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Air Pollution

Description: Air Pollution
Number of Questions: 10
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Which of the following is/are depleting the useful ozone layer of the upper atmosphere?

  1. CFCs

  2. Suspended particulate matter

  3. Sulphur dioxide

  4. Nitrogen oxide


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct option as pollution from CFCs is depleting the useful ozone layer of the upper atmosphere.

Which of the following pollutants contribute in the formation of smog?

a. Sulphur dioxide b. Nitrogen oxide c. Carbon monoxide d. Carbon dioxide

  1. a and c

  2. a and b

  3. b and c

  4. b and d


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide contribute in the formation of smog.

Which of the following gases is acidic in nature?

  1. Oxygen

  2. Nitrogen dioxide

  3. Nitrogen

  4. Helium


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Nitrogen dioxide is acidic in nature.

Which of the following gases is not an air pollutant?

  1. N2

  2. NO2

  3. SO2

  4. CO


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Nitrogen (N2) is not an air pollutant. 

Which of the following activities causes air pollution?

  1. Planting of trees

  2. Taking measures to reduce smoke

  3. Using unleaded petrol

  4. Burning of fuels


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Burning of fuels is the main cause of air pollution.

Which of the following are the effects of acid rain?

I. Death of aquatic animals and plants II. Acidification of soil III. Corrosion of sculptures, monuments and buildings

  1. Only I and II

  2. Only II and III

  3. Only I and III

  4. All I, II and III


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Acid rain makes water and soil acidic. It causes death of aquatic plants and animals. It corrodes sculptures, monuments and buildings.

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Ozone is a non-toxic gas.

  2. The ozone layer protects the surface of Earth from infrared rays.

  3. Ozone hole is a region of marked thinning of the ozone layer at high altitudes.

  4. Ozone is present in the mesosphere.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Ozone hole is a region of marked thinning of the ozone layer at higher altitudes. It is a toxic gas and the ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation.  

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

  1. SO2

  2. CO2

  3. NO2

  4. CO


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

CO2 is a greenhouse gas because it traps some of the energy radiated by the earth and does not allow it to escape. 

Which of the following combine to form smog?

(i) Smoke (ii) CFCs (iii) Fog (iv) Dust

  1. (i) and (ii)

  2. (i) and (iii)

  3. (i) and (iv)

  4. (iii) and (iv)


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Smog is formed in cold weather by the combination of smoke and fog.

What is the term used to describe the rise in the average temperature (by 0.5oC) of earth’s atmosphere?

  1. Global warming

  2. Acid rain

  3. Ozone depletion

  4. Greenhouse effect


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The increase in the average temperature of earth’s atmosphere is termed as global warming.

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