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NCERT Solutions for class 11 Chemistry | Chapter 14 : Environmental Chemistry

(1) The substance which is a primary pollutant?
[A] H2SO4
[B] CO
[C] PAN
[D] Aldehydes
Answer: CO
(2) Why certain parts of water bodies contain more number of algae?
[A] Due to favorable environment
[B] Due to run-off excess fertilizers
[C] Due to lack of fertilizers
[D] Due to water pollution
Answer: Due to run-off excess fertilizers

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(3) Which of the following is produced by a reaction of ultraviolet light?
[A] CO2
[B] SO2
[C] O3
[D] NO3
Answer: O3
(4) Synthesis of ethanal commercially from which of the following reagent is the part of green chemistry?
[A] CH3CH2OH
[B] CH2 = CH2
[C] HC ≡ CH
[D] All of these
Answer: CH2 = CH2
(5) Identify the wrong statement in the following:
[A] Acid rain is mostly because of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
[B] Chlorofluorocarbons are responsible for ozone layer depltion
[C] Greenhouse effect is responsible for global warming
[D] Ozone layer does not permit infrared radiation from the sun to reach the earth.
Answer: Ozone layer does not permit infrared radiation from the sun to reach the earth.
(6) Photochemical smog is related to pollution if
[A] Air
[B] Water
[C] Soil
[D] None of these
Answer: Soil
(7) Which of the following is responsible for depletion of ozone layer in the upper strata of the atmosphere?
[A] Polyhalogens
[B] Ferrocene
[C] Fullerencs
[D] Freons.
Answer: Freons.
(8) A disease caused by eating fish contaminated by industrial waste, containing mercury compounds, is called as
[A] Minamata disease
[B] Brights disease
[C] Hashimotos disease
[D] Osteosclerosis
Answer: Minamata disease
(9) The false statement among the followings:
[A] The average residence time of NO is one month.
[B] Limestone acts as a sink for SOx.
[C] SOx can be removed from flue gases by passing through a solution of citrate ions.
[D] Ammonia acts as a sink for NOx.
Answer: Ammonia acts as a sink for NOx.
(10) Which of the following acts as a sink for CO?
[A] Plants
[B] Haemoglobin
[C] Microorganisms present in the soil
[D] Oceans
Answer: Microorganisms present in the soil
(11) What is the indicator of pollution in water?
[A] Amount of oxygen
[B] Amount of hydrogen
[C] Amount of BOD
[D] Amount of nitrogen
Answer: Amount of BOD
(12) One of the following is the chief source of water and soil pollution
[A] Agro industry
[B] Mining
[C] Thermal power stations
[D] All of these
Answer: Thermal power stations
(13) Which is most harmful for life on globe?
[A] Deforestation
[B] Soil Erosion
[C] Increasing Desert
[D] Nuclear Fallout.
Answer: Nuclear Fallout.
(14) Domestic waste mostly constitutes
[A] Non-biodegradable pollution
[B] Biodegradable pollution
[C] Effluents
[D] Air pollution
Answer: Biodegradable pollution
(15) Which of the following acts as a sink for CO?
[A] Plants
[B] Haemoglobin
[C] Microorganisms present in the soil
[D] Oceans
Answer: Microorganisms present in the soil
(16) Photochemical smog is related to pollution if
[A] Air
[B] Water
[C] Soil
[D] None of these
Answer: Soil
(17) Which of the following is responsible for depletion of ozone layer in the upper strata of the atmosphere?
[A] Polyhalogens
[B] Ferrocene
[C] Fullerencs
[D] Freons
Answer: Freons
(18) The most harmful air pollutant produced by automobiles is
[A] HNO3
[B] NO
[C] SO2
[D] CO
Answer: CO
(19) Fluorosis, the bone disease, is caused by the presence of
[A] Pesticides in water
[B] Fluorides in water
[C] Carbon monoxide in air
[D] Sulphur dioxide in air
Answer: Fluorides in water
(20) The agricultural field that produces maximum methane gas into atmosphere is
[A] Wheat field
[B] Paddy field
[C] Cotton field
[D] Groundnut field
Answer: Cotton field

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