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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following measures can control soil pollution?

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

    Radioactive pollution is primarily due to materials that are:

    <p>Radioactive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one way to prevent radioactive pollution?

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

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

    <p>Farming</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of radiation is NOT considered as ionizing radiation?

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

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

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

    Which of the following are renewable resources?

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

    What is the single largest river development scheme in India?

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

    What is the adverse impact of mining on the environment?

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

    What causes desertification?

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

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

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

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