Pollution One Liner Questions & Answers
| Question | Answer | |
| 1 | Human-made pollutants are called – | Anthropogenic |
| 2 | The environment modified by human activities is called – | Anthropogenic environment |
| 3 | A bio-degradable pollutant is – | Sewage |
| 4 | The combustion of coal, petrol diesel, etc. is the basic source of which pollution? | Air pollution |
| 5 | Which energy source produces NO atmospheric pollution? | Solar energy |
| 6 | Photochemical smog is a result of the reaction among – |
NO2, O3, and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of sunlight
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| 7 | Smog is essentially caused by the atmospheric presence of – | Oxides of nitrogen and sulfur |
| 8 | During normal conditions, the gas that pollutes the atmosphere is – | Carbon Monoxide (CO) |
| 9 | Colorless gas coming out from motor vehicles and cigarettes due to incomplete combustion is – | Carbon monoxide |
| 10 | Combustion of petrol in automobiles pollutes the air by producing which metal? | Lead |
| 11 | Which air pollutant gets dissolved in the hemoglobin of the blood more rapidly than oxygen? | Carbon monoxide |
| 12 | The non-biotic pollutant in underground water is – | Arsenic |
| 13 | Water pollution of rivers is measured by – | Amount of Oxygen dissolved in water |
| 14 | The highest chemical pollution is caused by the industrial units of – | Leather industry |
| 15 | Acid rain is due to air pollution by – | Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide |
| 16 | Which is an air pollutant gas and is released by burning fossil fuel? | Sulfur dioxide |
| 17 | Fly ash pollution is caused by – | Thermal power plant |
| 18 | Green Muffler is related to – | Noise pollution |
| 19 | Bhopal Gas Tragedy (leakage of methyl isocyanate ‘MIC’) accident happened on – | December 3, 1984 |
| 20 | Which gas leaked out in the Bhopal Gas Tragedy causing numerous deaths? | M.I.C. |
| 21 | Polythene bags cannot be destroyed because they are made of – | Polymers |
| 22 | What is a bioindicator of air pollution? | Lichen |
| 23 | Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is an indication of pollution in – | Aquatic environment |
| 24 | A water body having a high B.O.D. indicates that its water is – | Being contaminated by sewage |
| 25 | BOD is maximum in the Ganga river between – | Kanpur and Allahabad |
| 26 | Bioremediation means – |
Elimination of toxic pollutants from the environment by organisms
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| 27 | The problem of water pollution with Arsenic is maximum in – | West Bengal |
| 28 | The Chernobyl accident is related to – | Nuclear accident |
| 29 | The most toxic metal pollutant of automobile exhaust is – | Lead |
| 30 | According to the report released by Greenpeace India in January 2020, among 287 Indian cities, which is the most polluted city? | Jharia |
| 31 | Which was the seasonal factor responsible for the intense cold in northern India in January 2012? | La Nina |
| 32 | Which river is called a ‘biological desert’ on account of its pollutants? | Damodar |
| 33 | Which seed is used as an adulterant of a mustard seed? | Argemone seed |
| 34 | Why is there a great concern about the ‘microbeads’ that are released into the environment? | They are considered harmful to marine ecosystem |
| 35 | What is known for cleaning a polluted environment? | Rain |
| 36 | The Union Cabinet has approved MoU between India and SACEP for cooperation on oil and chemical pollution in the South Asian seas region. What does SACEP stand for? | South Asia Cooperative Environment Programme |
| 37 | Asian Brown Cloud, 2002 was mainly spared over – | South Asia |
| 38 | In which term is ‘pyrolysis and plasma gasification’ mentioned? | Waste-to-energy technologies |
| 39 | The most important indoor air pollutant is – | Radon gas |
| 40 | Recently, ‘oil zapper’ was in the news. What is it? |
It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills
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| 41 | The headquarters of the International Maritime Organization is located in – | London |
| 42 | “Knock-Knee Syndrome” is caused by the pollution of – | Fluoride |
| 43 | To meet Euro-II emission standards, what should be the sulfur content in ultra-low sulfur diesel? | 0.05 percent or less than this |
| 44 | Euro Norms place limits on the amount of emission of gas in automobiles. The gas is – | Carbon monoxide |
| 45 | National Clean Air Programme has been launched by the Central Government in which year? | 2019 |
| 46 | Carbon monoxide, emitted by vehicles turns to carbon dioxide by the catalyst converter, whose ceramic disc is controlled by? | Palladium |
| 47 | Which megacity of India generates the largest solid waste per capita annually? | Delhi |