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(a) Ozone
(b) Carbon dioxide
(c) Carbon monooxide
(d) Sulphur dioxide
3. The environmental lapse rate is found to be:
(a) 6.5C/km
(b) 8.6C/km
(c) 6.5C/km
(d) 5.6C/km
4. During Inversion:
(a) Temperature increases with altitude
(b) Temperature decreases with altitude
(c) Temperature remains constant
(d) None of the above
5. Among the following, the only secondary pollutant is:
(a) Sulphur tetraoxide
(b) Sulphur dioxide
(c) Ozone
(d) Sulphur tetraoxide
6. Which of the following groups of plants can be used as indicators of SO pollu
tion of air?
(a) Epiphytic lichens
(b) Ferns
(c) Liver worts
(d) Horn worts
7. Which of the following on inhalation dissolved in the blood hemoglobin more r
apidly than oxygen?
(a) Sulphur dioxide
(b) Carbon mono-oxide
(c) Ozone
(d) Nitrous oxide
8. Smog is:
(a) A natural phenomenon
(b) A combination of smoke and fog
(c) Is colourless
(d) All of the above
9. The major photochemical oxidant is:
(a) Ozone
(b) Hydrogen peroxide
(c) Nitrogen oxides
(d) Peroxyl Acetyl Nitrate (PAN)
10. Which of the following are likely to be present in photochemical smog?
(a) Sulphur dioxide
(b) Photochemical oxidants
(c) Chlorofluorocarbon
(d) Smog
11. Which of the following devices is suitable for the removal of gaseous pollut
ants?
(a) Cyclone separator
(b) Electrostatic precipitator
(c) Fabric filter
(d) Wet scrubber
12. Which of the following air pollution control devices is suitable for the rem
oving the finest dust from the air?
(a) Cyclone separator
(b) Electrostatic precipitator
(c) Fabric filter
(d) Wet scrubber
13. Air pollution from automobiles can be controlled by fitting:
(a) Cyclone separato
(b) Electrostatic precipitator
(c) Catalytic converter
(d) Wet scrubber
14. Taj Mahal at Agra may be damaged by:
(a) Sulphur dioxide
(b) Chlorine
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Oxygen
15. Gas leaked in Bhopal tragedy:
(a) Methyl isocyanate
(b) Potassium isothoiocynate
(c) Ethyl isocyanate
(d) Sodium isothiocyanate
16. BOD is:
(a) A measure of the organic matter presents in water
(b) Usually less than COD
(c) Biochemical oxygen demand
(d) All of the above
17. BOD/COD ratio will always be:
(a) Equal to 1
(b) Less than 1
(c) More than 1
(d) None of them
18. Biochemical Oxygen Demand measures:
(a) Industrial pollution
(b) Air pollution
(c) Pollution capacity of effects
(d) Dissolved O2 needed by microbes to decompose organic waste.
19. Excess fluoride in drinking water is likely to cause:
(a) Blue baby syndrome
(b) Fluorosis
(c) Change in taste and odour
(d) Intestinal irritation
20. Fluoride pollution mainly affects:
(a) Kidney
(b) Brain
(c) Heart
(d) Teeth
21. Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution?
(a) Factories
(b) Sewage treatment plants
(c) Urban and suburban lands
(d) All of the above
22. Septic tank is:
(a) An aerobic attached growth treatment system
(b) An aerobic suspended growth biological treatment system
(c) An anaerobic attached growth biological treatment system
(d) An anaerobic suspended growth treatment system
23. Disease caused by eating fish inhabiting mercury contaminated water is:
(a) Bright s disease
(b) Hiroshima episode
(c) Mina-mata disease
(d) Osteosclerosis
24. Which of the following is not a marine pollutant?
(a) Oil
(b) Plastics
(c) Dissolved oxygen
(d) All of the above
25. Noise is:
(a) Loud sound
(b) Sound of high frequency
(c) Unwanted sound
(d) Constant sound
26. Sound becomes hazardous noise pollution at decibels:
(a) Above 80
(b) Above 30
(c) Above 100
(d) Above 120
27. Which of the following is a major source of thermal pollution in water bodie
s?
(a) Sewage treatment plant
(b) Solid waste disposal sites
(c) Thermal power plant
(d) All of the above
28. The highest heating valve is of:
(a) Garbage
(b) Rubbish
(c) Hospital waste
(d) Industrial waste
29. The highest moisture content is in:
(a) Garbage
(b) Rubbish
(c) Hospital waste
(d) Agricultural waste
30. Which of the following is a likely characteristic of hazardous waste?
(a) Ignitability
(b) Corrosivity
(c) Reactivity
(d) Any of the above
31. High level radioactive waste can be managed in which of the following ways?
(a) Open dumping
(b) Composting
(c) Incineration
(d) Dumping in sealed containers
32. Biomedical waste may be disposed of by?
(a) Incineration
(b) Autoclaving
(c) Land filling
(d) Both (b) and (c)
33. Which of the following is a biodegradable organic chemical/substance?
(a) Plastics
(b) Oils
(c) Pesticides
(d) Garbage
Answers:
1. (c); 2. (a); 3. (a); 4. (a); 5. (c); 6. (a); 7. (b); 8. (b); 9. (c); 10. (c);
11. (d); 12. (b); 13. (c); 14. (a); 15. (a); 16. (d); 17. (b); 18. (d); 19. (b);
20. (d); 21. (c); 22. (d); 23. (c); 24. (c); 25. (c); 26. (a); 27. (c); 28. (b);
29. (d); 30. (d); 31. (d); 32. (d); 33. (d).
