1. What  causes  death  of  fish  in water  bodies  polluted by sewage? (a) Foul smell

(b) Pathogens
(c) Clogging  of gills by silt
(d) Decrease in  D.O.

2. Which is the major air  pollutant?

(a) He 389. BOD is connected  with (a) microbes and organic  matter
(b) organic matter
(c) microbes
(d) None  of  the  above

3. Which among the following statements is  false?

(a) Oil  slick  in  sea  water  increases D.O.  value.
(b) The main reason for river water pollution  is  industrial and  domestic sewage discharge.
(c) Surface water contains a lot of organic matter mineral nutrients  and radioactive  materials.
(d) O2

4. The  ozone  layer  is  present  in

(a) Stratosphere
(b) Thermosphere
(c) CO2
(d) C O

5. Which  is  related to  ‘Green  House Effect’?

(a) Farming of green plants
(b) Farming of  vegetables in  houses
(c) Global warming
(d) Biodegradable pollutant

6. Biochemical Oxygen Demand,  (BOD) is a measure of organic material present  in  water. BOD  value  less than  5 ppm indicates  a water  sample  to be  __________.

(a) rich  in  dissolved oxygen
(b) poor  in  dissolved  oxygen
(c) highly polluted
(d) not suitable  for  aquatic  life

7. Green  chemistry means  such  reactions which ?

(a) produce  colour  during reactions
(b) reduce the use and  production  of hazardous chemicals
(c) are related  to  the depletion  of ozone layer
(d) study  the reactions  in  plants

8. Identify the  wrong  statement in  the following:

(a) Chlorofluorocarbons are responsible  for  ozone layer depletion.
(b) Greenhouse effect  is responsible for  global  warming.
(c) Acid  rain  is mostly  because  of oxides  of  nitrogen  and sulphur.
(d) Ozone  layer  does  not  permit  infrared  radiation  from the  sun to  reach the  earth.

9. The  statement which is not  correct  about control of particulate  pollution ?

(a) In electrostatic precipitator, the  particulates are  made to  acquire positive charge which  are then  attracted by the negative  electrode and  removed.(b) Gravity settling chamber  removes larger  particles from the  air.
(c) Cyclone collector  removes  fine  particls  in  the  diameter range 5-20 microns.
(d) Wet  scrubbers  are  used to wash  away all types  of
particulates.
(d) Feldspar

10. Which  of  the  following  is  an  ore  of  tin  ?

(a) Carborundum
(c) Cassiterite
(b) Epsomite
(d) Spodumene

11.Which  of  the  following is  chalcopyrite?

(a) CuFeS2 (b) FeS2
(c) KMgCl3.6H2O

12. Minamata disease is  due to  pollution  of

(a) Aresenic into the atmosphere
(b) Organic waste into  drinking water
(c) Oil spill in  water
(d) Industrial waste mercury into fishing water

13. BOD is connected  with ?

(a) microbes and organic  matter (b) organic matter
(c) microbes
(d) None  of  the  above

14. Which among the following statements is  false?

(a) Oil  slick  in  sea  water  increases D.O.  value.
(b) The main reason for river water pollution  is  industrial and  domestic sewage discharge.
(c) Surface water contains a lot of organic matter mineral nutrients  and radioactive  materials.
(d) Oil spill  in  sea water  causes  heavy  damage to fishery.

15. When  rain  is  accompanied by a thunderstorm,  the collected rain water  will  have  a  pH value ?

(a) Slightly  lower than that  of  rain  water without thunderstorm
(b) Slightly higher than  that when  the  thunderstorm  is not there
(c) Uninfluenced by  occurrence  of  thunderstorm
(d) Which depends  upon the  amount of  dust in air

16. Thermal pollution  affects mainly ?

(a) vegetation
(b) aquatic  creature
(d) air

17. Which  one  of  the  following  statement is not   true  ?

(a) pH of drinking  water  should be  between  5.5 – 9.5.
(b) Concentration  of  DO  below 6 ppm  is  good for  the growth  of fish.
(c) Clean water  would have a BOD value of less than  5 ppm.
(d) Oxides  of sulphur,  nitrogen  and  carbon  are the most widespread air pollutant.

18.Which one  of  the  following is  an  ore  of  silver ?

(a) Argentite (c) Haematite
(b) Stibnite
(d) Bauxite

19. Cinnabar  is  an  ore of

(a) Hg(b) Cu
(c) Pb
(d) Zn

20. Copper  can  be  extracted from

(a) Kupfernical
(b) Dolomite
(c) Malachite
(d) Galena

21.An example  of an  oxide ore is 

(a) Bauxite
(b) Malachite
(c) Zinc blende
(d) Feldspar

22. Which  of  the  following  is  an  ore  of  tin  ?

(a) Carborundum
(c) Cassiterite
(b) Epsomite
(d) Spodumene

23.Which  of  the  following is  chalcopyrite?

(a) CuFeS2
(b) FeS2
(c) KMgCl3.6H2O
(d) Al2O3.2H2O

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