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Strategies to control environmental pollution - class-XI

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$pH$ of the rain is increased in heavy industrial area due to:

  1. acid rain

  2. land pollution

  3. water pollution

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Acid rain is the emission of oxides of sulphur and nitrogen in the atmosphere. This includes burning of fossil fuels containing sulphur and nitrogenous matter (such as coal and oil in furnaces and power stations, petrol and diesel in automobiles). 
Due to increase in acid gases in rain, the pH will change due to acid rain.

The gas responsible for causing Bhopal tragedy was:

  1. methyl isocyanate

  2. potassium isothiocyanate

  3. sodium isothiocyante

  4. ethyl isothiocyante


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was an industrial accident. It happened at a Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. On 3 December 1984, the plant released 42 tons of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases.

Among the following, which do not come under the category of sewage treatment?

  1. The organic material present in the waste is allowed to undergo microbial oxidation

  2. Large size material are filtered through screen

  3. The waste water is suitably treated for the removal of phosphate by the coagulation method

  4. Degrading the number of toxic organic waste


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Sewage treatment is the process of removing contaminants from wastewater, primarily from household sewage. It includes physical, chemical, and biological processes to remove these contaminants and produce environmentally safe treated wastewater (or treated effluent).

The sewage treatment involves three stages, called primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment. First, the solids are separated from the wastewater stream. Then, dissolved biological matter is progressively converted into a solid mass by using indigenous, water-borne micro-organisms. Finally, the biological solids are neutralized, then disposed of or re-used, and the treated water may be disinfected chemically or physically (for example by lagoons and micro-filtration).

Which of the following is a non-biodegradable pollutant?

  1. DDT

  2. Sewage

  3. Plant leaves

  4. Domestic wastes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

DDT, plastics, polythene, bags, insecticides, pesticides, mercury, lead, arsenic, metal articles like aluminum cans, synthetic fibres, glass objects, iron products and silver foils are non-biodegradable pollutants.

Among the following, which gas can be used as a  fuel in the digesting process?

  1. $CO _2$

  2. $CH _4$

  3. $O _2$

  4. $NO$


Correct Option: B

Which method is used to degrade the waste by microorganism in the absence of oxygen?

  1. Dumping

  2. Composting

  3. Digesting

  4. Incineration


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Anaerobic digestion is a series of biological processes in which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. One of the end products is biogas, which is combusted to generate electricity and heat, or can be processed into renewable natural gas and transportation fuels.

The full form of LDPE is low-density polyester, which is monomer of first grade _______ unit.

  1. ester

  2. alcohol

  3. ether

  4. phenol


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) is a thermoplastic made from the monomer ethylene. It was the first grade of polyethylene, produced in 1933 by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) using a high pressure process via free radical polymerization. Its manufacture employs the same method today.

Which of them are Non-biodegradable waste?

  1. Synthetic fibers

  2. Pen refills

  3. Silver foil

  4. All of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The waste materials which cannot be broken down into non-poisonous or harmless substances in nature are called non-biodegradable waste.
Examples are plastics, polythene bags, ball-point pen refills, synthetic fibres, and glass objects, metal articles like aluminium cans, iron nails, silver foil and radioactive wastes.

Biodegradable wastes are deposited in land fills and are converted into ________.

  1. compost

  2. dust

  3. pesticides

  4. none of these


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Biodegradable waste includes any organic matter in waste which can be broken down into carbon dioxide, water, methane or simple organic molecules by micro-organisms and other living things using composting, aerobic digestion, anaerobic digestion or similar processes.

The process of composting requires making a heap of wetted organic matter known as green waste (leaves, food waste) and waiting for the materials to break down into humus after a period of weeks or months.

Acid rain is caused by _____ .

