Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Science.

This section includes 17 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Environmental Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following gases is responsible for the yellowing of the Taj Mahal?

A. Organic carbon
B. Black carbon
C. Brown carbon
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
2.

Which of the following constituent of photochemical smog causes the bronzing of plants?

A. PBN
B. PAN
C. PFN
D. Ketones
Answer» C. PFN
3.

What is/are the inertial method(s) used to measure size of aerosol particles?

A. Particle acceleration method
B. Pulsation method
C. Multi cyclone
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
4.

When light is passed through a suspension, it's intensity decreases due to _________

A. Both scattering and diffraction
B. Both diffraction and absorption
C. Absorption only
D. Both scattering and absorption
Answer» E.
5.

What does the term 'liming' mean?

A. Application of magnesium and calcium rich substances to soil
B. Erosion of calcium carbonate(lime) zones in soil
C. Excessive growth of lemon trees in acid rain prone regions
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Erosion of calcium carbonate(lime) zones in soil
6.

The acidic air pollutants reach the Earth's surface because of wet deposition only.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

What type of colloid is an aerosol?

A. Solid in gas
B. Gas in solid or fluid
C. Fluid in gas
D. Fluid or solid in gas
Answer» E.
8.

Aerosols contribute to global warming.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
9.

What does CNC stand for in the context of aerosol particles?

A. Cloudy nucleic condensation
B. Condensation nucleus counter
C. Chemical nucleic coagulation
D. Cloudy nucleic coagulation
Answer» C. Chemical nucleic coagulation
10.

What is the size range of respirable suspended particulate matter?

A. Less than 1 micrometre
B. Less than 10 micrometre
C. Less than 100 micrometre
D. Less than 0.1 micrometre
Answer» C. Less than 100 micrometre
11.

The movement of particles from region of lower vapour to high vapour molecule concentration is known as diffusiophoresis.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
12.

Glass containers are generally not preferred for sampling rain water. Why?

A. Glass containers are expensive
B. Glass containers are not easy to maintain
C. Glass containers affect the pH of the rain water
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
13.

Below which of the following pH is rain regarded as 'acid rain'?

A. 7
B. 7.3
C. 5.6
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
14.

Who discovered the phenomenon of acid rain?

A. George Brown
B. James T. Stewart
C. Robert Angus Smith
D. Charles David
Answer» D. Charles David
15.

The size of aerosol particles formed mechanically is minimum 1 micron.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
16.

In rural areas, what has contributed significantly to particulate pollution?

A. Incomplete combustion in vehicles
B. Using wood for fire and cooking
C. Fertilisers
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Fertilisers
17.

What is the size range of atmospheric particulate matter?

A. 0.1 – 10 microns
B. 0.1 - 1 micron
C. 1 - 10 microns
D. 10 - 100 microns
Answer» B. 0.1 - 1 micron