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CO inhibits cellular respiration in plants by reacting with            enzyme system.

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Important Questions on Environmental Issues

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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: In a scrubber, the exhaust from the thermal plant is passed through the electric wires to charge the dust particles.

Statement II: Particulate matter (PM 2.5) cannot be removed by a scrubber but can be removed by an electrostatic precipitator.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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Air pollution that occurs in sunlight is
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Through ‘electrostatic precipitator’ which of the following matter is removed?
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Which of the following is a secondary pollutant?
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Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was amended in 1987 to include among pollutants:
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The device which can remove particulate matter present in the exhaust from a thermal power plant is:
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Which company is providing CNG in Surat?
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Differentiate between primary and secondary air pollutants.
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According to Central Pollution Control Board [CPCB] what size (in diameter) of particulate is responsible for causing greater harm to human health?
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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?
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Which of the following is not an air pollutant?
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Which one of the following statements is not valid for aerosols?
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The entire fleet of buses in Delhi were converted to CNG from diesel. In reference to this, which one of the following statements is false?
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Bhopal gas tragedy is related to which gas?
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By scrubbers, which of the gaseous pollutant is removed?
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Write two effects of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN).
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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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Due to increasing air-borne allergens and pollutants, many people in urban areas are suffering from respiratory disorder causing wheezing due to
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Acid rain is caused by the increase in the atmospheric concentration of :