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Important Questions on Environmental Issues

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Bhopal gas tragedy is related to which gas?
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In which year the Government of India Promulgated the Environment (Protection) Act?
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According to Supreme Court of India, ruling with respect to 'Bharat Stage VI' Norms, from which date, these are supposed to be implemented in the country?
MEDIUM
Write two effects of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN).
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Which of the following is not an air pollutant?
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Depletion of which gas in the atmosphere can lead to an increased incidence of skin cancers?
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Match the following

  List-I   List-II
(A) Hospital wastes (I) Electrostatic precipitators
(B) SO2 pollution (II) Catalytic converters
(C) Particulates (III) Scrubbers
(D) Automobile exhausts (IV) Biotoilets
    (V) Incinerators
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The manufacturing of methyl isocyanate (MIC) started in India in 1980 to make _____, a powerful pesticide that can kill 100 types of insects.
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Explain noise pollution and its control.
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Due to increasing air-borne allergens and pollutants, many people in urban areas are suffering from respiratory disorder causing wheezing due to
HARD
By scrubbers, which of the gaseous pollutant is removed?
MEDIUM
Differentiate between primary and secondary air pollutants.
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_____ particulate size particles are responsible for causing the greatest harm to human health.
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Joint Forest Management Concept was introduced in India during:
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A river with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result in:
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Which of the following causes biomagnification? 
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Air pollution that occurs in sunlight is
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Which one of the following statements is not valid for aerosols?