Air Pollution: Sources and Types

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What is the primary effect of air pollution on living organisms?

  • Causes harm or discomfort (correct)
  • Enhances the built environment
  • Provides oxygen to the atmosphere
  • Increases the natural environment

Which of the following is a type of particulate pollutant?

  • CO2
  • Dust (correct)
  • Nitrogen
  • Hydrocarbons

What is the term for particles with a diameter less than 10 μ?

  • Inhalable
  • Respirable
  • Fine
  • Thoracic (correct)

What is the primary source of anthropogenic air pollution?

<p>Vehicular emissions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a primary pollutant?

<p>NH3 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for particles with a diameter less than 2.5 μ?

<p>Fine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a stationary combustion source?

<p>Thermal power plants (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main component of classical smog?

<p>Smoke, fog, and sulphur dioxide (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary source of particulate matter in the atmosphere?

<p>Formation from primary pollutants (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of sunlight on unsaturated hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides?

<p>Formation of photochemical smog (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the toxic gas released from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal in 1984?

<p>Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term derived from smoke and fog?

<p>Smog (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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