Multiple Choice Questions

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Which of the following diseases is related to cadmium pollution?

  • Minamata

  • Pneumoconiosis

  • Anaemia

  • Itai- Itai


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Itai- Itai

ltai-itai disease was the documented case of mass cadmium poisoning in Japan. The cadmium poisoning caused softening of the bones and kidney failure.


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Freon gas causing stratospheric O3 depletion is mainly released from

  • refrigerator

  • automobile

  • thermal power plant

  • steel industry


For a clean environment, which one following is not essential?

  • Producer

  • Consumer

  • Decomposer

  • Polluter


Which of the following is not a Green-house gas?

  • N2O

  • CFC

  • O3

  • CO2


The true statement about 'green-house effect' is that it is caused by :

  • CO2 only

  • SO2 only

  • CO2 and SO2

  • CO2, CFC, CH4 and NO2 gases


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Nutrient enrichment of a lake will cause

  • eutrophication

  • stratification

  • biomagnification

  • bioaccumulation


Soil carried by gravity is

  • alluvial

  • eolian

  • colluvial

  • glacial


SO2 pollution is indicated by

  • Desmodium (grasses)

  • Sphagnum (mosses)

  • Usnea (lichens)

  • Cucurbita (climbers)


Short Answer Type

What is bioaccumulation?


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Multiple Choice Questions

Which one of the following is mainly responsible for green houses effect?

  • SO2

  • CO2

  • CO

  • O2


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