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1. Environmental pollution refers to
peeling of top soil
dissipation of energy
release of toxic/undesirable materials in environment
None of the above.
2. Water is often treated with chlorine to
Increase oxygen content
Kill germs
Cause sedimentation
Remove insoluble impurities.
3. Which of the following cause water pollution ?
Smoke/fly ash
Automobile exhausts
Aeroplnes
Silt and pesticides.
4. Disease caused by eating fish found in water contaminated with industrial waste having mercury is
Minamata disease
Brights disease
Hashimotos disease
Osteosclerosis.
5. Photochemical smog is related to pollution if
Air
Water
Soil
All of the above.
6. As it passes into food chain the concentration of DDT
Remains same
decreases
increases
unpredictable.
7. Air pollution is not caused by
Pollen grains
Hydroelectric power
Industries
Automobiles.
8. Which of the following reacts with haemoglobin of blood and produce toxic effect.
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Oxygen
Carbon suboxide.
9. Drained sewage has B.O.D.
More than that of water
Less than that of water
Equal to that of water
None of the above.
10. Photochemical smog is generally formed
in early hours of winters
around mid day in summer months
When intensity of solar radiations is very low
When concentration of particulate matter is very low.
11. Ozone layer of stratosphere requires protection from indiscriminate use of
Fungicides insecticides bactericides and medicines
Aerosols and high flying jets
Atomic explosions and industrial wastes
Weather balloons.
12. Which of the following play significant role in depletion of ozone layer ?
Oxides of nitrogen
Oxides of carbon
Oxides of sulphur
None of the above.
13. DDT is.
Biodegradable pollutant
Nondegradable contaminent
Air pollutant
An antibiotic
14. Which of the following is a mode of controlling pollution in big cities?
Cleanliness and less use of insecticides
Proper disposal of organic wastes sewage and industrial effluents
Broder roads and shifting of factories out of the residential areas
All the above.
15. Chief source of water and soil pollution is
Mining of ores
Thermal power plant
Agro-industry
All of the above.
16. Which of the following is major sink for carbon monoxide ?
Water
Soil
animal respiration
Salts dissolved in ocean water
17. Most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhaust is
Mercur
Tin
Cadmium
Lead.
18. Whcih of the following is biodegradable pollutant ?
Domestic waste
DDT
Mercury salts
Aluminium foil.
19. Photochemical smog consists of excessive amount of X in addition to aldehydes ketones PAN etc. X is
Methane
Carbon monoxide
Carbondioxide
Ozone.
20. Water pollution is due to
Agricultural discharges
Sewage and other wastes
Industrial effluents
All of the above.
21. Fish die in water bodies polluted by sewage due to
Pathogens
Clogging of gills by silt
Reduction in dissolved oxygen
Foul smell.
22. The agricultural field that produces maximum methane gas intoatmosphere is
Wheat field
Paddy field
Cotton field
Groundnut field.
23. Burning of fossil fuels is the main source of which of the following pollutant?.
Nitrogen oxide
Nitric oxide
Nitrous oxide
Sulphur dioxide
24. Which of the following pose threat to historical monument Taj ?
Floods in Yanuna river
Temperature mediated spoilage of marble
Air pollutants from Mathura refinery
Weathering of marble
25. Domestic waste mostly constitutes
Non-biosegradable pollution
Biodegradable pollution
Effluents
Air pollution
26. Environmental pollution affects
Biotic components
Plants only
Humans only
Both biotic and abiotic components of environmint.
27. Carbon dioxide content in atmosphere is
0.00%
0.03%
0.34%
3.4%.
28. The presence of which of the following in drinking water is responsible for mottling of teeth
Mercury
Iodine
Chlorine
Fluorine.
29. U.V. radiation from the sun causes a reaction in the atmosphere that leads to production of
Fluorides
Carbon monoxide
Sulphur dioxide
Ozone.
30. Minamata disease is because of pollution of
Organic waste going into drinking water
Oil spill in water
Industrial waste containing mercury into fishing water
Arsenic goning into the atmosphere.
31. Sewage water is purified by
Microorganisms
Light
Fish
Aquatic plants.
32. The gas responsible for causing Bhopal tragedy was
Methyl isocyanate
Potassium isothiocyanate
Sodium isothiocyante
Ethyl isothiocyante.
