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    nvIRONMENTAL STUDY & HUny,, El outside their hospitals," ites ind and water bodies. Heng. Way, t 84 ical wast Aifficult to mention. Hospitals dump medic tal cywater poll f Peon, discarded things merging with rae povpsemate manner A PFOPEF meth Py cultivate the habit of disposing the ® ici ilisers mero: diy." i fungicides, ferti Merging “Shy, ion, Pesticides, Bing re al water and surface water. AS.an alternayyg a N) and air can pollute water both undergo th ral fertilisers. m can use bio pesticides and natural fortili: h utlon : Role of Indvidve in preventing Be vr pollution are interrelated, Na, Phenomenon of soil pollution f goods and commoditieg'™ Min ol i cultivated “use and throw culture”. He isusing viet ose of consterisn and tis th with atom for environment, Weare living in id em without caring for env + Cong. . Manufacturers spend ¢, °™in, consumption (using goods to show our status to other). Pend cop, hy, income on advertisements. Citizens consed ucntly are ving amidst of avetseney vertisements mot aired in TVs and Radios. Even in the absence of need, arn goes on changing “iat Purchase things and change them frequently. Hence, i a sill many. New gadeer®® TVs Cars, Electronic equipments, Fridge, Seni man thinks itis below yo, Place of old. Old ones are discarded carelessly. Mo aaa isre tity: repair the ol things and use them, Changing he tendencies OF os of mate ig task. Spiritualism alone can save us. It has to be established i ae thet Ky the rechargeable lanterns, disposing the waste carefully, repering ai ane PRS Peg ourselves from using plastic bags, minimising the use of chemic S/pesticide, the environment clean and healthy. The need of the hour is to create awareness and mate Pea, sensitive about environment. Unlighted teachers, parents and religious priests and fg 1 have control over mass, cricket star and silver screen celebrities should strive hard in, environmental awareness among the tender generations. Pollution-Definition, Causes and Effects 1. Release of harmful substance to environment is called ..... Pollution (B) unsustainable development (C) Spoiling the environment (D) None of these 2. Mention the wrong statement pertaining to pollution .... (A) Pollution has posed a great threat to ecosystem(B) I brings down the quality of environe! Gloes not harm the environment as the earth has capacity to tolerate it (D) Modern man has polluted the environment more than his syecessore 3. Pollution is sn. l G8) Modern phenomena (B) Medieval Phenomenon (C) As old as humanity (D) None of et 4. Among the followings which is not a cause for pollution? ; 0) (A) Human greed and ignorance (8), Population explosion (€) Rapid industialization, urbanization pl 5. Pollution is caused by ..... (®) Public awareness and public con (A) Absence of waste management % i (C) Use of pesticides {B) Use of modern means of transpor () Al these @ scanned with OKEN Scanner 5: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ae 6, Pollution is not caused by the use of : (A) Unsaturated carbons (B) SO. (0) We cd 7. Environmental Pollution adversely affects oo 6 so one (A) Ecosystem (B) Food chain (C) Human health (D) All these 8, The quality of environment has steadily suffered due 10 sun (A) Population explosion (8) alr, water, soll- pollution (Q) public awareness "®) A cnd B both 9. Environmental degradation has been due to ww (A) Lack of concern for environment (B) over-consumption of earth's resources (8) Use and throw culture (D)All these 10, Pollution is ; (A)Modern phenomena (B) Medieval Phenomenon(C) As old as humanity (D) None of these 11. Match the followings a. vehicles 1.CO,, led and Sulphur . 