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What are the main industrial sources of soil pollution?

Important Questions on Pollution

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Which one of the following is non-biodegradable?
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Identify the ODD term in each set and name the CATEGORY to which the remaining three belong:
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Which of the following is the main cause of soil pollution?
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Introduction of parasite, predator and pathogens of the pests into the environment to reduce the pest population constitutes:
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Waste like contaminated cotton, bandages, syringes, IV set, tubes, etc., are known as:
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Insecticides are specific inhibitors of:
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A bacterial organism which causes soil to lose their fertility is:
 
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What are the most common soil pollutants?
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_____ (Industries/Petroleum) are believed to be one of the leading causes of soil pollution.
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Flyash is produced during the burning of:
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 DDT is toxic to insect-pests by:
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The nitrogen fixing bacteria only becomes active
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Chooses the odd one out that can cause soil pollution.
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Plastics and sewage litter on a crop-field will cause the pollution of:
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Fill up the blanks with suitable words :

_____ and ____ are the two main causes of soil erosion.

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Choose the odd one in each of the following and state the category to which the other belongs.
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Too much humus in the soil makes it_____.(basic/ acidic)
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Synthetic fertilisers can drain away from the soil, which is called _____ (leaching/weathering/precipitation).
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Integrated pest control aims at:
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Solid waste from Industries can cause one of these: