Industrial Process and Soil Pollutants Quiz
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What is the industrial process designed to reduce unwanted materials to simple solid and gaseous residues?

  • Vermiculture
  • Composting
  • Recycling
  • Incineration (correct)

Which of the following is another name for vermiculture?

  • Worming culture
  • Bio-technique culture
  • Composting
  • Earthworm farming (correct)

What can cause an increase in the concentration of soluble salts in the soil?

  • Salination (correct)
  • Irrigation
  • Soil erosion
  • Pollution

Which of the following is not a cause of salination?

<p>Disposal of non-bio degradable wastes (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following measures can control soil pollution?

<p>Usage of bio-fertilizers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Radioactive pollution is primarily due to materials that are:

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

What is one way to prevent radioactive pollution?

<p>Disposal of nuclear waste (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT an effect of noise pollution?

<p>Damage to kidneys in animals due to prolonged noise pollution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main source of noise pollution among the options provided?

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

Which type of radiation is NOT considered as ionizing radiation?

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

What is one measure to control noise pollution from the given options?

<p>Planting several rows of coniferous trees (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What effect can non-ionizing radiation have based on the information provided?

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

What is the critical natural resource that constitutes only about 29 percent of the Earth's total surface?

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

Which of the following are renewable resources?

<p>Both A and B (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the single largest river development scheme in India?

<p>The Narmada valley development project (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the adverse impact of mining on the environment?

<p>Increased desertification (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes desertification?

<p>Overgrazing and poor agricultural practices (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the cause of splitting of the atomic nucleus in nuclear reactors?

<p>Only nuclear fission (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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