33. Carbon monoxide emitted by automobiles prevents transport of oxygen in body due to
its combination with oxygen to form carbon dioxide
Break down of haemoglobin
preventing haemoglobin to form oxyhaemoglobin
formation of free radicals in the blood.
34. BOD refers to
Biological oxygen deficit
Total oxygen demand of biosphere
Biological oxygen demand of polluted water
None of the above.
35. Ultra-violet radiation causes
Fomation of pyrimidines
Sticky metaphases
Photodynamic action
Destruction of hydrogen bonds between complementary DNA strands.
36. The pollutants released by jet aeroplanes inthe atomsphere as fluorocarbons are called
Phtochemical oxidants
Photochemical reductants
Aerosols
Physical pollutants.
37. Ozone hole is maximum spread over
Europe
Antarctica
India
Africa
38. Atmosphere of metropolitan cities is mostly polluted by
Automobile exhausts
Pesticide residue
Household waste
Radio-active fall out.
39. Ozone depletion in stratosphere will result in
Forest fires
Increased incidence of skin cancer
Global warming
None of the above.
40. Cyclone collector is used for minimising
Radioactive pollution
Air pollution
Noise pollution
Water pollution.
41. Addition of phosphate and nitrate/fertilizers into water leads to
Increased growth of decomposers
Reduced of algae growth
Increased growth of algae
Nutrient enrichment.
42. Phosphate pollution is caused by
Weathering of phosphate roks only
Carbon dioxide dissolved in water
Phosphate rocks and sewage
Sewage and agricultural fertilizers.
43. The chemical species released by chloroflurocarbons which are harmful to ozone is
Fluorine atoms
Chlorine free radicals
Nitrogen dioxide molecules
Chlorine molecules.
44. The region of atmosphere that extends from 50 km 85 km in altitude is called
Troposphere
Mesosphere
Stratosphere
Biosphere.
45. From among the followings the major cause of pollution of air big cities?
Fossil fuel
Acid rain
Heat dispersion
Sewage waste.
46. Which of the following water pollutants encourage the formation of algae ?
Insecticides
Heavy metals
Plant neutriants
Sediments.
47. Which one is not a pollutant in the true sense of the word?
Hydrocarons
Carbon dioxide
Carbon monoxide
Sulphur dioxide.
48. Measurement of rate of oxygen utilisation by the unit volume of polluted water over a period of time is referred to as.
Fermentation
Chemical oxygen demand
Oxidation potential
Biological oxygen demond
49. Which one of the following is a source of energy but does not cause pollution ?
Gasoline
Nuclear power plant
Fossil fuels
Sun
50. Green chemistry refers to
Chemistry of plants
Chemistry of green pigments
Development of chemical products and processes less harmful to humans
Chemistry of geen house effect.
51. The approximate loaded Q due to dielectric loss for a dielectric resonator given the loss tangent is 0.0001 is:
1000
500
2000
10000
52. Which of the following is not a system database?
Northwind
Master
Tempdb
All of the mentioned
53. Point out the correct statement.
By default, tempdb auto grows as needed while SQL Server is running
By default, master auto grows as needed while SQL Server is running c) By default, pubs auto grows as needed while SQL Server is running d) By default, msdb auto grows as needed while SQL Server is r
By default, pubs auto grows as needed while SQL Server is running
By default, msdb auto grows as needed while SQL Server is running
54. Which of the following holds temporary data?
Northwind
Master
Tempdb
Msdb
55. Which is the most important system database?
Northwind
Master
Tempdb
Tempdb
56. Point out the correct statement.
By default, tempdb auto grows as needed while SQL Server is running
By default, master auto grows as needed while SQL Server is running
By default, pubs auto grows as needed while SQL Server is running
By default, msdb auto grows as needed while SQL Server is running
57. Which of the following database is used by SQL Server Agent?
Pubs
Msdb
Tempdb
Model
58. How many types of system databases are present in SQL Server 2008?
3
4
5
6
59. Which of the following system database occupies more space and memory?
Master
Msdb
Tempdb
Model
60. The _________ database stores basic configuration information for the server
Master
Msdb
Tempdb
Model
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