  1. industries

  2. power plants

  3. automobiles

  4. all of above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Rainfall made so acidic by atmospheric pollution that it causes environmental harm, chiefly to forests and lakes. The main cause is the industrial burning of coal and other fossil fuels, the waste gases from which contain sulphur and nitrogen oxides which combine with atmospheric water to form acids.
These gases are released by automobiles, industries, power plants etc.

Among the following industrial waste can be managed by :

  1. recycling

  2. burning of combustible waste material

  3. dumping

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  1. Recycling is the process of converting waste products into new products to prevent energy usage and consumption of fresh raw materials. Recycling is the third component of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle waste hierarchy. The idea behind recycling is to reduce energy usage, reduce volume of landfills, reduce air and water pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preserve natural resources for future use.

  2. A landfill site (also known as a tip, dump, rubbish dump, garbage dump or dumping ground and historically as a midden) is a site for the disposal of waste materials by burial and is the oldest form of waste treatment (although the burial part is modern; historically, refuse was just left in piles or thrown into pits).

  3. Incineration or combustion is a type disposal method in which municipal solid wastes are burned at high temperatures so as as to convert them into residue and gaseous products. The biggest advantage of this type of method is that it can reduce the volume of solid waste to 20 to 30 percent of the original volume, decreases the space they take up and reduce the stress on landfills.

Methods used for the management of waste is/are:

  1. recycling

  2. incineration

  3. digesting

  4. all of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
  1. Recycling is the process of converting waste products into new products to prevent energy usage and consumption of fresh raw materials. Recycling is the third component of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle waste hierarchy. The idea behind recycling is to reduce energy usage, reduce the volume of landfills, reduce air and water pollution, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and preserve natural resources for future use.
  2. Incineration or combustion is a type disposal method in which municipal solid wastes are burned at high temperatures so as to convert them into residue and gaseous products. The biggest advantage of this type of method is that it can reduce the volume of solid waste to 20 to 30 percent of the original volume, decreases the space they take up and reduce the stress on landfills.
  3. Anaerobic digestion is a collection of processes by which microorganisms break down biodegradable material in the absence of oxygen. The process is used for industrial or domestic purposes to manage waste or to produce fuels.

The treated water has a very low level of organic material and suspended matter. It is discharged into __________.

  1. sea

  2. a river or into the ground

  3. both $A$ and $B$

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Industrial wastewater treatment describes the processes used for the treatment of wastewater that is produced by industries as an undesirable by-product. After treatment, the treated industrial wastewater (or effluent) may be reused or released to a sanitary sewer or to a surface water in the environment.

_______ or using plants (such as willow) to extract heavy metals can prevent soil pollution.

  1. Phytoremediation

  2. Biofertilizer

  3. Bioremediation

  4. None of above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Phytoremediation, or using plants (such as willow) to extract heavy metals can be an effective method to prevent soil pollution.

One way of preventing pollution of the air is by passing exhaust gases through a filter. Glass fibre or silicone-treated bags of textile material are used for filtering.

  1. Hot gases

  2. High pressure gases

  3. Cold gases

  4. Reactive gases


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Silicone coated fiberglass bags are resistant to high temperatures and are able to separate at a temperature range of approximately $-50^oC$ to $+250^oC$. Thus it has excellent weather proof and water repellent properties. It is also resistant to chemicals. It is used to filtering hot gases as it can withstand high temperatures.

Tetraethyl lead (TEL) in petrol was used as antiknocking agent, which creates lead pollution. In order to avoid lead pollution, the substitute of TEL is used in unleaded-petrol. The substitute is denoted as: 

  1. $AK-33-X$

  2. $BK-33-X$

  3. $CK-33-X$

  4. $DK-33-X$


Correct Option: A

The function of sedimentation tank in sewage treatment is to:

  1. disinfect the sewage

  2. aerate the sewage

  3. remove water content

  4. remove suspended solids


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A sedimentation tank allows suspended particles to settle out of water or wastewater as it flows slowly through the tank, thereby providing some degree of purification. A layer of accumulated solids, called sludge, forms at the bottom of the tank and is periodically removed.

