Question

Look at a cartoonist's presentation of a kind of pollution given below.
i. Name the kind of pollution.
ii. List the sources of pollution.
iii. Mention any two harmful effects of this pollution.

Answer 1

i. Noise Pollution
ii. Major sources of noise pollution are the industrial machines, workshops, trains, automobiles on the streets, jet aircrafts landing and taking off in the air, loud conversation and the radio or television inside houses, the loudspeakers and musical bands in public places and so on.
iii. (i) Interferes in communication

(ii) Interrupts concentration of thought and disturbs the peace of mind.

(iii) Lowers efficiency of work

(iv) Birds life gets disturbed by aircraft landing or taking off from airports.