Air Pollutants
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How does planting of trees on large scale help in reducing the pollution caused due to the burning of fossil fuels?
How can the growing of plants help in control of air pollution?
Name all the major pollutants of air.
The correct order of fuels mentioned below in increasing order of calorific value is:
CNG, Petrol, Cow Dung Cake and Wood.
Cow Dung Cake < Petrol < Wood < CNG.
Cow Dung Cake < Wood < Petrol < CNG.
Wood < Cow Dung Cake < CNG < Petrol
Cow Dung Cake > Petrol > Wood > CNG.
Which air pollutant combines with the haemoglobin of our blood ?
Which of the following gases would be responsible for acid rain?
NO2
NH3
CaO
SO3
- Forest Conservation Day
- Plantation month
- Van Mahotsav
- Wildlife week
- Sulphur oxide
- Carbon dioxide
- Nitrous oxide
Which of the following is usually not a water pollutant?
(a) sewage
(b) fertiliser
(c) fly ash
(d) pesticide
Which of the following is not an air pollutant?
(a) Sulphur dioxide
(b) Sewage
(c) CFCs
(d) SPM
Dry cleaning of clothes gives off toxic fumes.
Fungicides
Dry cleaning
The correct order for fuels mentioned below in terms of increasing calorific value will be -
CNG, Petrol, Cow Dung Cake and Wood.
Cow Dung Cake > Petrol > Wood > CNG.
Cow Dung Cake < Petrol < Wood < CNG.
Cow Dung Cake < Wood < Petrol < CNG.
Cow Dung Cake < Wood < CNG < Petrol.
Which among the following are man-made sources of air pollution?
a. Burning of fire wood and dung cakes
b. Forest fires
c. Factories
d. Power plants
e. Volcanoes
f. Vehicles
b, d and e
a, c, and f
a, c, d and f
a, c, b, d and f
Which of these is a natural source of pollution?
Forest fire
Nuclear reactor
Mining
Oil spill
Unleaded petrol does not release toxic lead on burning.
True
False
Which of the following air pollutant is capable of preventing photosynthesis in plants?
(a) CFCs
(b) nitrogen oxide
(c) dust
(d) carbon monoxide
Statement: Acid rain can cause damage to buildings, historical monuments, plants and animals.
Reason: Acid rain contains acids like nitrous acids, which corrode the upper layers of the buildings and monuments that are made up of marbles and damages them.
- Both the statement and the reason are correct but the reason is not the correct explanation for the statement
- Both the statement and the reason are correct and the reason is the correct explanation for the statement
- Both the statement and the reason are incorrect
- The statement is correct but the reason is incorrect
Which of the following will be reduced in air in a city forest when a lot of dust and fly ash is emitted by a coal-based factory in the vicinity?
(a) nitrogen
(b) carbon dioxide
(c) oxygen
(d) water vapour
X combines with non-metallic oxides in air to form inorganic acids and pours down as acid rain.
Find X.
- Nitrogen
- Oxygen
- Sulphur
- Water
- False
- True
Write F for true and for false for the following statements
One gets asphyxiated in an atmosphere of CO.
- True
- False
- Hurricane
- Urbanization
- Forest fire
- Cyclone
Which of these contribute to particulate air pollution?
- Smoke
- Carbon dioxide
- Sulphur dioxide
- Carbon monoxide
Which of the following is correct with respect to calorific value?
It is the amount of heat energy required for complete combustion of 1 kg of fuel.
It is the amount of heat energy produced on complete combustion of 1 g of fuel.
It is the amount of heat energy produced on complete combustion of 100 kg of fuel.
It is the amount of heat energy produced on complete combustion of 1 kg of fuel.
_______ is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment causing adverse changes in it.
Polarization
Pollination
Pollution
Photosynthesis
Particulate matter released from mining industries, leads to the formation of smog.
True
False
Cause: Desertification
Consequence: Agriculture
Effect: Animals lose shelter
Cause: Agriculture
Consequence: Desertification
Effect: Animals lose shelter
What measure has been taken in Delhi to fight against air pollution?