Minamata disease is because of pollution of:

  1. organic waste going into drinking water

  2. oil spill in water

  3. industrial waste containing mercury into fishing water

  4. arsenic going into the atmosphere


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Minamata disease is a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning. Minamata disease was first discovered in Minamata city in Kumamoto prefecture, Japan, in 1956. It was caused by the release of methylmercury in the industrial wastewater from the Chisso Corporation's chemical factory, which continued from 1932 to 1968. This highly toxic chemical bio accumulated in shellfish and fish in Minamata Bay and the Shiranui Sea, which, when eaten by the local populace, resulted in mercury poisoning.

Compost is being used for all of the following except:

  1. landfill cover

  2. landscaping

  3. low grade fertilizers

  4. agricultural field


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Compost is organic matter that has been decomposed and recycled as a fertilizer and soil amendment. Compost is a key ingredient in organic farming. At the simplest level, the process of composting requires making a heap of wetted organic matter known as green waste (leaves, food waste) and waiting for the materials to break down into humus after a period of weeks or months. 

Identify an example of a successful way to dispose of hazardous waste.

  1. Deep injection

  2. Well burn it in an incinerator plant

  3. Put it in a metal cask and throw it in the ocean

  4. Bury in a metal drum in a regular landfill


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Deep injection is a liquid waste disposal technology. This alternative uses injection wells to place treated or untreated liquid waste into geologic formations that have no potential to allow migration of contaminants into potential potable water aquifers.

Other methods result into pollution and are not a feasible solution. 

Carbon monoxide emitted by automobiles prevents transport of oxygen in body due to:

  1. its combination with oxygen to form carbon dioxide

  2. break down of haemoglobin

  3. preventing haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin

  4. formation of free radicals in the blood


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide gases are emitted during the combustion of various fuels. Carbon monoxide is poisonous, whereas carbon-dioxide is non-toxic in nature. Carbon monoxide is poisonous because it is capable of forming a complex with hemoglobin (carboxyhaemoglobin), which is more stable than the oxygen-haemoglobin complex. The concentration range of 3–4% of  carboxyhaemoglobin decreases the oxygen-carrying capacity of blood. This results in headaches, weak eyesight, nervousness, and cardiovascular disorders. A more increased concentration may even lead to death.

Carbon monoxide when binds to hemoglobin forms a stable compound - carboxyhaemoglobin. Since, oxygen of carbon monoxide binds more readily to hemoglobin than do Oxygen of carbon dioxide, therefore carbon monoxide prevents carbon dioxide from binding to Hb, which means diffusion or exchange of gases won't take place at alveolar site. So, carbon monoxide is more harmful because it prevents oxygen from entering the body.

Which of the following is not a method for the disposal of hazardous wastes?

  1. ISV

  2. Landfills

  3. Deep-will injection

  4. Surface impoundments


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In situ vitrification (ISV) is a process which uses an electric current to melt soil or other earthen materials at extremely high temperatures and thereby immobilize most inorganics and destroy organic pollutants by pyrolysis. While other methods can be successfully used to dispose hazardous wastes, ISV will cause air and soil pollution.

Which of the following is not a major option for managing hazardous waste?

  1. Reducing the production of waste while increasing the amount generated.

  2. Reducing the volume and/or hazard of the waste.

  3. Long-term storage or disposal.

  4. Dumping at sea


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Reducing the volume and/or hazard of the waste, long-term storage or disposal, dumping at sea are ways of managing hazardous wastes. Reducing the production of waste while increasing the amount generated is a preventive method rather than a disposal method.

Treatment of waste water involves physical, chemical, and biological processes, which remove _______ matter that contaminates waste water.

