EASY
Earn 100

Which one of the following statements is wrong in case of Bhopal tragedy

50% studentsanswered this correctly

Important Questions on Environmental Chemistry

EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution

Match List - I with List - II :

  List - I (compound)   List - II
(effect/affected species)
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:

EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution

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
MEDIUM
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Which company is providing CNG in Surat?
HARD
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
How did a citizen group called friends of Arcata marsh, Arcata, California, USA help to improve the water quality of the using Integrated Waste Water Treatment? Explain in four steps.
EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Eutrophication of water bodies leading to killing of fishes is mainly due to non-availability of
EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Match the following
  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

EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Which ONE of the following can NOT cause eutrophication of lakes?
MEDIUM
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution

Given below is a representation of type pollution. Study the picture and answer the question.

Question Image

Write one measure to reduce this pollution.

EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
A scrubber in the exhaust of a chemical industrial plant removes:
EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act was amended in 1987 to include among pollutants:
MEDIUM
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Looking at the deteriorating air quality because of air pollution in many cities of the country, the citizens are very much worried and concerned about their health. The doctors have declared a health emergency in the cities where the air quality is very severely poor.
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.
EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Which of the following greenhouse gases has the maximum contribution towards global warming?
EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Looking at the deteriorating air quality because of air pollution in many cities of the country, the citizens are very much worried and concerned about their health. The doctors have declared a health emergency in the cities where the air quality is very severely poor.
Mention any two major causes of air pollution.
EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Eutrophication is the natural ageing of lake by _______
MEDIUM
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
State any four measures to control noise pollution.
MEDIUM
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution

Given below is a representation of type pollution. Study the picture and answer the question.

Question Image

Name one source of this pollution.

MEDIUM
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution

Given below is a representation of type pollution. Study the picture and answer the question.

Question Image

How does this pollution affect human health?

EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
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?
EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
A river with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result in:
EASY
Chemistry>Inorganic Chemistry>Environmental Chemistry>Environmental Pollution
Which among the following gases absorb long wavelength infrared radiation emitted from the earth’s surface?