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ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY MCQs

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Question 21.  Taj mahal is badly affected by acid rain. This is because-
  1.    Taj mahal is made of marble
  2.    Acid rain attacks the steel structure of Taj mahal
  3.    Acid rain has a pH above 5.6
  4.    The paint on Taj mahal is soluble in acids.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Taj mahal is made of marble
:
A
Tajmahal is made of marble (CaCO3)which reacts withsulphuric acid of the acid rain causing pitting,decolourization and lusterless.
Question 22. Name the regions of the atmosphere where oxygen and ozone play key roles respectively-
  1.    mesosphere , startospherer 
  2.    troposphere, stratosphere 
  3.    ionosphere , exosphere 
  4.    ozonesphere , thermosphere 
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> troposphere, stratosphere 
:
B
Oxygen plays a key role in troposphere whereas ozone in stratosphere.
Question 23. Pathogens are –
  1.    Bacteria and other organisms
  2.    Pesticides
  3.    Organic wastes
  4.    Chemical pollutants
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Bacteria and other organisms
:
A
Pathogens are bacteria and other organisms which enter into water from domestic sewage and animal excreta.
Question 24. Acid rain has a pH of-
  1.    5.6
  2.    below 5.6 
  3.    above 5.6 
  4.    7.3
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> below 5.6 
:
B
Acid rain containssulphuric acid, nitric acid and small amounts ofHCl and pH below5.6
Question 25. Domestic waste mostly constitutes
  1.    Non-biodegradable pollutants 
  2.    biodegradable pollutants 
  3.    effluents 
  4.    air pollutants 
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> biodegradable pollutants 
:
B
Domestic waste mostly constitutes biodegradable pollutants
Question 26.  Which of the following is not a green house gas?
  1.    Carbon dioxide 
  2.    water vapour 
  3.    methane 
  4.    oxygen gas
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> oxygen gas
:
D
Oxygen gas is not agreen house gas
Question 27. The pollutants which come directly in the air from sources are called primary pollutants. Primary pollutants are sometimes converted into secondary pollutants. Which of the following is the secondary pollutant?
  1.    CO
  2.    PAN   
  3.    SO2
  4.    Aerosol
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> PAN   
:
B
PAN (Peroxyacetyl Nitrate) is secondary pollutants formed as photochemical smog by interaction of oxides of nitrogen on hydrocarbons.
Question 28. Gas released during Bhopal tragedy was:
  1.    Sodium isocyanate    
  2.    ethyl isocyanate 
  3.    Potassium isocyanate
  4.    methyl isocyanate
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> methyl isocyanate
:
D
Gas Released During Bhopal Tragedy Was:
Methyl isocyanate was the principle toxic gas responsible for Bhopal tragedy.
Question 29. Ozone hole refers to –
  1.    Increased concentration of ozone          
  2.    Reduction in the thickness of ozone layer in troposphere
  3.    Reduction in the thickness of ozone layer in stratosphere            
  4.    Hole in ozone layer
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Reduction in the thickness of ozone layer in stratosphere            
:
C
It refers to reduction in the thickness of ozone layer. As ozone layer exists in stratosphere, option (c) is the correct answer.
Question 30. Which of the followings is incorrect?
  1.    The lowest region of atmosphere is known as Troposphere.
  2.    CO gas forms highly stable complex with blood known as carboxyhaemoglobin.
  3.    Water vapor present in the atmosphere acts as greenhouse gas.
  4.    Rain having pH value less than 7 is known as acid rain.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rain having pH value less than 7 is known as acid rain.
:
D
a) The lowest region of atmosphere is known as troposphere and above this region lies the stratosphere.
b) CO gas combines with hemoglobin present in blood to form carboxyhaemoglobin which is about 300 times more stable than oxyhaemoglobin. It reduces the oxygen carrying capacity of blood.
c) Atmospheric gases which are transparent to sunlight but not to heat radiation from earth surface are known as greenhouse gas. Water vapor acts as greenhouse gas. Hence
d) Rain having pH value less than 5.6 is termed as acid rain.

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