Environmental pollution is the contamination of the natural environment with harmful substances that cause adverse change. Pollution can take many forms, including air pollution, water pollution, and land pollution. It can have a negative impact on human health, wildlife, and the environment.

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Q. Who is the pollutant causing mental illness from motor car fumes?

 ◉ Hg

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 ◉ SO2

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 ◉ NO2

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 ◉ lead

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Q. Which fuel causes minimum pollution to the environment?

 ◉ methane

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 ◉ hydrogen

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 ◉ nickel

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 ◉ Carbon dioxide

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Q. Due to which heavy metal pollution of water occurs?

 ◉ soil

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 ◉ nickel

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 ◉ Manganese

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 ◉ paint

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Q. Which is the worst air polluting substance?

 ◉ carbon monoxide

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 ◉ hydrogen

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 ◉ methane

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 ◉ nitrogen

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Q. By whom is 'Pilea globosa' used as a bio-filter to clean the pollution of water?

 ◉ threadmium

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 ◉ leadmium

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 ◉ nedemium

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 ◉ cadmium

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Q. Acid rain is caused by air pollution by?

 ◉ nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide

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 ◉ Carbon dioxide and nitrogen

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 ◉ Nitrogen and sulfur dioxide

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 ◉ None of them

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Q. Which pollution causes kidney disease in humans?

 ◉ Cobalt

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 ◉ cadmium

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 ◉ Tin

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 ◉ Lead

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Q. Electrostatic precipitators are used to control pollution of?

 ◉ Water

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 ◉ Fire

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 ◉ Lightning

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 ◉ Wind

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Q. Which weed has been found useful in preventing water pollution caused by industrial effluents?

 ◉ Baseless

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 ◉ water hyacinth

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 ◉ Smell

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 ◉ Kanaki

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Q. Which is the main harmful gas emitted by automobile vehicles which causes air pollution?

 ◉ Hydrocarbon

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 ◉ carbon monoxide

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 ◉ Carbon dioxide

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 ◉ Nitrogen

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Q. Ultrasonic jet pollution produces-

 ◉ by thinning the O2 layer

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 ◉ by thinning the SO2 layer

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 ◉ by thinning the CO2 layer

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 ◉ by thinning the O3 layer

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Q. Which gland secretes sex hormones?

 ◉ adrenal gland

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 ◉ sebaceous gland

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 ◉ thyroid gland

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 ◉ pituitary gland

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Q. What is cadmium pollution related to?

 ◉ from itai-itai disease

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 ◉ respiratory illness

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 ◉ Headache

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 ◉ none of these

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Q. Which is the most common indicator organism to tell the level of water pollution?

 ◉ D. Coli

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 ◉ C. Coli

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 ◉ E. Coli

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 ◉ m.coli

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Q. For pollution control, the dust coming out of the chimneys of the factory has to be stopped. What is done for this?

 ◉ To attract dust, a net made of electrically charged wire is placed on it.

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 ◉ A mesh made of magnetic wire is placed over it to attract dust.

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 ◉ A net made of copper wire is placed over it to attract dust.

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 ◉ none of these

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