Q. No.Match the following and choose the correct option.
Column I
Column II
A.
Environment Protection Act
i.
1974
B.
Air prevention & Control of pollution Act
ii.
1987
C.
Water act
iii.
1986
D.
Amendment of Air Act to include noise as an air pollutant
iv.
1981
The correct match is :
Options:
A
B
C
D
1.
iii
iv
i
ii
2.
i
iii
ii
iv
3.
iv
i
ii
iii
4.
iii
iv
ii
i
The correct match is :
Catalytic converters are fitted into automobiles to reduce the emission of harmful gases. Catalytic converters change unburnt hydrocarbons into:
1. Carbon dioxide and water
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Methane
4. Carbon dioxide and methane
It is necessary to remove sulphur from petroleum products to
| 1. | reduce the emission of sulphur dioxide in exhaust fumes |
| 2. | increase efficiency of automobiles' engines |
| 3. | use sulphur removed from petroleum for commercial purposes |
| 4. | increase the life span of engine silencers |
Which one of the following impurities is easiest to remove from wastewater?
| 1. | Bacteria | 2. | Colloids |
| 3. | Dissolved solids | 4. | Suspended solids |
Which one of the following diseases is not caused due to contamination of water?
| 1. | Hepatitis-B | 2. | Jaundice |
| 3. | Cholera | 4. | Typhoid |
Nuisance growth of aquatic plants and bloom-forming algae in natural waters is generally due to high concentrations of:
| 1. | Carbon | 2. | Sulphur |
| 3. | Calcium | 4. | Phosphorus |
Algal blooms impart a distinct colour to water due to:
| 1. | Their pigments |
| 2. | Excretion of coloured substances |
| 3. | Formation of coloured chemicals in water facilitated by physiological degradation of algae |
| 4. | Absorption of light by algal cell wall |
Match the items in column I and column II and choose the correct option:
| Column I | Column II | ||
| A. | UV | i. | Biomagnifications |
| B. | Biodegradable organic matter | ii. | Eutrophication |
| C. | DDT | iii. | Snow blindness |
| D. | Phosphates | iv. | BOD |
| Options: | A | B | C | D |
| 1. | ii | i | iv | iii |
| 2. | iii | ii | iv | i |
| 3. | iii | iv | i | ii |
| 4. | iii | i | iv | ii |
In the textbook you came across “Three Mile Island and Chernobyl disasters associated with accidental leakage of radioactive wastes.” In India, we had Bhopal gas tragedy. It is associated with which of the following?
| 1. | CO2 | 2. | Methyl Isocyanate |
| 3. | CFC | 4. | Methyl Cyanate |
| Assertion (A): | Photochemical smog is a primary air pollutant. |
| Reason (R): | It is formed in traffic-congested cities where the conditions are cold and the intensity of solar radiation is less. |
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
- If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
- If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
- If the assertion is true but the reason is false
- If both the assertion and reason are false
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