42. Which among the following is likely to have the highest levels of D.D.T. dep
ositions in its body?
(a) sea gull (b) phytoplankton (c) eel (d) crab.
42. (a):
Biomagnifications is the increase in concentration of a compound in the tissue
of organism as the compound passes up a food chain usually as a result of food i
ntake. This results from the accumulation of the compo
und at each trophic level prior to its consumption ?by organisms at the
next trophic level. Most chlorinated hydrocarbon like DDT shows biomagnification
s. Level of concentration of compound increases in higher trophic level as shown
in the following chain. Water
> phytoplanktons
> zooplanktons
> insects
> fish
> large fish Higher the trophic level higher will be the accumulation of organic
compound. Hence sea gull is likely to have the highest level of DDT deposition
in its body.
43. Which one of the following gases contributes maximum to the green house
effect?on the earth?
(a) carbon dioxide (b) chlorofluoro carbon (c) Freon (d) methane.
43. (a):
44. The dominant second trophic level, in a lake ecosystem, is
(a) phytoplankton (b) zooplankton (c) benthos (d) plankton.
44. (b):
45. Sounds above what level are considered hazardous noise pollution?
(a) above 80 dB (b) above 30 dB (c) above 150 dB (d) above 120 dB.
45. (d):
46 A disease caused by eating fish contaminated by industrial waste, containing
mercury compounds, is called
(a) osteosclerosis
(b) Hashimoto s oxidase
(c) Bright s disease
(d) minimata disease.
46. (d):
47. When huge amount of sewage is dumped into a river, its B.O.D. will
(a) slightly decrease (b) remain unchanged (c) increase (d) decrease.
47. (c):
48. If we completely remove the decomposers from an ecosystem, its functioning w
ill be adversely affected, because
(a) mineral movement will be blocked (b) the rate of decomposition will be very
high
c) energy flow will be blocked (d) herbivores will not receive solar energy.
48. (a):
49. In a biotic community, the primary consumers are
(a) detritivores (b) herbivores (c) carnivores (d) omnivores.
49. (b):
50. The abundance of a species population, within its habitat, is called
(a) relative density (b) regional density (c) absolute density (d) niche density
.
50. (d):
51. The Taj Mahal is threatened due to the effect of
(a) oxygen (b) hydrogen (c) chlorine (d) sulphur-dioxide.
51. (d):
143. (d):
Eutrophication in the phenomenon of nutrient enrichment of a water body that in
itially supports a dense growth of plants and animals. It is caused by runoff fr
om fertilized fields, suburban lawns, detergent rich sewage; Eutrophication is c
aused by the increase in an ecosystem of chemical nutrients, typically compounds
containing nitrogen and phosphorus. It may occur on land or in water, although
traditionally thought of as enrichment of Aquatic systems by addition of fertili
zers into lakes, bays or other semi-enclosed waters terrestrial ecosystems are s
ubject to similarly adverse impacts, eg cause of algal blooms. Increased content
of nitrates in soil frequently leads to undesirable changes in vegetation compo
sition and many plant species are endangered as a result of eutrophication in te
rrestrial ecosystems, e.g., majority of orchid species in Europe.
144. If the mean and the median pertaining to a certain character of a populatio
n are of the same value, the following is most likely to occur
(a) a bi-modal distribution (b) a T-shaped curve (c) a skewed curve (d) a norma
l distribution.
144. (d):
145. A high density of elephant population in an area can result in
(a) intra specific competition (b) inter specific competition (c) predation on o
ne another (d) mutualism.
145. (d):
146. Which one of the following ecosystem types has the highest annual net prima
ry productivity?
(a) tropical deciduous forest (b) temperate evergreen forest (c) temperate deci
duous forest (d)tropical rain forest.
146. (d):
147. Which one of the following pairs of organisms are exotic species introduced
in India?
(a) Lantana camara, water hyacinth (b) water hyacinth, Prosopis cinereria (c) n
ile perch, Ficus religiosa (d) Ficus religiosa, Lantana camara.
147. (a)
148. Which one of the following is not a bioindicator of water pollution?
(a) blood-worms (b) stone flies (c) sewage fungus (d) sludge-worms.