CHEMISTRY

Worksheet – 14 Environmental Chemistry

Set A

1. The region of atmosphere polluted by gases and particles is

(A) stratosphere (B) troposphere (C) mesosphere (D) thermosphere
Ans (B)
2. The most abundant hydrocarbon pollutant is
(A) ethane (B) methane (C) propane (D) butane
Ans (B)
3. The atmospheric gas which cannot produce green house effect is
(A) N2 (B) H2O (C) CO2 (D) O3
Ans (A)
4. The wrong statement about photochemical smog is
(A) it has high concentration of oxidizing agents
(B) it has low concentration of oxidizing agents
(C) it can be controlled by controlling the release of NO2, hydrocarbons, ozone etc.
(D) plantation of some plants like pinus helps in controlling photochemical smog
Ans (B)
5. The brown hazy fumes of photochemical smog are due to
(A) nitrogen dioxide (B) PAN formation (C) aldehydes (D) SO2
Ans (A)
6. The wrong statement amongst the following is
(A) acid rain takes place mostly because of oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
(B) chlorofluorocarbons are responsible for ozone layer depletion
(C) greenhouse effect is responsible for global warming
(D) ozone layer does not permit infrared radiation from the sun to reach the earth
Ans (D)
7. The acid which has the largest concentration in acid rain is
(A) HNO3 (B) HCl (C) H2SO4 (D) H2CO3
Ans (C)
8. The pH of acid rain is
(A) below 7 (B) below 5.6 (C) above 7 (D) above 9
Ans (B)
9. Lung diseases are four times more in urban areas than rural areas. This is due to the presence of
(A) SO2 (B) CO2 (C) N2 (D) water-vapour
Ans (A)

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10. Among the following the secondary pollutant is
(A) CO (B) PAN (C) SO2 (D) Aerosol
Ans (B)

Set B

11. The addition of phosphate fertilizers into water leads to

(A) increased growth of decomposers (B) reduced algae growth
(C) increased algae growth (D) nutrient enrichment
Ans (C)
12. If BOD of a river is high, it means that the river is
(A) not polluted
(B) very much polluted with inorganic chemicals
(C) highly polluted with organic chemicals which are decomposed by microorganisms
(D) polluted with pesticides
Ans (C)
13. When huge amount of sewage is dumped in a river, the BOD
(A) increases (B) remains unchanged
(C) decreases (D) increases or decreases
Ans (A)
14. One of the metals used as a catalyst in automobiles catalytic converter is
(A) palladium (B) copper (C) radium (D) iron
Ans (A)
15. Lead is considered as
(A) water pollutant (B) soil pollutant
(C) air pollutant (D) radioactive pollutant
Ans (A)
16. Water pollution can be controlled
(A) by prohibition of bathing and washing in lakes and rivers
(B) by waste water treatment techniques
(C) by preventing the release of industrial effluents into water bodies
(D) all of these
Ans (D)
17. Fluorosis, a 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
Ans (B)

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18. Which one of the following statements is not true?
(A) Dissolved Oxygen (DO) in cold water can reach a concentration upto 10 ppm
(B) Clean water would have a BOD value of 5 ppm
(C) Fluoride deficiency in drinking water is harmful. Soluble fluoride is often used to bring its
concentration upto 1 ppm
(D) When the pH of rain water is higher than 6.5, it is called acid rain.
Ans (D)
19. The practices which do not form a part of green chemistry is
(A) making use of soap made of vegetable oils instead of using synthetic detergents
(B) using H2O2 for bleaching purpose instead of using chlorine based bleaching agents
(C) using bicycle for traveling small distances instead of using petrol/diesel based vehicles
(D) using plastic cans for storing substances
Ans (D)
20. A bio-degradable pollutant is
(A) Lead compounds (B) Mercuric salts
(C) Pesticides (D) Domestic wastes
Ans (D)

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