Which one of the following expanded forms of the following acronyms is correct?
 
1. UNEP - United Nations Environmental Policy
2. EPA - Environmental Pollution Agency
3. IUCN -International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
4. IPCC -International Panel for Climate Change

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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AIPMT - 2011
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Which one of the following statements is wrong in case Bhopal gas tragedy?

1.  Thousands of human beings died

2.  Radioactive fall-out engulfed Bhopal

3.  It took place on the night of December 2/3, 1984

4.  Methyl isocyanate gas leakage took place

Subtopic:  Agrochemical & Radioactive Waste |
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AIPMT - 2011
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Match correctly the following and choose the correct option

(i) Environment Protection Act                                A. 1974

(ii) Air Prevention & Control of Pollution Act         B. 1987

(iii)Water Act                                                              C. 1986

(iv)Amendament of Air Act to include noise          D. 1981

The correct matches is;

1. i-C, ii-D, iii-A, iv-B

2. i-A, ii-C, iii-B, iv-D

3. i-D, ii-A, iii-B, iv-C

4. i-C, ii-D, iii-B, iv-A

Subtopic:  Introduction to Pollution & Types | Air Pollution | Water Pollution: I | Water Pollution |
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Fill up the blanks:
i. In a scrubber, the exhaust is passed through a spray of _______.

ii. According to Central Pollution Control Board , particulate size _________ or less in diameter are responsible for causing the greatest harm to human health.

iii. Electrostatic precipitator, which can remove __________ present in the exhaust from a thermal power plant.

iv. As the exhaust passes through the catalytic converter, unburnt hydrocarbons are converted into carbon dioxide and ______.

          i                          ii                                iii                                 iv

1.  Lime          2.8 micro-meters        Gases like sulphur dioxide        Hydrogen

2. Kerosene     2.5 micro-meters        Gases like sulphur dioxide          Water

3. Lime           2.5 micro- meters          Over 99 per cent                     Water
                                                         particulate matter 

4. Kerosene      2.8 micro- meters       Over 99 per cent                     Hydrogen
                                                        particulate matter

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) in river water:

1. remains unchanged when algal bloom occurs
2. has no relationship with the concentration of oxygen in the water
3. gives a measure of Salmonella in the water
4. increases, when sewage gets mixed with river water
Subtopic:  Water Pollution |
 88%
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AIPMT - 2009
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Ultrasound of how much frequency is beamed into a human body for sonography?

1. 30-40 MHz

2. 15-30 MHz

3. 1-15 MHz

4. 45-70 MHz

Subtopic:  Introduction to Pollution & Types |
AIPMT - 2007
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Photochemical smog pollution does not contain:

1. ozone

2. nitrogen dioxide

3. carbon dioxide

4. PAN (Peroxy Acyl Nitrate)

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
AIPMT - 2006
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The limit of BOD prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board for the discharge of industrial and municipal wastewater into natural surface water is:

1. < 3.0 ppm

2. < 10 ppm

3. < 100 ppm

4. < 30 ppm

Subtopic:  Solid Waste Pollution |
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AIPMT - 2006
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Which of the following supports a dense population of plankton and littoral vegetation?

1. Oligotrophic

2. Eutrophic

3. Lithotrophic

4. Agroecotrophic

Subtopic:  Water Pollution |
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Maximum greenhouse gases are released by:

1. India

2. Britain

3. USA

4. France

Subtopic:  Green House Effect & Global Warming |
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