Pollution in India

Q.

What kind of product was manufactured by the Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India?

1. Pesticide

2. Poison gas

3. Paints

4. Plastic

Q.

The presence of solid, liquid or gaseous compounds, which may not be normally present, or in excess concentration in the atmosphere is called ___ .

1. air pollution

2. water pollution

3. soil pollution

4. radioactive pollution

Q.

The biological decomposition of organic substances in wastes under controlled conditions is known as ___ .

1. Composting

2. Sanitary landfill

3. Pyrolysis

4. Incineration

Q.

Which one of the following is a measure to control air pollution in vehicles?

1. Promotion of CNG instead of petrol

2. Promotion of public transport

3. Strengthening of emission standards

4. All of the above

Q.

The Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to ___

1. Nitrous oxide leakage

2. Sulphur oxide

3. All of the above

4. Methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas

Q.

The presence of undesirable solid or gaseous particles in the air promotes:

Q.

When contaminated substances leak into the ground and are carried by filtration into groundwater supplies, it leads to ___ .

1. Water pollution

2. Air pollution

3. Land pollution

4. Noise pollution

Q.

Chipko movement was started to conserve ___ .

1. Forests

2. Grasslands

3. Soils

4. Desert

Q. What is sulphur monoxide

Q. What are the permissible levels of the emission of various gases ( pollutants ) from a vehicle? ( permissible levels in order to obtain a PUC certificate )

Q.

___ is the poisonous gas leaked during Bhopal gas tragedy.

1. MIC

2. PVC

3. Teflon

4. Hydrogen Sulphide