Air Pollution and Its Control
Air Pollution and Its Control: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Air Pollutants, Air Pollution, Deforestation, Causes of Air Pollution, Effects of Air Pollution, Electrostatic Precipitators, Smog, Environmental Issues, Chipko Andolan and, Effects of Deforestation
Important Questions on Air Pollution and Its Control
Which of the following cannot be considered a major cause of air pollution in metro cities?

In which of the following pollution electrostatic precipitator of a thermal plant fails to function?

Particulate are considered as major cause of:

Which of the following set represent the effect of noise pollution on human health?

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?

Given below are two statements:
Statement : In a scrubber, the exhaust from the thermal plant is passed through the electric wires to charge the dust particles.
Statement : Particulate matter (PM ) 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:

The device which can remove particulate matter present in the exhaust from a thermal power plant is:

The statement which is wrong about the figure is:

Which of the following method can remove nearly of the particular matter present in the exhaust from the thermal power plant?

Select the mismatched pair.

How many statement(s) is/are correct regarding CNG?
a. CNG is cheaper than petrol or diesel
b. CNG burns less efficiently, unlike petrol or diesel.
c. It can neither be siphoned off by thieves nor adulterated like petrol or diesel.
d. It is compressed natural gas.

Which one is incorrect match?

Which of the following pollutant induces respiratory distress, inhibit ETS in chloroplast and causes glazing of leaves?

Mark the odd one w.r.t. anthropogenic pollution

Match the column
Column I | Column II | ||
a. | Environment (Protection) Act | (i) | |
b. | Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act | (ii) | |
c. | Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act | (iii) | |
d. | Montreal Protocol | (iv) | |
e. | National Forest Policy | (v) |

contributes to all, except

In automobiles catalytic converters change unburnt hydrocarbons into

Pollutants which can be removed by a scrubber

Euro-ll is emission norms for reducing

By the end of 2002 in Delhi which step is completed for reducing vehicular pollution?
