Pollution MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. What is the name of the action plan for sustainable development in theTwenty first century framed in the Rio Declaration on Environment & Development (1992)?

1. Action 21
2. Agenda 21
3. Rio 21
4. Declaration 21

2. Ganga Action Plan in India was launched in the year _________

1. 1988
2. 1985
3. 1980
4. 1978

3. Thickness of plastic cover permissible to use

1. 50 Microns
2. 20 Microns
3. 100 Microns
4. 10 Microns

4. What is meant by root zone process?

1. A control measure to prevent water pollution
2. A process by which roots of plants are spread on the ground
3. A control measure to prevent soil pollution
4. None of these

5. Salinization is _______________________

1. Accumulation of salts in water
2. Accumulation of salts in soil
3. Accumulation of salts in body
4. Accumulation of salts in animals

6. Soil pollution is caused by

1. Aerosol
2. Ozone
3. Acid rain
4. PAN

7. Eutrophication results from

1. Agricultural and sewage water
2. Vehicle exhaust
3. Pesticides
4. Industrial effluents

8. Which of the following type of pollution can cause the outbreak of Jaundice

1. Air
2. thermal
3. water
4. land

9. The presence of solid, liquid or gaseous compounds, which may not be normally present, or in excess concentration in the atmosphere is called

1. air pollution
2. water pollution
3. soil pollution
4. radioactive pollution

10. Minamata disease is caused by

1. Air Pollution
2. Water Pollution
3. Marine Pollution
4. All of these

11. DDT is a _________________ pollutant

1. Bio degradable
2. Non bio degradable
3. Un-biodegradable
4. Naturally degradable

12. BOD stands for

1. Biological Oxygen Decrease
2. Biotic Oxygen Demand
3. Biological Oxygen Demand
4. None of the above

13. The phenomenon of accumulation of non-biodegradable pesticides in human beings

1. Biomagnification
2. Bioaccumulation
3. Biodegradation
4. Bioremediation

14. A biodegradable plastic developed by Biopak Corporation Australia

1. Biopol
2. Pet
3. Polyester
4. PVC

15. The darkening of the skin due to arsenic poisoning is called

1. Black syndrome
2. Diffuse melanosis
3. Skin scaling
4. None of these

16. What is oil slick?

1. Boiled oil
2. Cooled oil
3. Thin film of oil in sea water
4. Oil in deep sea

17. The famous Minamata disease in Japan is due to the accumulation of____________in fishes

1. Cadmium
2. Mercury
3. Zinc
4. Lead

18. The worst nuclear accident happened to date is occurred at ___________

1. Chernobyl in 1986
2. Three Mile Power Plant in 1979
3. Sellafield in 1957
4. Fukushima in 2011

19. Major cause of Ozone depletion is due to which chemical?

1. ChloroFluoroCarbons
2. Polyphenols
3. Dioxins
4. Rayon

20. Disease aggravated by air pollution is

1. cholera
2. rheumatism
3. bronchitis
4. haemophilia

21. Ozone depletion is mostly caused by

1. Co2
2. CCL
3. CFCs
4. CO

22. Acid is an example of _____________

1. Corrosive waste
2. Infectious waste
3. Radioactive waste
4. Ignitable waste

23. Centre of Modern nuclear technology in India

1. CRAS
2. SARC
3. BARC
4. None of these

24. Which of the following enhances soil fertility?

1. Crop rotation
2. Improved methods of agriculture
3. Using new seed varieties
4. Irrigation

25. The unit of measurement of intensity of sound is in _________

1. decibels
2. lux
3. parsec
4. candela

26. Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called as

1. eutrophication
2. environmental pollution
3. biomagnigication
4. bioaccumulation

27. Lead in water can cause

1. eye disease
2. arthritis
3. kidney damage
4. hair falling

28. The Residential and Commercial wastes mainly consist of:

1. Food wastes
2. Card board
3. Packaging materials
4. None of the above.

29. What is an Incinerator?

1. Furnace used for burning solid waste
2. Furnace used for treating liquid waste
3. Both a & b
4. None of the above

30. Global warming is caused by

1. GHGs
2. CFCs
3. CH4
4. NO2

31. The heating of earths atmosphere due to trapped radiation is known as

1. Global warming
2. Glass-House effect
3. Thermal effect
4. Green House Effect

32. Torrey Canyon is famous for

1. Gulf of War
2. Industries
3. Electric Potential
4. Oil spillage

33. The combustion of waste in the absence of Oxygen is called

1. Haemolysis
2. Pyrolysis
3. Hydrolysis
4. None

34. What is temporary threshold shift?

1. Hearing loss due to excessive noise
2. Noise that is untolerable
3. Tolerable noise
4. inaudible noise

35. Ozone Hole is a _____________

1. Hole in the atmosphere
2. Destruction of ozone layer
3. Hole in the hydrosphere
4. Hole in the troposphere

36. Noise is _______________

1. Huge sound
2. Sound of vehicles
3. Undesirable and unwanted sound
4. Sound of crackers

37. Green House effect is caused by

1. Increase in CO2
2. Increase in O2
3. Decrease in O2
4. Decrease in CO2

38. BOD of a river water is found very high. This means water

1. Is clear
2. Is highly polluted
3. Contain Algae
4. Contain many dissolved minerals

39. Name the disease caused by mercury poisoning in Japan

1. Itai itai
2. Xeroderma pigmentosum
3. Measles
4. Minamata disease

40. Organ affected by pneumonia

1. Liver
2. Kidney
3. Heart
4. Lungs.

41. Euro II standard refers to _________

1. Lowering sulfur content in fuel
2. Increasing sulfur content in fuel
3. Lowering carbon content in fuel
4. increasing carbon content in fuel

42. The cause of Bhopal disaster is

1. Methyl Alcohol
2. Methyl Carbonate
3. Methyl Iso Cyanate
4. Methyl Sulphate

43. _____________ is the poisonous gas leaked during Bhopal gas tragedy

1. MIC
2. PVC
3. Teflon
4. Hydrogen Sulphide

44. Boron, Zinc and Manganese are usually referred to as

1. Micronutrients
2. Macronutrients
3. Soil Vitamins
4. MBZ nutrients

45. The term Nuclear winter is associated with

1. Nuclear War
2. Nuclear disarmament
3. Nuclear weapon testing
4. After effect of a nuclear explosion

46. Exxon Valdez?

1. Oil Tanker which sank in 1989 along the coast of Alaska and marine life seriously affected.
2. a plane which crashed and caused death of human life
3. a ship which wrecked on the coast of India
4. none of these.

47. Incineration of Municipal waste involves

1. Oxidation
2. Deduction
3. Redox action
4. disintegration

48. Aquatic life is damaged by

1. Sound pollution
2. Air Pollution
3. Thermal pollution
4. All of these

49. Enrichment of water body by nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen is called ____________________

1. Succession
2. Eutrophication
3. Stratification
4. Climax Vegetation

50. Acid rain mainly result from

1. Sulfur dioxide
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Carbon monoxide
4. Ammonia