Explore topic-wise MCQs in Environmental Science.

This section includes 19 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.

What is the disadvantage of using conductometric analysers?

A. Low sensitivity
B. Interfering gases must be removed before monitoring process
C. Medium used to measure change in conductivity is expensive
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Medium used to measure change in conductivity is expensive
2.

In-situ in-stack analysers are used for measuring concentrations of which of the following gases?

A. Ammonia
B. Sulphur dioxide
C. Nitrogen monoxide
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
3.

In-situ cross stack analysers work behind which of the following principles?

A. Differential absorption spectroscopy
B. Gas-filter correlation spectroscopy
C. Differential absorption & Gas-filter correlation spectroscopy
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
4.

Which of the following analyser is used for oxygen analysis?

A. Electrocatalytic
B. Polarographic
C. Conductive
D. Amperometric
Answer» B. Polarographic
5.

Non-Dispersive Ultraviolet (NDUV) analysers are primarily used to detect which of the following two gases?

A. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen and Nitrogen Dioxide
C. Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulphur Dioxide
D. Sulphur Dioxide and Oxygen
Answer» D. Sulphur Dioxide and Oxygen
6.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_ANALYSER_IS_USED_FOR_OXYGEN_ANALYSIS??$

A. Electrocatalytic
B. Polarographic
C. Conductive
D. Amperometric
Answer» B. Polarographic
7.

In-situ in-stack analysers are used for measuring concentrations of which of the following gases?$

A. Ammonia
B. Sulphur dioxide
C. Nitrogen monoxide
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
8.

In-situ_cross_stack_analysers_work_behind_which_of_the_following_principles?$

A. Differential absorption spectroscopy
B. Gas-filter correlation spectroscopy
C. Differential absorption & Gas-filter correlation spectroscopy
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
9.

Airshed modelling takes into account the effects of only stationary sources and not the mobile sources of pollution.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
10.

Flame photometric analysers are specific to sulphur compounds.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
11.

What_is_the_disadvantage_of_using_conductometric_analysers?

A. Low sensitivity
B. Interfering gases must be removed before monitoring process
C. Medium used to measure change in conductivity is expensive
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Medium used to measure change in conductivity is expensive
12.

Electroanalytical monitors rely on which of the following methods?

A. Polarography and amperometric analysis
B. Polarography and electrocatalysis
C. Polarography, electrocatalysis and conductivity
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
13.

Fluorescence analysers are used to analyse which of the following gases?

A. Nitrogen dioxide
B. Sulphur dioxide
C. Sulphur trioxide
D. Nitrous oxide
Answer» C. Sulphur trioxide
14.

NDUV analysis is also known as the differential absorption.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
15.

NDUV monitors use a reference gas to analyse other gases.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
16.

Non-Dispersive Ultraviolet (NDUV) analysers are primarily used to detect which of the following two gases?

A. Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen and Nitrogen Dioxide
C. Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulphur Dioxide
D. Sulphur Dioxide and Oxygen
Answer» D. Sulphur Dioxide and Oxygen
17.

What does the abbreviation NDIR stand for, in the category of spectrometric analysers?

A. Non-Destructive Integrated Restoration
B. Neo-Destructive Integrated Radiation
C. Non-Dispersive Infrared
D. Neo-Dispersive Integrated Radiation
Answer» D. Neo-Dispersive Integrated Radiation
18.

Are any of the following monitors used to measure the concentration of particular gases from the exhaust generated in vehicles?

A. Opacity monitors
B. Gaseous emission monitors
C. Opacity & Gaseous emission monitors
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Opacity & Gaseous emission monitors
19.

What is the principle behind which opacity monitors/transmissometers work?

A. Change in capacitance for various gaseous media, between two stationary plates
B. Pressure exerted by a fixed volume of gas enclosed in a container of specific dimension
C. Scattering of light transmitted through a gas stream
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned