Living in the atmosphere of CO is dangerous because it :
1. Combines with O2 present inside to form CO2
2. Reduces organic matter of tissues.
3. Combines with haemoglobin and makes it incapable to absorb oxygen.
4. Dilutes the blood.
Biochemical oxygen Demand value less than 5 ppm indicates a water sample to be :
1. Highly polluted.
2. Poor in dissolved oxygen.
3. Rich in dissolved oxygen.
4. Not suitable for aquatic life.
Photochemical smog formed in congested metropolitan cities mainly consists of :
1. Ozone, SO2, and hydrocarbons.
2. Ozone, PAN, and NO2
3. PAN, smoke and SO2
4. Hydrocarbons, SO2, and CO2
The oxygen present today in the atmosphere-
1. Is a plant product.
2. Came from ozone.
3. Was present in the beginning.
4. Is produced by carbon dioxide.
Air pollution from the leakage of methyl isocyanate gas from the union carbide factory in Bhopal caused a major tragedy on:
1. Dec. 2, 1984
2. Dec 15, 1983
3. Dec.10, 1982
4. Dec. 4, 1988
Gas that is not a pollutant is :
1. Carbon monoxide
2. Nitrogen peroxide
3. Carbon dioxide
4. Sulphur dioxide
When rain is accompanied by a thunderstorm, the pH value of the collected rain water is :
1. Dependent upon the amount of dust in the air.
2. Slightly lower when rainwater is without a thunderstorm.
3. Slightly higher when the thunderstorm is not there.
4. Unaffected by the occurrence of thunderstorms.
The most abundant hydrocarbon pollutant is :
1. Methane
2. Ethane
3. Propane
4. Butane
A non-greenhouse gas is :
1. CO2
2. CH4
3. Chlorofluorocarbons
4. O2
The aromatic compound that is present as particulate among the following is :
1. Benzene
2. Toulene
3. Nitrobenzene
4. Polycyclic hydrocarbons