Question

Major pollution causing agent is

• A. Man
• B. Animals
• C. Hydrocarbon gases
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Man

Pollution can be natural or anthropogenic. Natural pollution is pollution caused by natural sources e.g. volcanic eruptions, the release of methane gas by paddy fields and cattle, soil erosion, volcanic eruptions etc. However, the major pollution source in modern time is anthropogenic. Anthropogenic pollution is due to human activities like the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, mining, sewage, industrial effluents, pesticides, agricultural fertilizers etc.

So, the correct answer is option A.