Effects of pollution on environment - class-XII
Description: effects of pollution on environment | |
Number of Questions: 63 | |
Created by: Sundari Chatterjee | |
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Appropriate measures to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions are the commitments of the:
According to Indian forest policy, what percentage of the land area should be under forest cover?
According to forestory comission report - 1997 the total forest cover of India
The percentage of forest cover in India, for plain and hills as decided by 'Forest Policy Act' (1988) is respectively
'The Environment Protection Act' was passed in
Consider the following statements.
A. By the end of twentieth century, the forest cover in India was reduced to 19.4 percent.
B. National Forest Policy was implemented in the year 1988.
C. The average annual production of dry grass or hay in India is about 250 million tons.
D. About 10% of the world's population lives in arid or semi arid regions.
Of these statements which of the following is true?
Which of the following is the measures for controlling carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere?
Ozone day is celebrated on
UNEP stands for
Select the correct match.
Match correctly the following and choose the correct option.
(i) | Environment protection Act | A. | 1974 |
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(ii) | Air Prevention and control of pollution Act | B. | 1987 |
(iii) | Water Act | c. | 1986 |
(iv) | Amendment of Air Act to include noise | D. | 1981 |
The nation whose government is promoting large families because of an aging population and low fertility rate is
The name of operation flood is synonymous to
An international treaty known as Montreal Protocol was signed to control emission of _______________.
Which Act was formulated in the year 1986?
The 'Environment Protection Act' to protect and improve the quality of environment (air, water and soil) was passed by the Government of India in the year
E-waste rule came into effect in
The stakeholders who have their dependency on forest are as follows
Biomedical waste if not handled properly can be a potential source of diseases like
The Air Act was enacted by the parliament in
Steps taken by the Government of India to control air pollution includes
Which of the following stakeholders of forest causes maximum damage ?
Abatement do not include
Which of the following is not considered a method of abatement of pollution?
A general time used for methods that reduce the amount of act near brought in
All the buses of Delhi were connected to run on ................. by the end of year ..........
Mark the correct statement about abatement of pollution.
Government of India has adopted auto fuel policy to effectively cut down _________ in the automobiles exhausts.
Officer A. K. Banerjee is related with
Establishment of forest is called as
Government of India has adopted auto fuel policy to effectively cut down _____ in the automobiles exhausts.
Which of the following is not considered a method of abatement of pollution?
Which of the following is considered as a method of abatement of pollution?
Which of the following is/are methods used in the factories for abatement of pollution ?
Which of the following is decreased to reduce the air pollution by automobiles.
Government of India has adopted auto fuel policy to effectively cut down.
Which Act was formulated in the year 1986?
The measures to eliminate pollution from the given environment is called as
Abatement measures of water pollution is
The Environment (Protection) Act to protect and improve the quality of environment (air, water and soil) was passed by the Government of India in the year
Identify the abatement of pollution.
Pollution abatement involves
Which one of the following is a most efficient device to eliminate particulate matters from the industrial emissions?
According to Kyoto protocol, the major nations abide to reduce concentration of green house gases by
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was amended in 1987 to include which one of the following as pollutant?
The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was amended in $1987$ to include one of the following as pollutant
According to Central Pollution Control Board, air pollutants responsible for great harm have a size(in $\mu$m) of
In which year, Air Prevention and Control of pollution act were amended to include noise as an air pollutant?
The Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act came into force in
The Government of India has passed the environment (Protection) Act in the year ___________.
Identify the correctly matched pair.
Ozone day is
The first Environmental Law in India was enacted in
Kyoto protocol is to
Which of the following statements are incorrect regarding the Euro II norms ?
According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) which particulate size in diameter (in micrometres) of the air pollutants is responsible for greatest harm to human health?
What changes can you make in your habits to become more environment-friendly?
Maximum permissible noise as per Noise Pollution Rules 2000 is
We saw in this chapter that there are four main stakeholders when it comes to forests and wildlife. Which among these should have the authority to decide the management of forest produce?
Euro/Bharat norms are applicable on
With its very large population of vehicular traffic, Delhi is one of the most polluted cities of the world. Which of the following steps were taken by the government to reduce vehicular pollution in Delhi ?
(i) Switching over the entire fleet of public transport i.e., buses autorickshaws, from diesel to CNG
(ii) Phasing out of old vehicles
(iii) Use of unleaded petrol in vehicles
(iv) Use of low sulphur petrol and diesel in vehicles
(v) Use of catalytic converters in vehicles
(vi) Application of stringent pollution level norms for vehicles such as Euro-II norms, etc.
World Environment Day coincides with commemoration of
Which of the following act was formulated in 1986?