Introduction to Soil Pollution

Q.

Planting trees along roadside, wasteland and mountain slopes

1. reduces soil erosion

2. reduces air pollution

3. reduces noise pollution

4. reduces the fertility of the soil

Q.

The places where all the wastes are dumped into a ground depression and covered with dirt are

1. Compost sites

2. Landfills

3. Dustbins

4. All of the above

Q. A disadvantage of high yielding varieties that were introduced during the green revolution

1. The yield per hectare was high
2. The use of organic fertilizers
3. The use of synthetic fertilizers
4. All of the above

Q.

Excessive use of fertilisers and pesticides in agricultural fields mainly leads to ______ pollution.

1. Soil

2. soil

Q.

Factors responsible for soil pollution are

1. Drilling in mineral oil and oil wells

2. Disposal of atomic waste

3. Biomedical wastes

4. Use of chemical fertilizers

Q.

Nuclear power plants can cause soil pollution

1. True

2. False

Q.

Soil pollution can be controlled by use of

1. Chemical fertilisers

2. OrganicComposts

3. Chemical Herbicides

4. Chemical Pesticides

Q.

Which of the following is true regarding the excessive use of chemicals in agriculture?

1. Composting
2. It increases yield
3. It causes health problems
4. None of these

Q. Soil pollution is caused by

(a) excessive use of pesticides and fertilizers
(b) spilling or leakage of chemicals
(c) acid rain
(d) all of these

Q. Which of the following methods is not appropriate for the disposal of vegetable peels?

1. Incineration

2. Composting

3. Disposal in garbage bin

4. Dumping in landfills

Q. Would you prefer to dispose off dry leaves in your garden by burning them or by composting them? Give reasons.

Q.

Soil pollution is caused by the removal or addition of substances which decrease its

1. Productivity

2. All the above

3. Quality of plants

4. Deterioration of groundwater

Q.

Which of the following methods is not appropriate for the disposal of vegetable peels?

1. Disposal in garbage bin

2. Incineration

3. Composting

4. Dumping in landfills

Q. Farming techniques in sustainable farming (are)

1. Ensures public health
2. Ecofriendly
3. Protect human communities and animal welfare
4. All of the above