'b. Thermal power station 2. Fly ash, sulphur dioxide and CO, «Air conditioners 3. CFCs i d. Oil refineries 4, Sulpher Dioxide (A) a-1, b-2-c-3, d-4 (B) a-4, b-2-c-3, d-1_ (C) a-2, b-1-c-4, d-3._(D)None of these 12. PAN isa: . : (A) Primary pollutant (B) secondary pollutant (C) It is not a pollutant (D) None of these 13.DDTis a ......pollutnt (A) Biodegradable (B) Non-bio-degradable (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these 14. Which of the following statements about carbon monoxide is true? (A) CO is result of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels (B) Itis a foul smelling gas (C) It's harmless to human beings (D) All these are true 15. Which of the following is a secondary air pollutant? (A) Carbon monoxide (B) Sulphur dioxide (@ Ozone. (D) Carbon dioxide Effects of Pollution 16. OF the following, water-borne disease i (A) Smalll pox (8) Cholera (C) Diabetes (D) Cancer 17. Cholera, amoebiasis Dysentery, viral hepatitis, typhoid are. (A)Water-borne diseases(B) Air Borne diseases (C) Vector borne diseases 18. Malaria, Filaria, Encephalitis Dengue and Kala Azar are examples for....diseases (A)Water borne (B) Air Borne diseases (@)Vector borne diseases 19. Influenza, Measles, Chicken Fox, Asthma, Bronchitis, Pneumonia, TB are examples for..diseases. _ (A) Water borne (B) Air Borne diseases _(C)Vector borne diseases Types of Pollution-Air Pollution 20. Centamination of air with pollutants is called ....pollution (AV Air pollution _(B) Ecosystem pollution (C) Environmental (D)Noneof these 21. Taj Mahal, a tear on the chicks of eternity is adversely being affected by ....(KUD 2009/ KUD2013 :Modified by author) (A/Sulphur Dioxide (B) Carbon Dioxide _(€) Carbon monoxide _(D) None of these 2. Use of vehicles and burning of fossil fuels results in .... (A) Acid Rain (B) Produces SMOG (C) Adversely affect the human health and'creates health disorders (D) All these @ scanned with OKEN Scanner err et ENTAL STUDY & HUMay, Rig hy Tq) Hydrogen (D) Oxygen 86 ENVIRONM it 23. Which of the following Is an alt Pt ( (A) Nitrogen {B) Carbon mono? 7 24. Gas leaked in Bhopal Li colton (C) Ethyl isocynatte (D) Methy, oe, (A) Potassium isothiocynate (B) So 25. Major air-pollutant Is : (os (D) None of they (A) Co. (B)CO due fo «. 26. Attack of asthmaltn certain persons may be du B) Inhalation of some iy (A) Eating of some seasonal vegetation 0 None of these Pep Exposure to cold temperature 13 ata Mahal at Agre may be damaged by =e Iaogen (D) Oxygen (A) Sulphur dioxide (B) Chlorine ing destroyed by ...(KUD2013) 28. Ozone layer of upper atmosphere is being de: (6) Horfluorecarbon ()g (A) Sulphur dioxide (8) Photochemical oxidants me 28(X). Ozone depletion in the stratosphere will cause i (A) Increased incidence of skin cancer (8) Forest thebe (©) Global warming (D) Nove of these. than 2 7 r a) Sulphur dioxide (B) Ozone (C) Carbon monoxide (D) Nitrous oxide . Acidity in rain is measured by... (A) Barometer (8) Hygrometer (C) Ammeter (D) pH meter 31. The atmosphere of big cities is polluted most by ... ; (A) Household waste (B) Radioactive fall out (C) Automobile exhausts(D) Pesticides, 32. Acid rain is caused by increase in the atmospheric concentration of .... 29. Which of the following on inhalation dissolves in the blood hemoglobin More "Hig (A) Ozone and dust (B) SO, and NO, (C) $0, and CO (D) CO, and ¢o, 33. Aerosols are released by (A) Detergents (B) Fertilizers (C) Automobiles (D) Aero planes 34. Nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons released by automobiles interact te form: (A) Aerosol (B) Carbon monoxide (C) PAN & ozone (D) Sulphur dioxide 35. There is a threat to the beauty of Taj Mahal from: (A) Yamuna river, (B) Smoke coming out of homes (C) Mathura refinery (D) None of these 35(X). Which of the following is not an air pollutant? (A) co, (B) CO (c) so, Sound Pollution 36. Sound becomes hazard. (D) Unsaturated Hydrocarbons. lous noise pollution at decibels (A) Above 30 {5) Above 80 (C) Above 100 (D) Above 120, 37. The term noise means .... (A) Unwanted sound at a wrong time (8) Unwanted sound at a Wrong place (C) unpleasant to human ears (0) All thes 37. Sound pollution can..., 7 (A) Destroy auditory nerves (Byte tat fe (C) Create high blood pressure, peptic ulcers t(D) Allee eos 38, Maximum noite pollution inthe day fire due to :(KUD (A) Sirens (8) Radio and TV” (¢) togn, KUD 2009) these 39, Intensity of sound which causes hatm to earigz (D) None of (A) 20 db (8) 50 db (0) 85 db (D) 60 db @ scanned with OKEN Scanner 5: ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ° 40. Noise is .... /A) Loud sound, (a) (8) Unwanted sound (C) Constant sound (D)Sound of high frequency 41. The level OF noise is usually expressed ox (A) SPI (B) SEL (©) Lepn (D) Leg Water pollution hy water r cou : alee to be protected from water pollution ? oa r isether saline or isn frowen fon © fltable