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Effects of Air Pollution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many people die of Air Pollution in India each year

a)

About Half a Million

b)

2 Lakh

c)

3 crores

d)

Half a Lakh

2.

Which of these is not a cause of to Air Pollution

a)

Wheezing

b)

Diarrhea

c)

Coughing

d)

Lung Cancer

3.

According to a report in 2014, in India, _____ and ground level ozone reduced crop yields by in 2010 compared to 1980 levels.

a)

Black Carbon

b)

Argon

c)

None of these

d)

Oxygen

4.

Oxides of _______, _____and _____in the air dissolve in rain water to form acids. Acid rains reduce soil fertility. The resulting acidification of ponds and lakes is fatal to aquatic life.

a)

Sulphur, Nitrogen and Carbon

b)

Oxygen, Fluorine and Silver

c)

Copper, Zinc, Magnesium

d)

None of these

5.

The Taj Mahal is made up of ________

a)

Marble

b)

Granite

c)

Cement

d)

Bricks

6.

Marble is ______ which is corroded by acids

a)

Calcium Carbonate

b)

Zinc Chloride

c)

Copper Sulphate

d)

None of these

7.

The marble on the U.S. Capitol building has also been eroded by _____

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Plants

c)

Deforestation

d)

Smog

8.

________light from the sun acts on the emissions from vehicles and industries, converting them to secondary pollutants.

a)

Fluorescent

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Smoky

d)

Heated

9.

Burning crop fields in Haryana caused the ______to drift to Delhi where it became choking smog.

a)

Rain

b)

Smoke

c)

Fire

d)

None of them

10.

According to WHO, about ___million people die due to air pollution every year

a)

2

b)

1

c)

6

d)

12

11.

Acid rains reduce ___fertility.

a)

Soil

b)

Rain

c)

Crop

d)

Water

12.

The emissions from the nearby ____oil refinery have resulted in acidic rains in the Taj Mahal area.

a)

Mathura

b)

Lucknow

c)

Delhi

d)

Agra

13.

Smog hampers _____and give rise to ____ailments.

a)

visibility, respiratory

b)

wealth, visionary

c)

None of these

d)

Eyesight, Excretory

14.

The more the pollution, the more _____chemicals enter our lungs.

a)

Toxic

b)

Helpful

c)

Beneficial

d)

None of these

15.

Most vehicles are powered by petrol or diesel which burn to produce several pollutants like carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, lead and smoke.

a)

True

b)

False