Environmental Issues


  1. Major aerosol pollutant in jet plane emission is









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    Fluorides of carbon is the major pollutant from jet plane emission.

    Correct Option: D

    Fluorides of carbon is the major pollutant from jet plane emission.


  1. Acid rains are produced by









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    NO2 and SO2 after reacting with water in atmosphere produce HNO3 & H2SO4 which falls down as acid rain.

    Correct Option: A

    NO2 and SO2 after reacting with water in atmosphere produce HNO3 & H2SO4 which falls down as acid rain.



  1. Which one is not a pollutant normally?









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    CO2 in its normal fraction in air (about 0.03%) is actually not a pollutant but above this it is considered as a pollutant. At the elevated level it becomes a cause for global warming.

    Correct Option: B

    CO2 in its normal fraction in air (about 0.03%) is actually not a pollutant but above this it is considered as a pollutant. At the elevated level it becomes a cause for global warming.


  1. The Taj Mahal is threatened due to the effect of









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    The Taj Mahal is threatened by environmental pollution, especially by acid rain due to sulphur dioxide emitted from Mathura refinery.

    Correct Option: D

    The Taj Mahal is threatened by environmental pollution, especially by acid rain due to sulphur dioxide emitted from Mathura refinery.



  1. How does carbon monoxide, a poisonous gas emitted by automobiles, prevent transport of oxygen into the body tissues?









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    Carbon monoxide, when inhaled, combines with blood haemoglobin to form carboxy-haemoglobin at a rate 210 times faster than the rate at which oxygen forms oxyhaemoglobin. Thus, respiration is impaired.

    Correct Option: B

    Carbon monoxide, when inhaled, combines with blood haemoglobin to form carboxy-haemoglobin at a rate 210 times faster than the rate at which oxygen forms oxyhaemoglobin. Thus, respiration is impaired.