Other Types of Pollution

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Environmental barriers are the same as ___________ noise.

Q.

Suggest three measures to limit noise pollution in your locality.

Q. Which of the following causes light pollution?

1. Floodlights
2. Streetlights
3. Parking lot lights
4. All the above

Q. When land surface gets contaminated due to dumping of wastes it is called.

1. landslide
2. landfilling
3. land pollution
4. dumping

Q. Suresh lived in a city, near the railway station. He used to wear a hearing machine. He could not concentrate even for a short period. His reading skills were poor. His brother Ramesh suffered from headache and stress.
Which of the following could be the probable reason for these health conditions?

1. Noise pollution caused due to proximity with the railway station
2. Drinking poor quality of water
3. Air pollution caused by the trains
4. Due to poor electronic waste management

Q. When the land surface of the Earth gets contaminated through the dumping of urban waste matter, the phenomenon is considered as ___________.

1. light pollution
2. water pollution
3. noise pollution
4. land pollution

Q. Which of the following can be the reason(s) for land pollution?

1. Chemicals leaking from the vehicle
2. Throwing plastic bottles on the ground
3. Smoke coming out of chimneys
4. Oil spilling in the sea

Q. Which type of pollution can be reduced by developing 'green belt vegetation'?

1. Land pollution
2. Light pollution
3. Noise pollution
4. Air pollution

Q. Which of the following are the measures that can be taken to reduce noise pollution?

1. Developing green belt vegetation
2. Installation of decibel meters
3. Planting trees outside houses
4. Use speakers