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ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY Practice Sheet

1. Pollution is: (C) excess release of carbon monoxide by

(A) removal of top soil incomplete combustion
(B) release of toxic/undesirable material in (D) excess formation of CO2 by
environment combustion and animal respiration
(C) conservation of energy
8. Spraying of DDT produces pollution of the
(D) all of above
type:
(A) air
2. Atmosphere of big/metropolitian cities are
(B) air and water
polluted most by:
(C) air and soil
(A) automobile exhausts
(D) air, water and soil
(B) pesticide residue
(C) household waste
9. Ozone layer of upper atmosphere is being
(D) radio-active fall out
destroyed by:
(A) chlorofluorocarbon
3. Burning of fossil fuels is the main source
(B) SO2
of, which of the following pollutants?
(C) photochemical oxidants/O2 & CO2
(A) Nitrogen oxide
(D) smog
(B) Nitric oxide
(C) Nitrous oxide
10. Chlorofluorocarbon releases which of the
(D) Sulphur dioxide
following chemical harmful to ozone:
(A) fluorine (B) chlorine
4. SO2 and NO2 produce pollution by
(C) nitrogen peroxide (D) sulphur dioxide
increasing:
(A) alkalinity (B) acidity
11. Most hazardous metal pollutant of
(C) neutrality (D) buffer action
automobile exhausts is:
5. Air pollutants that produce photochemical (A) mercury (B) cadmium
oxidants include: (C) lead (D) copper
(A) CO2, CO and SO2
(B) N2O, NO and HNO3 12. Classical smog occurs in places of:
(C) O2, Cl2 and HNO3 (A) excess CO2
(D) O3, Cl2 and SO2 (B) cool and humid
(C) warm, dry and sunny
6. Carbon monoxide is pollutant as it: (D) excess NH3
(A) inactivates nerves
(B) inhibits glycolysis 13. The aromatic compounds present as
(C) combines with oxygen particulars are:
(D) combines with haemoglobin (A) benzene
(B) toluene
7. Acid rains are produced by: (C) nitrobenzene
(A) excess NO2 and SO2 from burning (D) polycyclic hydrocarbons
fossil fuels
(B) excess production of NH3 by industry
and coal gas

14. Which of the following statements is true
about photochemical smog?
(A) It is reducing in nature
(B) it is formed in winter
(C) It is a sulphurous smog
(D) Components of the smog, NO and O3,
irritate the nose and throat and their high
concentration causes headache, chest pain,
dryness of the throat, cough and difficulty
in breathing.
15. Besides CO2, the other green house gas is
(A) CH4 (B) N2
(C) Ar (D) O2
16. Which of the following is not a part of
green chemistry?
(A) Photochemistry (B) Sonochemistry
(C) Nuclear chemistry (D) Biochemistry
17. Ultraviolet radiation from sun causes a
reaction that produces
(A) fluorides
(B) carbon monoxide
(C) sulphur dioxide
(D) ozone
18. Ozone depletion in stratosphere shell result
in
(A) forest fires
(B) increased of skin burns and skin cancer
(C) increase in biological oxygen demand
(D) global warming
19. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) London smog is oxidizing in nature
(B) London smog contains H2SO4 droplets.
(C) London smog is mixture of smoke, fog
and SO2.
(D) London smog causes bronchitis.
20. Which of the following processes does not
increase the amount of CO2 in atmosphere?
(A) Decay of animals
(B) Breathing
(C) Photosynthesis
(D) Burning of petrol
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21. Consider the following statement and select
the correction option:
S1 : Dust is the non-viable particle
S2 : Particulars acquire negative charge and
are attracted by the positive electrode.
S3: O2 is a green house gas
S4: Algae is a viable particulate
(A) S1 and S2 only
(B) S1, S2 and S3 only
(C) S1, S2 and S4 only
(D) S2, S3 and S4
22. Which of the following statements is true
about ozone layer?
(A) It is harmful because ozone is
dangerous to living organism
(B) It is beneficial because oxidation
reaction can proceed faster in the
presence of ozone.
(C) It is beneficial because ozone cuts of
the ultra violet radiation of the sun.
(D) It is harmful because ozone cuts out
the important radiation of the sun
which are vital for photosynthesis.
23. Incomplete combustion of petrol or diesel
oil in automobile engines can be best
detected by testing gases for the presence
of?
(A) CO and water vapour
(B) CO
(C) NO2
(D) SO2
24. Which causes water pollution?
(A) Pathogens
(B) Automobile exhausts
(C) PCBs
(D) (A) and (C)
25. Water pollution is less if BOD is
(A) less than 5 ppm
(B) less than 15 ppm
(C) less than 50 ppm
(D) less than 100 ppm
26. Most abundant water pollutant is
(A) detergents (B) Pesticides
(C) industrial wastes (D) ammonia
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27. Drained sewage has biological oxygen 35. Fishes die in water bodies polluted by
demand (BOD): sewage due to:
(A) more than that of water (A) pathogens
(B) less than that of water (B) clogging of gills by silt
(C) equal to that of water (C) reduction in oxygen
(D) none of the above (D) foul smell

