Environmental Pollution Quiz

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Why did pollution caused by industries mainly focus on air pollution?

  • To replace human force with machines
  • Due to the excessive use of pesticides
  • Because of the transportation of energy
  • Primarily from the increasing use of fossil fuels (correct)

What is a common source of fossil fuel pollution according to the text?

  • Educational institutions
  • Power generating plants (correct)
  • Agriculture
  • Textile industries

What is mentioned as a harmful consequence of the transportation of petrol?

  • Reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
  • Pollution of water in case of a leak or spill (correct)
  • Increase in soil fertility
  • Enhancement of biodiversity

What industry does the text mention is mainly responsible for the contamination of water and soil?

<p>Agriculture (A)</p>
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Which activity does NOT contribute to pollution according to the text?

<p>Trading activities (D)</p>
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What is environmental pollution?

<p>The contamination of the physical and biological components to an extent that adversely affects normal environmental processes (B)</p>
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Which of the following is NOT a water pollutant?

<p>Rainwater (D)</p>
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Which of the following is a waterborne disease caused by polluted drinking water?

<p>Typhoid (D)</p>
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What is a common soil pollutant?

<p>Hydrocarbons (B)</p>
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Which of the following is NOT an important air pollutant?

<p>Carbon dioxide (B)</p>
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