for human consumption ond the rest ofthe wate (8) Rapid growth of population created unmant 9 ° lati jageable demand for water. (C) Water is essential for drinking & agriculture. (D) for all these reasons 43. Freshwater available for our use is .. (A) less than 5 per cent of total water resources (8) more thon 10 per cent of total water resources (C) less than 1 per cent of total water resources 44, Ocean wateris useful for .., (A) agriculture (8) human consumption (C) manufacturing of salt (D) None of these 45.The main causes of water pollution are .... (A) Unplanned urbanization & industrialization (B) Acid roin (C) Leakage from oil tanks (D) All these 46. Water pollution can (A) negatively affect the aquatic eco-system (B) endanger aquatic biodiversity (C) create water borne disease (D) All these 47. What is the permissible range of pH for drinking water as per the Indian standards? (A) 6 to 9 (B) 6.5 to 7.5 (C) 6 10 8.5, (D) 6.5 to 8.5. 48. What is the maximum allowable concentration of fluorides in drinking water? (A) 1.0 milligram/ liter (B) 1.25 milligram/ liter(€) 1.50milligram/ liter’ (D) 175milligram/liter 49. Excess fluorides in drinking water is likely to cause (A)Bluebabies syndrome(B) Flurosis (C) Taste and odor (D) Intestinal irritation 50. Excess of iron in water is likely to cause .... (A) colour (8) taste (C) hardness (D) all these 51. Major factor for water-pollution is .... (A) Smoke (B) Refinery (C) Industrial effluents (D) All of these. 52. Fluoride pollution mainly affects .... (A) Kidney (B) Brain (C) Heart (D) Teeth 53. Major factor for water pollution is : (A) Temperature (B) Industrial effluents (C) Smoke (0) oil refinery. 54, Dysentery spread due to (A) Food adulteration (B) Humid weather (C) Water pollution _(D) Air pollution 55. Profuse growth of aquatic vegetation that often changes the colour of water and teduces the dissolved oxygen content is called .... (A) Algal bloom (8) Eutrophication —_(C) Fermentation (D) Both (A)&(B) 56. Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution? (A) Factories (B) Sewage treatment plants (C) Urban & suburban lands (D) Alll these 57. Sanitary sewage / domestic sewage (A)Wastewater generated from residential (©) Wastewater from industries | areas (B) Water entering a sewer as a result of rainfall (D) None of these @ scanned with OKEN Scanner ————_:z____——__ 88 NMENTAL STUDY & HUMAN Rigi, 8 ENVIRO! 58. Which of the ot a marine pollutant? (D) Al sor loge) Woseraened by mar (0 tet 2 . Which of 1 contribulor i ay Ade atic ne men aie (0 Oil spillage from sores (0) None of these ‘adio-Active Pollution ind gene mutation 2 : (A) Werer Pollution (B) Soll pollution {C) Radio : + The causes for lution are. (A) Testing of Reet at (B) Accidents in Nudecr power recetor, (C) Dumping of Nuclear wostes (D) All these $2. The effects of radio-active pollution are - (A)High doses of radiation can kill ll living beings (C) Mutation of genes Soil Pollution 63. Soil pollution alters or changes the «of the soil : (A)Physical composition(8)Chemeal composition(C)Biological characteristic) All these 64. The most dangerous pollutants that can cause soil pollution are .... (A) Non-biodegradable substances like plostics (B)Non biodegradable chemical compounds lie DDT (C) Both A ond B— (D) None of these 65. Soil pollution is generally causes by... ‘ (A) Industrial and agricultural wastes (B) Radio active wastes and acid rain (C) Medical waste (D) All these 66. Human infants receiving high-nitrale groundwater as drinking water can contract... (A) Methemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome) (B)Neurosis (©) Mina mata (D)none of these 67. Which of the following is a major cause of soil pollution? (A) Taking bath in open area and washing of domesticated animals (B) Pesticides and chemical fertilizers flown from agricultural lands. (C) _ Improper disposal of solid waste. (D) Both B and C 68. Soil pollution ... (A) Reduces the fertility of soll (B) Disturbs the food chain and food web (C) Allows the pests, flies that spread diseases (D) All these 68. In India how much land is considered as wasteland: (B) It can case concer (D) All these (A) All lond (8) 50% (CiTotal 30% (D) 10% 69. Hawk population is decreasing due to : (A) Hunting (B) Food scarcity (C) Excessive use of pesticides (D) All of theze. Thermal Pollution 70. Thermal pollution is defined as ...., (A) Cooling of an aquatic ecosystem {B) Release of excess of heavy metals in wate! (C) Warming up of an aquatic ecosystem {D) Decrease in water quantity 71. Which of the following is a major source of thermal pollution of water bodies? (A) Sewage treatment plants (B) Thermal power plants{C) Solid waste disposal sites (D) All of tee Solid waste and its management ° 72. Any garbage or discarded useless material is called ..... (A) Radio active material (B) Solid waste (C) Me, 7 ‘Any waste material discarded from opis exe called hac oe (A)Radio active materials(B) Solid waste (C) Medical waste (D) All these @ scanned with OKEN Scanner Fe ee nee eee STENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION 88 oa Cees pabiaak ded TVs, Fridges. useless Floppy discs, DVD aro xamplas Foren e 75. About solid waste et wastes (C) Medical waste (D) All thes (A) They pollute land and bring down is productivity(B) They spread contagious disease (C) Solid waste mixi; spree woe wh fain woter ples vers and ater bodles (D) Al hese SAYoesey I fe fe Erect Modem life style (B) Itis the byproducts of modern"vse and throw" culture i ‘tur sm (0) All hese 7 fone a santerY landfill, prolysis recycling, production of blogas incineration au e Both aae 'ods of solidwaste management (B) Waste treatment methods / (D) None of these Natural Disasters and Their Management 78. Floods, cyclones, drought, Tsunami are basicall (A) Netural disasters (8) Manmade disasters (C) Both A ond B (D)None of these 78 (X) Tsunami in Japanese language means... (AlHarbor wave (B)Big wove (OKiller wave (D)None of these 79. The causes of floods are ... (A)Prolonged high intensity rainfalls (B) Meandering courses of the rivers (C) Break in slope in the long profiles of the rivers (D) All these 80. The causes of floods are ..., (A) Blocking of free flow of he rivers due to enormous debris provided by land Sides o volcanic eruptions (8) Melting of snow — (€)Distraction of forests in upper catchments areas(D) All these 81. The causes of floods are (A)Channel manipulation through diversion of river course(B) Construction of bridge berrages end reservoirs (QGhanges in land use. (D) All these 82. Management of Floods, droughts, land slides are calle: (A) Disoster management(B) Management of Nature(C) Both A and B (D) None of these 83, Construction of Preventive wall or shield, controlling soil erosion, construction of drainage ele are measures for the prevention of .... (A) earthquakes (B)Control of drought (C) flood (D) None of these 84, The best methods of preventing the flood are (A)Afforestation (B)Protecting grazing lands(C) Construction of dams(D) All these 85. A sudden and violent movement or fracture within the earth is called .... (A) Earthquakes ——_(B) Landslides (C) Both A and B (D) none of these 86. Among all natural disasters like cyclone, Tsunami, tomado and floods earthquakes are most dangerous because... (A) So for we have not invented the réicble techique that help usin predicting the occurrence of earthquakes (8) the consequences of earthquakes are much more disastrous than any other natural phenomena (0) Both A and B (D) None of these 87. Intensity of earthquakes is measured by .... (A) Richter Scale (B) Epicenter scale (C) Thomson Scale —_(D) None of these 88. The place of origin of earth quake which is hidden inside the earth is called ..... (A) hypocenter (B) Epicenter (C) Gamma centre (D) None of these 89, Earthquake is caused by (A)Disequilibrium in any part of the earth's crust (B) Movement of tectonic plates (C)Both = Aand B (D) None of these 90. What are the methods of facing earthquakes ? 1A) Developing the technology that help us in facing earthquake (8) _Refraining ourselves from constructing reservoirs in earthquake prone areas @ scanned with OKEN Scanner N CEE HUMAN AL STUDY & RiGiy, ENVIRONMEN : 80 All these (0) 2013) buildings hae(KUD (©) Constructing earth quake resistont ean care called: « (D) Alll these 91. The intense tropical storms in Indian e821 7 agons (A) Hurricanes (B) Cyclones 92. The methods of facing cyclones ing centres In CY (A) Establishment of eyelone warting con ay (B) Planting of trees In along coast in cyclone prone areas (C) _Discouraging human settlement In cy few ot Cracks wd 93. The causes of landslides are...» fopei (B) Appeara! 