Air Pollution Multiple choice questions and Answers for UPSC, SSC, PSC, CBSE, ICSE, UPPSC,NDA, different board Exam Preparations

Air Pollution MCQ questions for students

 
Air Pollution Multiple choice questions and Answers for board Exam Preparations

What is Air Pollution

A normal healthy person takes breathe nearly 11000 litres of Air in a Day. Roughly 12-20 breathe per minute over the course of a day, that ends up to 17000-22000 breathe per day or more. A respiration rate which is under 12 or above 25 per minute is a sign of an Underlying health concerns. The rate is calculated by how many times the chest rises per minute when a person is at rest conditions.

Think how much Oxygen you are inhale per day? Normally the composition of Air approximately 78% nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 1% Argon, and trace percentages of other gases. Such as Carbon dioxide, methane, Ozone, Ammonia, Helium, Sulfur, Nitrogen dioxide, Iodine etc. 

While breathing , The amount of inhale air contains 21% Oxygen, and 0.04% Carbon dioxide, the amount of breathe out air contains 16.4% Oxygen and 4.4% Carbon dioxide. This is because the trillions of cells in our body use Oxygen to breakdown molecules absorbed from the food we eat, to release energy and give out Carbon dioxide by products.

Breathing is the rhythmical process of moving air into and out of the Lungs. Mostly to flush out (exhalation) Carbon dioxide and bring in(inhalation) Oxygen in our body. Most of us we never think too much about Breathing, Because it is invisible, it is something that we can't see, we can feel it. But it is the time to think about it. Most people are unaware that according to World Health Organizations(WHO), more than 90% of the population breaths Polluted Air.

"Air Pollution is caused by when solid and liquid particles and certain gases and chemicals that are suspended in the Air. In one word Air pollution is the mixing of foreign substances into the whole atmospheric air."

Air Pollution MCQ

Here are 20 multiple choice questions and answers based on the Air Pollution.



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Question 1: What is the primary cause of the rapid increase in air pollution according to Mishra (2003)?
A) Population Growth
B) Industrialization
C) Vehicle Emissions
D) Poor Environmental Regulations
Explanation: Answer: A) Population Growth.
Question 2: According to Mishra (2003), which of the following is not mentioned as a major man- made source of ambient air pollution?
A) Tobacco Smoke
B) Combustion of Solid fuels
C) Power Generation
D) Forest and Agriculture Fires
Explanation: Answer: D) Forest and Agriculture Fires.
Question 3: Approximately what percentage of air pollution is attributed to transportation combustion sources?
A) 10-20%
B) 30-40%
C) 50-70%
D) 80-90%
Explanation: Answer: C)50-70% .
Question 4: According to the World Health Organization, when is air considered polluted?
A) When any pollutants are present
B) When pollutants cause harm or reduce well-being
C) When there is a noticeable odor in the Air
D) When pollutants exceed natural levels by any amount
Explanation: Answer: B) When pollutants cause harm or reduce well-being.
Question 5: What is the main reason why the definition of air pollution must consider dry air at sea level?
A) To establish global air quality standards
B) To ensure consistency in measuring pollutants
C) To protect against altitude-related health risks
D) To differentiate pure air from polluted air
Explanation: Answer: B) To ensure consistency in measuring pollutants.
Question 6: Which factor is not mentioned as contributing to worsening air pollution levels by Mishra (2003)?
A) Rising demand for energy
B) Decreasing industrial output
C) Increasing urban population
D) Higher levels of fossil- fuel burning
Explanation: Answer: B) Decreasing industrial output.
Question 7: What percentage of air pollution arises from heavy industrial stationary sources?
A) 5-10%
B) 15-25%
C) 30-40%
D) 50-60%
Explanation: Answer: B) 15-25%.
Question 8: What is the natural source of air pollution mentioned in the text?
A) Automobiles
B) Insecticides industries
C) Forest and agriculture fires
D) Poor environmental regulation
Explanation: Answer: C) Forest and Agriculture Fires.
Question 9: According to Mishra (2003), which human activity contributes significantly to air pollution through the combustion of solid fuels?
A) Cooking and Heating
B) Industrial Manufacturing
C) Transportation
D) Power generation
Explanation: Answer: A) Cooking and Heating.
Question 10: Which organization defines air pollution as any deviation from the natural combination of gases in our atmosphere?
A) European Public Health Alliance
B) NSW Protection of the Environment Operations Act
C) World Health Organization
D) Mishra(2003)
Explanation: Answer: B) NSW Protection of the Environment Operations Act.
Question 11: What does Mishra (2003) identify as a major factor contributing to air pollution from transportation?
A) Efficient technology in vehicle production
B) Congested roads
C) Decreasing motor vehicle ownership
D) Stringent environmental regulations
Explanation: Answer: B) Congested roads.
Question 12: Approximately what percentage of air pollution is attributed to transportation combustion sources?
A) Volcanic eruptions
B) Ocean waves
C) Desert sands
D) Polar ice caps
Explanation: Answer: A) Volcanic eruptions.
Question 13: According to Mishra(2003), what is the primary cause of I’ll health and death related to air pollution?
A) Industrial emissions
B) Household cleaning agents
C) Tobacco smoke
D) Insecticides Industries
Explanation: Answer: C) Tobacco smoke.
Question 14: Which of the following is not a major man-made source of ambient air pollution mentioned in the text?
A) Power generation
B) Household cleaning agents
C) Forest and agriculture fires
D) Automobiles
Explanation: Answer: C) Forest and agriculture fires.
Question 15: What percentage of air pollution is attributed to other stationary sources apart from heavy industrial ones?
A) 10-20%
B) 25-35%
C) 40-50%
D) 55-65%
Explanation: Answer: A) 10-20%.
Question 16: According to Mishra(2003), which sector contributes significantly to air pollution due to the burning of fossil fuels?
A) Agriculture
B) Manufacturing
C) Transportation
D) Mining
Explanation: Answer: C) Transportation.
Question 17: Which definition of air pollution emphasizes the impact on material property?
A) World health Organization
B) Mishra(2003)
C) NSW Protection of the Environment Operations Act
D) European Public Health Alliance
Explanation: Answer: A) World Health Organization.
Question 18: What must be considered to quantitatively define pure air, according to the below option?
A) Temperature and humidity levels
B) Altitude and location
C) Wind speed and direction
D) Time of day and season
Explanation: Answer: B) Altitude and location.
Question 19: What does Mishra identify as contributing significantly to air pollution from heavy industrial sources?
A) Efficient energy consumption
B) Age and poor maintenance of equipment
C) Effective waste disposal methods
D) High environmental regulations
Explanation: Answer: B) Age and poor maintenance of equipment.
Question 20: Which source of air pollution can theoretically arise from the removal of gases from the atmosphere?
A) Automobile emissions
B) Industrial manufacturing
C) Agriculture practices
D) None of the above
Explanation: Answer: D) None of the above.

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This questions cover various aspects of Air pollution, focusing on Causes, Effects, definitions, and contributors to the issue. 
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