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Steps taken by the Government of India to control air pollution include
(a)Compulsory PUC (Pollution Under Control) certification of petrol driven vehicles which tests for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons.
(b)Permission to use only pure diesel with a maximum of 500 ppm sulphur as fuel for vehicles.
(c)Use of non-polluting compressed natural gas (CNG) only as fuel by all buses and trucks.
(d)Compulsory mixing of 20% ethyl alcohol with petrol and 20% biodiesel with diesel.

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Important Questions on Environmental Issues
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Match the following
List-I | List-II | ||
(A) | Hospital wastes | (I) | Electrostatic precipitators |
(B) | pollution | (II) | Catalytic converters |
(C) | Particulates | (III) | Scrubbers |
(D) | Automobile exhausts | (IV) | Biotoilets |
(V) | Incinerators |

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Complete the tree diagram and write examples of (A) and (B).

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Match List - I with List - II :
List - I (compound) | List - II (effect/affected species) |
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a | Carbon monoxide | i | Carcinogenic |
b | Sulphur dioxide | ii | Metabolized by pyrus plants |
c | Polychlorinated biphenyls | iii | Haemoglobin |
d | Oxides of Nitrogen | iv | Stiffness of flower buds |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Mention any two major causes of air pollution.

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Pollutant | Control | ||
(A) | Particulates | (I) | Catalytic converters |
(B) | Emissions of automobiles | (II) | Incinerators |
(C) | Sulphur dioxide | (III) | Electrostatic precipitator |
(D) | Hospital wastes | (IV) | Cooling towers |
(V) | Scrubbers |
The correct match is

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As a captain of your school Eco-club, suggest any two programmes you would plan to organise in the school so as to bring awareness among the students on how to check air pollution in and around the school.

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Given below is a representation of type pollution. Study the picture and answer the question.
Write one measure to reduce this pollution.

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