Air Pollution and Control Week 1 NPTEL Solutions

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Air Pollution and Control Week 1 NPTEL Solutions

Q1. In 1981, which air pollution legislation was adopted in India? 

a) The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Rules
b) Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act
c) Environment (Protection) Act (EPA)
d) Central Motor Vehicles Act

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Q2. Which gas was released during the Bhopal gas tragedy?

a) Methane
b) Styrene
c) Sulphur dioxide
d) Methyl Isocyanate

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Q3. Photochemical smog comes under which scales of air pollution?

a) Micro scale
b) Meso scale
c) Macro scale
d) Global scale

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Q4. Select the incorrect statement.

a) Contamination is simply the presence of a substance where it should not be or at concentrations above the background.
b) Pollution is contamination that results in or can result in adverse biological effects on resident communities.
c) Pollutant is the substance that alters the composition of the natural atmosphere.
d) Sources are the places to which pollutants get absorbed or converted/transformed in some other constituents/forms.

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Q5. Which of the following gases is termed as the silent killer?

a) Methane
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Carbon monoxide
d) Sulphur dioxide

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Q6. ____________ is a colorless and highly irritating gas that is formed by a photochemical reaction just above the earth’s surface.

a) NOx
b) SOx
c) Ground-level ozone
d) CO

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Q7. An observable alteration in the plant when exposed to air pollution is called

a) Damage
b) Injury
c) Stomata
d) None of the above

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Q8. Which symptom is considered as an acute effect of Arsenic in animals:

a) Severe salivation
b) Anemia
c) Diarrhea
d) Bone deformity

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Q9. Which of the following pollutants is mainly responsible for forming the black crust on the surface of the stone materials?

a) Particulate matter
b) SO2
c) CO
d) O3

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Q10. Which of the following pollutants is the most sensitive to rubber degradation?

a) NO2
b) SO2
c) O3
d) CO2

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