Question 1.
What is the main source of pollution?
(A) Solid waste
(B) Crops
(Q Animals
(D) Forests

Answer

Answer: (A) Solid waste

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Question 2.
Which is the natural source of air pollution?
(A) Man
(B) Water
(C) Agriculture
(D) Volcanoes

Answer

Answer: (D) Volcanoes

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Question 3.
What is the source of pollution along the banks of Ganga?
(A) Leather industry
(B) Paper industry
(C) Gases
(D) Waste

Answer

Answer: (A) Leather industry

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Question 4.
Which town along the banks of Yamuna is polluted?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Mathura
(C) Kanpur
(D) Varanasi

Answer

Answer: (B) Mathura

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Question 5.
What is the unit for measuring noise pollution?
(A) Millibar
(B) Decibal
(C) Decimetre
(D) Centimetre

Answer

Answer: (B) Decibal

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Question 6.
In which Dharavi stream is located?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Gujarat
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Rajasthan

Answer

Answer: (C) Maharashtra

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Question 7.
Land degradation is not the result of:
(A) Erosion
(B) Salinity
(C) Alkalinity
(D) Forests

Answer

Answer: (D) Forests

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Question 8.
The wasteland in India covers:
(A) 7.5%
(B) 10.5%
(C) 15.9%
(D) 25.15%

Answer

Answer: (D) 25.15%

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Question 9.
Jhabua district is located in:
(A) Karnataka
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Chhattisgarh
(D) Jharkhand

Answer

Answer: (B) Madhya Pradesh

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Question 10.
By 2050, how many people will live in towns?
(A) 1/4th
(B) 1/3rd
(C) 2/3rd
(D) 3/4th

Answer

Answer: (C) 2/3rd

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Question 11.
Which one of the following rivers is highly polluted?
(A) the Brahmaputra
(B) the Yamuna
(C) Satluj
(D) Godavari

Answer

Answer: (C) Yamuna

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Question 12.
Which one of the following diseases is caused by water pollution?
(A) Conjunctivitis
(B) Respiratory infections
(C) Diarrhoea
(D) Bronchitis

Answer

Answer: (B) Diarrhoea

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Question 13.
Which one of the following is the cause of acid rain?
(A) Water pollution
(B) Noise pollution
(C) Land pollution
(D) Air pollution.

Answer

Answer: (A) Air Pollution

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Question 14.
Push and pull factors are responsible for:
(A) Migration
(B) Slums
(C) Land degradation
(D) Air pollution

Answer

Answer: (A) Migration

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