Environmental Issues


  1. Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?









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    Primary pollutant is that which persists in the form in which it is released in the environment eg. CO. A secondary pollutant is one which is formed from another pollutant due to change or reaction. e.g. PAN (Peroxy acytyl nitrate).

    Correct Option: C

    Primary pollutant is that which persists in the form in which it is released in the environment eg. CO. A secondary pollutant is one which is formed from another pollutant due to change or reaction. e.g. PAN (Peroxy acytyl nitrate).


  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. 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. A river with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result in









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    Domestic sewage rich in organic waste leads to increase in Biological Oxygen Demand, which leads to decrease D.O. (dissolved oxygen) which leads to death of fishes.

    Correct Option: D

    Domestic sewage rich in organic waste leads to increase in Biological Oxygen Demand, which leads to decrease D.O. (dissolved oxygen) which leads to death of fishes.



  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.