  1. physical

  2. chemical and biological 

  3. both $A$ and $B$

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Physical treatment of water includes-filtration, sedimentation, separation etc. Chemical and Biological treatment includes coagulation, flocculation, ion-exchange, absorption, also aerobic treatments and anaerobic treatments. By these treatments, all physical, chemical and biological matter that contaminates wastewater, can be removed 

Water treatment plants should be installed in all _________ areas .

  1. desert

  2. residential

  3. industrial

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Water treatment plants should be installed in all industrial areas. Laws for industrial units should be strictly implemented so that polluted water is not disposed off directly into rivers and lake.

The fuel obtained by decomposing sludge is:

  1. biogas

  2. petrol

  3. diesel

  4. kerosene


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The gas obtained by decomposing sludge is Biogas (methane and carbon dioxide). Decomposition of sludge products methane and carbon dioxide which is then stored and supplied as biogas for various household processes and other commercial processes.

Ozone higher up in the atmosphere acts as a shield to prevent UV rays from reaching the Earth's surface These UV rays are responsible for which of the following diseases?
(i) Skin cancer          (ii) Eye damage          (iii) Lung cancer
(iv) Damage to immune system           (v) Colour blindness

  1. (i), (ii) & (iii)

  2. (i), (ii), (iv) & (v)

  3. (i), (iii), (v)

  4. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The disease cause by UV rays are

1. Skin cancer
2. Eye damage
3. Damage to immune system 
4. Colour blindness

______ or using fungus to metabolize contaminants and accumulate heavy metals.

  1. Bioremediation

  2. Phytoremediation

  3. Both A and B

  4. Mycoremediation


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Mycoremediation is a form of bioremediation, the process of using fungi to degrade or sequester contaminants in the environment. Stimulating microbial and enzyme activity, mycelium reduces toxins in-situ. Some fungi are hyperaccumulators, capable of absorbing and concentrating heavy metals in the mushroom fruit bodies.

Industrial waste include:

  1. chemical solvents, paints

  2. sandpaper, paper products

  3. industrial by-products, radioactive waste

  4. all the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Industrial waste is the waste produced by industrial activity which includes any material that is rendered useless during a manufacturing process such as that of factories, industries, mills, and mining operations. It has existed since the start of the Industrial Revolution. Some examples of industrial wastes are chemical solvents, paints, sandpaper, paper products, industrial by-products, metals, and radioactive wastes.

Waste management is ________.

  1. to develop products and processes that are kind to the environment. This can involve reducing the waste a process creates, using renewable materials, lessening the energy required to form a product, etc

  2. the collection, transportation, disposal or recycling and monitoring of waste

  3. the process of creating a clean and green environment

  4. None of above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Waste management is the precise name for the collection, transportation, disposal or recycling and monitoring of waste. This term is assigned to the material, waste material that is produced through human being activity. This material is managed to avoid its adverse effect on human health and environment.

Sludge is:

  1. created from combination of gases released from industries and water

  2. a semi-solid slurry and can be produced as sewage sludge from wastewater treatment processes

  3. a type of household waste

  4. a type of industrial waste


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sludge is a semi-solid slurry and can be produced as sewage sludge from wastewater treatment processes or as a settled suspension obtained from conventional drinking water treatment and numerous other industrial processes.

Which of the following statements is/are correct for generating non-biodegradable waste?

  1. Thermal power plants producing fly ash

  2. Iron and steel plants producing blast furnace slag

  3. Metal industries producing mud and tailings

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Non-biodegradable waste is a type of waste that can not be broken down into its base compounds by micro-organisms, air, moisture or soil in a reasonable amount of time. Non-biodegradable waste is an environmental concern, as it threatens to overwhelm landfills and create disposal problems. Almost all industries generate some amount of non biodegradable waste for eg fly ash,slag,mud which are major concern for the environment.

Paint is type of:

  1. industrial waste

  2. household waste

  3. from kitchen

  4. a contamination of water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Paint is created in factories and non-bio-degradable waste. It is an industrial waste.

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