Environmental Science MCQs

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Environmental Science MCQs

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Which of the following devices is suitable for removing finest dust from the air ?

a) Cyclone Separator

b) Electrostatic precipitator

c) Baghouse filter

d) Wet scrubber

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Which of the following is a major source of thermal pollution in water bodies ?

a) Sewage Treatment Plant

b) Solid waste disposal sites

c) Thermal power plant

d) All of these

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Which of the following is a secondary pollutant ?

a) Carbon dioxide

b) Carbon monoxide

c) Ozone

d) Sulphur Dioxide

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Which of the following is likely characteristic of hazardous waste ?

a) Ignitability

b) Corrosivity

c) Reactivity

d) All of these

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All are particulate pollutants except :

a) Dust

b) Ozone

c) Soot

d) Smoke

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The polluting strength of sewage is usually characterized by its :

a) BOD

b) Nitrogen content

c) Ozone content

d) Eutrophication

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Biological oxygen demand (BOD) measures :

a) Industrial Pollution

b) Air Pollution

c) Water Pollution

d) Dissolved oxygen needed by microbes to decompose organic waste

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Which of the following is not a marine pollutant ?

a) Oil

b) Plastics

c) Dissolved oxygen

d) All of these

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The major photochemical oxidant is :

a) Ozone

b) Hydrogen peroxide

c) Nitrogen oxides

d) Peroxyl Acetyl Nitrate (PAN)

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Atmospheric pollution may be caused by :

a) Forest Fire

b) Organic Decay

c) Automobile exhausts

d) All of these

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Which of the following on inhalation dissolves in blood hemoglobin more rapidly than oxygen ?

a) Sulphur dioxide

b) Carbon monoxide

c) Ozone

d) Nitrous oxide

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Smog is :

a) A natural phenomenon

b) A combination of smoke and fog

c) colorless

d) All of these

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Disease caused by eating fish inhibiting mercury contaminated water is :

a) Bright's disease

b) Hiroshima episode

c) Mina-mata disease

d) Osteosclerosis

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Which of the following device is suitable for the removal of gaseous pollutants ?

a) Cyclone Separator

b) Electrostatic precipitator

c) Baghouse filter

d) All of these

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Noise is :

a) Loud sound

b) Sound of high frequency

c) Unwanted sound

d) Constant sound

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Which of the following are likely to be present in photochemical smog ?

a) Sulphur dioxide

b) Photochemical oxidants

c) Volatile organic compounds

d) All of these

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The supersonic jets cause pollution by the thinning of :

a) Carbon dioxide layer

b) Sulfur dioxide layer

c) Ozone layer

d) Oxygen layer

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Which material accounts for the greatest percentage of the weight of solid waste ?

a) Food waste

b) Plastic

c) Paper

d) Yard waste

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Sound becomes hazardous noise pollution at :

a) 30 above dB

b) 80 above dB

c) 100 above dB

d) 120 above dB

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Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution ?

a) Factories

b) Sewage treatment plants

c) Urban and suburban lands

d) All of these

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Carbon dioxide content in atmosphere is :

a) 93 %

b) 0.5 %

c) 0.03 %

d) 0.001 %

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Typical modern municipal landfills contain which of the following ?

a) Monitoring wells

b) Impermeable barriers

c) Methane retrieval systems

d) All of these

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Fluoride pollution mainly affects :

a) Kidney

b) Brain

c) Liver

d) Teeth

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Carbon monoxide is a pollutant because :

a) It reacts with oxygen

b) It inhibits glycolysis

c) Makes nervous system inactive

d) Reacts with hemoglobin

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Pollutants resulting from human activities are mainly discharged in :

a) Overpopulated cities

b) Industrial centers

c) Rural areas

d) Both a). and b).

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Example of secondary pollutant is :

a) Smog

b) Ozone

c) Peroxyl Acetyl Nitrate (PAN)

d) All of these

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The densest of all the atmosphere layers is :

a) Troposphere

b) Stratosphere

c) Mesosphere

d) Ionosphere

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Example of primary pollutant is :

a) Sulphur dioxide

b) Nitrogen dioxide

c) Carbon monoxide

d) All of these

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