Acid rain is caused by increases in the atmospheric concentration of?

1. SO2 and NO2

2. SO3 and CO

3. CO2 and CO

4. O3 and dust

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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NEET - 2015
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A scrubber in the exhaust of a chemical industrial plant removes:

1. Gases like sulphur dioxide

2. Particulate matter of the size 5 micrometer or above

3. Gases like ozone and methane

4. Particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometer or less

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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AIPMT - 2014
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The Air Prevention and Control of Pollution Act came into force in:
1. 1981
2. 1985
3. 1990
4. 1975
Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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AIPMT - 2013
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Which one of the following is not correct as regards the harmful effects of particulate matter of the size 2.5 micrometers or less?
1. It can cause respiratory problems
2. It can directly enter into our circulatory system
3. It can cause inflammation and damage to the lungs
4. It can be inhaled into the lungs
Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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NEET - 2013
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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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dB is a standard abbreviation used for the quantitative expression of:

1. the density of bacteria in a medium

2. a particular pollutant

3. the dominant Bacillus in a culture

4. a certain pesticide

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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AIPMT - 2010
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Steps taken by the Government of India to control air pollution include:

1. compulsory mixing of 20% ethyl alcohol with petrol and 20% biodiesel with diesel
2. compulsory PUC (Pollution Under Control) certification of petrol driven vehicles,
which tests for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons
3. permission to use only pure diesel with a maximum of 500 ppm Sulphur as fuel for vehicles
4. use of non-polluting Compressed Natural Gas(CNG) only as fuel by all buses and trucks

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
AIPMT - 2009
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According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which particulate size in diameter(in micrometres) of the air pollutants is responsible for greatest harm to human health?

1. 2.5 or less

2. 1.5 or less

3. 1.0 or less

4. 5.2 or 2.5

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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AIPMT - 2008
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In a coal fired power plant, electrostatic precipitators are installed to control the emission of:

1. SO2

2. NOx

3. SPM

4. CO

Subtopic:  Air Pollution |
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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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