Environment Protection Act protects and improves the quality of

(1) Air

(2) Water

(3) Soil

(4) All of these

Subtopic:  Introduction to Pollution & Types |
 97%
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Harmful effects of Air pollutants depend upon

(1) Organism exposed

(2) Duration of exposure

(3) Concentration of pollutants

(4) All of these

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 97%
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Smokestacks of thermal power plants, smelters and other industries release

(1) Particulate air pollutant

(2) Gaseous air pollutant

(3) Harmful gases

(4) All of these

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 93%
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The particulate matter in exhaust from industries can be removed by

(1) Electrostatic Precipitator

(2) Scrubber

(3) Both of these

(4) Cannot be removed

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 55%
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Which of the following is not true about electrostatic precipator?

(1) It can remove over 99 per cent particulate matter present in the exhaust from a thermal power plant

(2) Electrode wires maintained at thousand volts, which produce a corona that release electrons

(3) The protons are attached to dust particle give them a net positive charge

(4) The collecting plates attract the dust particles

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 86%
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Electrostatic Precipitator has

(1) An instruction of low velocity of air between the plates

(2) An instruction of high velocity of air between the plates to allow rapid fall of dust particles

(3) An instruction of no air between plates so that charge may not get disturbed

(4) Both A and C

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 63%
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Scrubber

(1) Can remove only sulphur dioxide

(2) Can remove gases like sulphur dioxide

(3) Can remove harmless gases

(4) Mix harmless gases with gaseous pollutants

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 85%
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In scrubber, exhaust is passed through

(1) A spray of water/lime

(2) A spray of electrons

(3) A spray of other harmless gases

(4) All of these

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 85%
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CPCB stands for

(1) Control Pollution Central Board

(2) Central Population Control Board

(3) Central Pollution Control Board

(4) Control Population Central Board

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 78%
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According to CPCB, Particulate size ------ or less in diameter are responsible for causing the greatest harm to human health.
1. 2.5 micrometer
2. 2.5 nanometer
3. 5 nanometer
4. 5 micrometer

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
 95%
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