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Environmental Pollution_2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Full Form of ESP:

a)

Electric Soluble Precipitate

b)

ElectroStatic precipitators

c)

Electronic Solid Particles

2.

Scrubbers are wet collectors

a)

True

b)

False

3.

control measures of indoor air pollution

a)

closing industries which pollute the environment.

b)

increasing the height of chimneys

c)

shifting of polluting industries away from cities a

d)

development and maintenance of red belt

4.

Full Form of PUC:

a)

Power Under Control

b)

Pollutants Under Contamination

c)

Pollution Under Control

d)

Particles Under Carbon

5.

motor vehicles need to obtain Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate at regular intervals

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Alternate fuels like __________ is being encouraged for use in public transport vehicles

a)

LPG

b)

LNG

c)

CNG

d)

Diesel

7.

The _________________has an ozone layer which protects the earth’s surface from excessive ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the Sun

a)

lithosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

troposphere

8.

The stratosphere has an ozone layer which protects the earth’s surface from excessive _______________ (UV) radiation from the Sun

a)

ultra

b)

ultraviolet

c)

Under rays

9.

Full Form of CFCs

a)

chlorine fluorine carbons

b)

chlorofluorocarbons

c)

carbon fluorine componds

10.

There has been a reduction of ozone umbrella or shield over the Arctic and Antarctic regions. This is known as _____________ hole.

a)

ozone

b)

oxygen

c)

omit

d)

o2

11.

increase in temperature is observed in green houses, in the botanical gardens the heating effect is known as___________

a)

global warming

b)

ozone

c)

green house effect

12.

Noise level is measured in terms of_____________ (dB)

a)

hertz

b)

decimals

c)

decibels

d)

meters

13.

Full Form of WHO

a)

World Health Organization

b)

World Hope Organs

c)

World Health Organs

d)

Wealth Health Organisation

14.

. Anything above 80 dB is hazardous

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Following steps can be taken to control or minimize noise pollution

a)

Industrial noises can be reduced by sound proofing equipment like generators and areas producing lot of noise

b)

A green belt of trees is an efficient noise absorber

c)

Road traffic noise can be reduced by better designing and proper maintenance of vehicles

16.

Addition or presence of undesirable substances in water is called ___________ pollution.

a)

ocean

b)

water

c)

air

d)

river

17.

Pesticides like __________ and others used in agriculture may contaminate water bodies.

a)

fertilizers

b)

weedicide

c)

DDT

d)

PPT

18.

Pollution of water bodies by mercury causes ____________disease in humans

a)

Malaria

b)

Minamata

c)

Dengue

d)

Typhoid

19.

Pollution of water bodies by mercury causes dropsy in __________

a)

animals

b)

fishes

c)

plants

d)

hmans

20.

_________pollution of sea occurs from leakage from ships, oil tankers, rigs and pipelines

a)

Water

b)

Air

c)

Oil

d)

Land