MODULE - 03
01. Environmental pollution is due to
a) Rapid Urbanization b) Deforestation c) Afforestation d) a) & b)
02. Which of the following is air pollutant
a) CO b) O 2 c) N 2 d) All
03. Which of the following are natural sources of air pollution
a) Volcanic eruption b) Solar flare c) Earth quake d) All
04. Which of the following are biodegradable pollutants
a) Plastics b) Domestic sewage c) Detergent d) All
05. Mining practices lead to
a) Population growth b) Rapid urbanization
c) Loss of grazing and fertile land d) None of these
06. Which of the following is the source of fly ash
a) Vehicular exhaust b) Sewage c) Thermal power plant d) All
07. The liquid waste from baths and kitchens is called
a) Sullage b) Domestic sewage c) Storm waste d) Run off
08. Noise pollution can be minimized by
a) Urbanization b) Maintaining silence c) Reducing noise at source d) None
09. BOD Means
a) Biochemical oxygen demand b) Chemical oxygen demand
c) Biophysical oxygen demand d) All
10. Which of the following industry generates colored waste?
a) Software industry b) Textile industry c) Biomedical industry d) None
11. Physical pollution of water is due to
a) Dissolved oxygen b) Turbidity c) pH d) None of these
12. Which of the following source is surface water?
a) Springs b) Streams c) Deep wells d) All
13. Deforestation can
a) Increase the rain fall b) Increase soil fertility
c) Introduce silt in the rivers d) None of these
14. Which of the following is non-point source of water pollution?
a) Factories b) Sewage treatment plant
c) Urban and Sub-urban land d) All of the above
15. Sound beyond which of the following level can be regarded as a pollutant
a) 40dB b) 80dB c) 120dB d) 150dB
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16. Which of the following is a major source of thermal pollution of water bodies?
a) Sewage treatment plants b) Thermal power plants
c) Solid waste disposal d) All
17. Smog is
a) A natural phenomenon b) Combination of smoke and fog
c) Colorless d) All of the above
18. Air pollution from automobiles can be controlled by fitting
a) Electrostatic precipitator b) Wet scrubber c) Catalytic converter d) All of the above
19. Which of the following statements about carbon monoxide is true?
a) Forms complex with hemoglobin b) Forms complex with leg-hemoglobin
c) Form by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels d) a) and c)
20. Which of the following is a point source of water pollution?
a) Factories b) Sewage treatment plants
c) Urban and Sub-Urban lands d) a) and b)
21. Definition of Noise is
a) Loud sound b) Unwanted sound
c) Constant sound d) Sound of high frequency
22. Noise pollution is controlled by
a) Reducing the noise at the source b) Preventing its transmission
c) Protecting the receiver d) All
23. Noise pollution limits at residential area
a) 45dB b) 80 dB c) 55 dB d) 90 dB
24. Noise pollution limits in industrial area
a) 45dB b) 80 dB c) 65 dB d) 90 dB
25. Which of the following are non-biodegradable?
a) Plastics b) Domestic sewage c) Detergent d) a) and c)
26. Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant?
a) Carbon monoxide b) Sulphur dioxide c) Ozone d) Carbon dioxide
27. Pesticide causes
a) Eye irritation b) Skin irritation c) Respiratory ailments d) All the above
28. Blarring sounds known to cause
a) Mental distress b) High cholesterol c) Neurological problems d) All of the above
29. Which of the following is major cause of soil pollution?
a) Accident involving vehicles that are transporting waste materials
b) Pesticides and chemical fertilizers
c) Improper solid waste disposal d) All of the above
30. “Minamata Disease” is caused due to
a) Lead b) Arsenic c) Mercury d) Cadmium
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31. Population explosion will cause
a) Biodiversity b) Stress on ecosystem c) More employment d) None of these
32. Which of the following is having high population density?
a) India b) China c) USA d) Western Europe
33. Which of the following is not the effect of urbanization?
a) Air pollution b) Thermal pollution c) Solid waste production d) Noise pollution
34. Which of the following is the facility that the urban people enjoy?
a) Better communication access b) Better quality of air
c) Large land at cheap rates d) None of these
35. Urbanization is
a) Local environmental issue b) National environmental issue
c) Both (a) and (b) d) Not at all an issue
36. Which of the following is the ill effect of urbanization?
a) Decrease in agricultural land b) Loss of greenery
c) Loss of water bodies d) All of the above
37. The major cause of global population growth in the 18 and 19 centuries was
a) Decreases in death rates b) Decrease in birth rates
c) Industrial revolution d) None of these
38. The world population in 2011 was around
a) 8 billion b) 6.9 billion
c) 4 billion d) 4.5 billion
39. The average life expectancy around the world is currently
a) Decreasing b) Increasing
c) Not changing d) Stabilizing
40. Which of the following is the problem not associated with population growth
a) Increase resource consumption b) Environmental pollution
c) Food and energy shortages d) None of these
41. The major objectives of family welfare programs in India is
a) Disease control b) Population growth rate control
c) Employment generation d) None of these
42. Population ageing is
a) The increase in the average age of the population
b) The result of decreased death and birth rates
c) The trend where more people live to reach old age while fewer children are born
d) All of the above
43. Which of the following is not population characteristic?
a) Doubling time b) Total fertility rate
c) Gross domestic product growth rate d) Infant mortality rate
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44. Demography is the study of
a) Animals behavior b) Population growth
c) River d) None of these
45. Which of the following is not a solution for global warming?
a) Reducing fossil fuel consumption b) Planting more trees
c) De-forestation d) None of the above
46. The meaning of global warming is
a) Increase in the temp. Of climate b) A planet hotter than earth
c) Solar radiation d) Cooling effect
47. Global warming may bring about the following change in the climate of the earth
a) Increase in the rain fall b) Desertification
c) Drought d) All of the above
48. Which greenhouse gas is known as colourless, non-flammable, sweetish odour & laughing
gas?
a) Methane b) CO 2 c) Nitrous Oxide d) Sulfur hexa fluoride
49. The first of the major environmental protection act to be promulgated in India was
a) Water act b) Air act c) Environmental act d) Noise pollution rules
50. Which of the following substantially reduces CO 2 emission from automobiles?
a) Bio fuels like Ethanol and bio diesel b) Fossil fuels like coal and lignite
c) Nuclear element like Uranium d) Voltaic cells
51. The international protocol to protect the Ozone layer is
a) Vienna protocol b) Kyoto protocol c) Cartagena protocol d) Montreal protocol
52. The protocol that reduces greenhouse gas emissions are
a) Kyoto protocol b) Cartagena protocol c) Montreal protocol d) Vienna protocol
53. Population explosion will cause
a) Socio economic problems b) Food scarcity c) Energy crisis d) All of these
54. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?
a) Hydro chlorofluorocarbons b) Methane c) CO 2 d) SO 2
55. Global Warming could affect
a) Climate b) Increase in Sea level c) Melting of glaciers d) All the above
56. Primary cause of acid rain around the world is due to
a) Carbon dioxide b) Sulphur dioxide c) Carbon Monoxide d) Ozone
57. Which of the following is not a solution for global warming?
a) Reducing fossil fuel consumption b) Planting more trees
c) Deforestation d) None of the above
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