Multiple Choice Questions

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Assertion: BOD of a river polluted by sewage is more than 20 ppm.

Reason: Polluted river contains excess of organic matter.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. 

  • If assertion is true but reason is false. 

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


A.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. 

Degree of impurity of water due to organic matter is measured in terms of BOD (Biochemical oxygen demand). BOD is the oxygen in milligrams required for five days in one litre of water at 20°C for the microorganisms to metabolise organic waste. It is measured in the milligrams of oxygen taken up in one litre of sewage. The effluent that is legally allowed to be discharged into a river or stream should be such that BOD at 20°C should not be more than 20 ppm, i.e., 20 mg per litre.


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Which country has the greatest contribution for the hole formation in ozone layer?

  • USA

  • Germany

  • Russia

  • Japan


Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) has the following range of wavelengths

  • 400- 700 nm

  • 450- 950 nm

  • 340- 450 nm

  • 500- 600 nm


Which of the following statement is correct about DDT

  • It is a biomagnifying biodegradable pollutant

  • It is non biomagnifying biodegradable pollutant

  • It is biomagnifying non biodegradable pollutant

  • It is not a pollutant


Assertion: Secondary air pollutants are formed by interaction among the primary pollutants and are more toxic.

Reason: DDT is a secondary air pollutant.

  • If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

  • If assertion is true but reason is false.

  • If both assertion and reason are false.


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The gases that produce green house gases are

  • CH4, CFCs, CO2

  • CO2, N2O, H2

  • CFCs, NO2, O2

  • CO2, N2, water vapour


Plants do not get benefit from

  • N2 in air

  • O2 in air

  • CO2 in air

  • O3 in air


CO is a pollutant because

  • it reacts with O2

  • it inhibits glycolysis

  • it reacts with haemoglobin

  • it makes nervous system inactive


A large quantity of urban sewage is drained into nearby village river. Which among the given conditions would happen after mixing of sewage into the river

(i) Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) of receiving water body increases.

(ii) Dissolved oxygen of receiving water body decreases.

(iii) It will not cause mortality among fishes and other aquatic creatures.

(iv) It will lead to nutrient enrichment of receiving water body.

  • (i), (ii) and (iii)

  • (i), (ii) and (iv)

  • (ii) and (iii) only

  • (iii) and (iv) only


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One greenhouse gas contributes 14% to total global warming and another contributes 6%. These are respectively identified as

  • N2O and CO2

  • CFCs and N2O

  • methane and CO2

  • methane and CFCs


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