed with the suo-motu powers to
take up environmental issues across the country. (c) Combustion
3. The Tribunal is not bound by the procedure (d) Gravitational settling
laid down under Code of Civil Procedure.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 71. What are the causes of ocean acidification?
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only 1. Disposal of industrial and sewage waste in the
oceans.
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1,2 and 3 only
2. Growing rate of deforestation
3. Burning of fossil fuels such as coal,
67. Waste Minimisation Circle (WM(C) is a government-
Petroleum, etc.
supported initiative that promotes waste minimization
4. Genetically modified crop production
in India. This project is being carried out by-
How many of the statements given above are
(a) National productivity Council
correct?
(b) State pollution Control Boards
(a) Only one (b) Only two ·
(c) Urban local bodies
(c) Only three (d) All Four
(d) Niti Aayog
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