1 Fock, (A) Topography characterized by steep slop (D) All these (C) Deforestation 94. The causes of landslides are... (A) Over grazing (B) Construction of tunnels( 95. The main causes of landslides are... nd B (D) None of these {C) Both A ai (A) Man made factors (B) Natural factors 96. The landslides can be prevented by .. ion of drainage(D) All these : i struction of (A) Afforestation (B) Controlling overgrazing(C) Cor sof earth and rock down @ moun, 97. A natural process involving the descent of a mas: slope is called... (A) Landslides (8) Earthquakes (C) Mass movement (D) None of these Prevention of Pollution-Measures non F R 98. Which of the following air pollution control devices is suitable for removing the finest dust from the air? EAE (A) Settling chamber (B) Cyclone separator (C) Fabric filter (D) Electrostatic precipitator 99. Which of the following devices is suitable for the removal of gaseous pollutants? (A) Cyclone separator (B) Fabric filer (C)Elecrostatc precpitator (D) Wet collector (scrubber) 100, Air pollution from automobiles can be controlled by fitting .. (A\) Electrostatic precpitator(B) Wet collector (scrubber)(C) Catalytic converter {D) All of the abore 101. Reverse Osmosis is a type of .... (A) Decdend filtration system(B) Crossflow filtration system (C) lon ex 102. Which of the followin, 9 strategies should be management of plastic waste is concerned? (A) Recycle (8) Reuse cag 103. When the sold waste contss af lange amoreece M2 UsEs™ _(D) None of thee is i mounts of organic matter and if the moistut content is high, which of the methods of treat ee (A) Incineration Teatment will be ideal? rone areas cone Fmpoct of eylones (D) All these (C)Cutting the base of hills(D) All these ‘change method (D) Micro filtration given first preference as far as the e Waste can be man (A) Composting (B) Storing in concrete walls. inde 105, Biomedical waste may he disposed off by? tel (C) Incineration (D) aevratvotia (A) Incineration (B) Autodavir ing (tos, 106. One of the major reasons for the accumulation 2 @ and b (D) None ofthese e (A) lack of technologies for recycling, id tee’ iP tecent years is wa (€) lack of strict reg - (B) Rapia technology obsolescence. ve. : (D) Composting aged in which of the fi 107, Large particles of pollutants are separated he! ofthe abe (A) Porous filers (8) Cyclone cot ; 1 : le lectors(¢) : 108. For Indian conditions which of the fellow Electrostatic Precipitators (D) Using solve"™ (A) Combined system (8) Separate system 9 SeWetage sycteme is ideal? (©) Partially combined or partially ‘arate sytem (by : All @ scanned with OKEN Scanner Fr 2 tes _ ENVIRONMEN giBN ITAL POLLUTION St or Questions Total saline land in our county s: iA) 2 million hectares (B) 6 7 CFC isn million hectares (C) 10 million hectares (D) No saline land. Joroflvorocarks i a of jovaral pias ntre for fuel control (C)Carcinogenicfluoride compound ie ‘called... ic compounds composed of carbon, fluorine, chlorine, and hydrogen FCs cpoan earth is ney csemblex compounds(C) Hydrochloride (0) None of these ma. ee nel possible without : (KUD 2009 : Modified slightly) 0 fasioch iota (B)Shelt (C)water and air (D)Safety ° 113. Photochemical smog is caused due to the presence of mainly .... (A) SO, (8) Co, (C) PAN {o) HP 114, Smog is combination of : (KUD 2009 ) (A) Smoke and snow (B) Snow and Fog (C) Smoke and fog —(D) All these 115. Bhopal Gas Tragedy occurred due to release of ....(KUD2013) (A) Methane (B) Methyl isocyanate (C) Sulphur dioxide (D) Carbon Dioxide 116. The solubility of oxygen in any water body .... {A) is directly proportional to pressure (B)inversely proportional to temperature (C) both (A) and (B) (D) None of the above. 117. Dairy industry waste can be classified as.... {A) Low BOD waste (B) High BOD waste —_(C) Non-degradiable waste(D) None of these 118, Turbidity of water body can be measured by «... (A) BOD - 5 day test (B) Turbidity Rod (C) Turbid meters (D) Both (B) and (C) 119. pH means svn (A) Power of hydrogen (B)Power of hydroxide (C)Power of hydrogen peroxide (D) None of these 120, For the growth and production of fish a minimum level of dissolved oxygen should be. (A)

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