Q 1 – What is the main source of pollution?
(A) Solid waste
(B) Crops
(Q Animals
(D) Forests
Ans. (A) Solid waste
Q 2 – Which is the natural source of air pollution?
(A) Man
(B) Water
(C) Agriculture
(D) Volcanoes
Ans. (D) Volcanoes
Q 3 – What is the source of pollution along the banks of Ganga?
(A) Leather industry
(B) Paper industry
(C) Gases
(D) Waste
Ans. (A) Leather industry
Q 4 – Which town along the banks of Yamuna is polluted?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Mathura
(C) Kanpur
(D) Varanasi
Ans. (B) Mathura
Q 5 – What is the unit for measuring noise pollution?
(A) Millibar
(B) Decibal
(C) Decimetre
(D) Centimetre
Ans. (B) Decibal
Q 6 – In which Dharavi stream is located?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan
Ans., (C) Maharashtra
Q 7 – Land degradation is not the result of:
(A) Erosion
(B) Salinity
(C) Alkalinity
(D) Forests
Ans. (D) Forests
Q 8 – The wasteland in India covers:
(A) 7.5%
(B) 10.5%
(C) 15.9%
(D) 25.15%
Ans. (D) 25.15%
Q 9 – Jhabua district is located in:
(A) Karnataka
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Jharkhand
Ans. (B) Madhya Pradesh
Q 10 – By 2050, how many people will live in towns?
(A) 1/4th
(B) 1/3rd
(C) 2/3rd
(D) 3/4th
Ans. (C) 2/3rd
Q 11 – Which one of the following rivers is highly polluted?
(A) the Brahmaputra
(B) the Yamuna
(C) Satluj
(D) Godavari
Ans. (C) Yamuna
Q 12 – Which one of the following diseases is caused by water pollution?
(A) Conjunctivitis
(B) Respiratory infections
(C) Diarrhoea
(D) Bronchitis
Ans. (B) Diarrhoea
Q 13 – Which one of the following is the cause of acid rain?
(A) Water pollution
(B) Noise pollution
(C) Land pollution
(D) Air pollution.
Ans. (A) Air Pollution
Q 14 – Push and pull factors are responsible for:
(A) Migration
(B) Slums
(C) Land degradation
(D) Air pollution
Ans. (A) Migration