Engineering Questions with Answers - Multiple Choice Questions
Environmental Science MCQ – Air Quality
1 - Question
Which plant helps in detection of pollution from automobile exhaust?
a) Neem
b) Tulsi
c) Lichen
d) Lettuce
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Answer: b
Explanation: The tulsi plant is used as a bio-indicator to detect pollution due to exhaust from automobiles.
2 - Question
Which of the following plants aid as an indicator to ozone pollution?
a) Tomato
b) Tobacco
c) Watermelon
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: Tomato, tobacco and watermelon are highly sensitive to ozone, and thereby contribute to indicating ozone pollution.
3 - Question
Greater the Air Quality Index of a region, more polluted is the air.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: a
Explanation: Air Quality Index is a number used to indicate the severity of air pollution in a given region. Hence more the AQI more is the pollution.
4 - Question
How many parameters are taken into consideration when measuring air quality, in India?
a) 4
b) 3
c) 8
d) 9
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Answer: c
Explanation: Recently, under the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the government increased the number of indicators for measuring air quality from 3 to 8, thereby making it more inclusive.
5 - Question
Which of the following pollutants are considered when measuring air quality?
a) CO, O3, PM2.5
b) NH3, PM10, Pb
c) NO2, SO2
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: All the mentioned 8 pollutants’ concentrations over a 24 hour period are considered when measuring air quality.
6 - Question
What range of air quality index has the most severe impact on human health?
a) 101-200
b) 201-300
c) 301-400
d) 401-500
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Answer: d
Explanation: Air quality is regarded as severe when it has an index of 401-500, and affects even healthy people and impacts them even during simple activity.
7 - Question
Hazardous pollutants are those pollutants for which air quality standards have been devised.
a) True
b) False
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Answer: b
Explanation: Hazardous pollutants do not have a defined air quality standard but contribute to severe health damage and mortality rate.
8 - Question
Which of the following devices is NOT used to control particulate emissions?
a) Electrostatic precipitator
b) Bag filters
c) Catalytic converters
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: Catalytic converters are used to remove vapour phase and gaseous pollutants whereas, electrostatic precipitator and bag filters are used for particulate removal.
9 - Question
Which of the mentioned devices are used for removing vapour phase/ gaseous pollutants?
a) Absorption towers
b) Catalytic converters
c) Thermal oxidisers
d) All of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: Absorption tower, catalytic converters and thermal oxidisers filter out harmful gaseous pollutants from the air.