28. Eutrophication causes reduction in: 36. Which of the following statements is false?
(A) dissolved hydrogen (A) The industrial and domestic sewage
(B) dissolved oxygen discharge is the main reason for river
(C) dissolved salts water pollution.
(D) all the above (B) Surface water contains a lot of organic
matter and mineral nutrients.
29. Which of the following will increase the (C) Oil spill in sea water causes heavy
BOD of water supply? damage to fishery.
(A) CO2 (B) O3 (D) Oil slick in sea water increases
(C) H2O (D) C2H5OH dissolved oxygen.

30. Sewage water is purified by: 37. Which of the following statements is false?
(A) microorganism (B) light (A) The lower the concentration of
(C) fishes (D) aquatic plants dissolved oxygen, the more polluted is
the water sample.
31. Which of the following is not a herbicide? (B) The tolerable limit of lead in drinking
(A) Sodium chlorate water is 50 ppm
(B) Sodium arsenate (C) Water is considered pure if it has BOD
(C) Phosphate less than 5 ppm.
(D) Triazines (D) None of the above

32. DDT is 38. Phosphate pollution is caused by:

(A) green house gas (A) weathering of phosphate rock only
(B) biodegradable pollutant (B) agriculture fertilizers only
(C) non-biodegradable pollutant (C) phosphate rocks and sewage
(D) none of above (D) sewage and agricultural fertilizers

33. Domestic waste mostly constitutes:
(A) non-biodegradable pollutant
(B) biodegradable pollution
(C) effluents
(D) air pollution
34. Measurement of rate oxygen utilization by
a unit volume of water over a period of time
is to measure:
(A) fermentation
(B) biogas generation
(C) biosynthetic pathway
(D) biological oxygen demand
39. Modes of controlling pollution in large
cities includes:
(A) cleanliness and less use of insecticides
(B) proper disposal of organic wastes,
sewage and industrial effluents.
(C) use of liquified carbondioxide with a
suitable detergent in place of
tetrachloroethene for dry cleaning
(D) all the above
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ANSWERS KEY
1. (B) 21. (C)
2. (A) 22. (C)
3. (D) 23. (B)
4. (B) 24. (D)
5. (B) 25. (A)
6. (D) 26. (A)
7. (A) 27. (A)
8. (D) 28. (B)
9. (A) 29. (A)
10. (B) 30. (A)
11. (C) 31. (C)
12. (B) 32. (C)
13. (D) 33. (B)
14. (D) 34. (D)
15. (A) 35. (C)
16. (C) 36. (D)
17. (D) 37. (D)
18. (B) 38. (D)
19. (C) 39. (D)
20. (C)

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