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1.
How can water be made safe for drinking? Explain in brief.
2.
What will happen, if we drink polluted water?
3.
What steps can be taken to restore the river Ganga to its past glory?
4.
A poisonous gas P is produced by incomplete combustion of fuels such as coal. This gas interferes with Q of blood and reduces its capacity to carry gas R. Instead, it combines itself with Q forming S. What are P, Q, R, S?
5.
Clear, transparent water is always fit for drinking. Comment.
6.
Which of the following is not a way to conserve water?
Replace
Reduce
Reuse
Recycle
7.
The Kyoto protocol is associated with one of the following.
Reduction in the use of chlorofluorocarbons
Reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases
Reduction in the cutting of forest trees
Reduction in pollution of fresh water sources
8.
Highest percentage of air consists of
oxygen
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
argon
9.
The type of pollution which is likely to affect Taj Mahal in Agra to a greater extent is
air pollution
water pollution
soil pollution
noise pollution
10.
Which of the following is nota greenhouse gas?
Carbon dioxide
Sulphur dioxide
Methane
Nitrogen
11.
Why does Kanpur city in Uttar Pradesh have one of the most polluted stretches of the Ganga river?
12.
For what purpose, bacteria present in faeces is used?
13.
Groundwater also gets polluted by sewage. How?
14.
Air is a mixture of gases. Give the percentage of nitrogen and Oxygen in clear air.
15.
The need of the hour is to take appropriate measures to control water pollution. List some of these preventive measures.
16.
We should plant trees and nurture the ones already present in the neighbourhood. Why?
17.
Water which looks clean still has disease carrying _______and _____ impurities.
18.
Water which is suitable for ______ is called _______water
19.
While______your teeth, leaving the______ running may waste several_________of water.
20.
CFCs deplete the______
21.
Bathing and washing near water bodies should be ______
22.
Who organized 'Say no to cracker' campaign?
23.
Define potable water
24.
What steps are taken by the Supreme Court to save Taj Mahal?
25.
What are air pollutants ?
26.
We were imaging a time when clean air and water may no longer be available. Why?
1.
Water can be made safe for drinking by following ways:
(i) Water is filtered. Many filters available in the markets are used by people.
(ii) Some use boiling as a method for obtaining safe drinking water because boiling kills the germs present in the water.
(iii) Chlorination is a chemical method for purifying water.
2.
If we drink polluted water, we may be affected from diseases such as cholera, typhoid, and jaundice as the polluted water contains many pathogens.
3.
We can take the following steps to restore river Ganga:
(i) Industries are supposed to treat the waste produced before discharging it into the water.
(ii) Pesticides and weedicides should not be allowed to flow into the river. (Hi)Untreated sewage should not be thrown directly or indirectly into the river.
4.
P is carbon monoxide, Q is haemoglobin R is oxygen and S is carboxyhaemoglobin.
5.
Clear, transparent water is not always fit for drinking as it may have many disease carrying microbes and dissolved impurities that are not visible to unaided eyes. So, transparent water also needs to be purified by various processes.
6.
(a)
Replace
7.
(b)
Reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases
8.
(c)
nitrogen
9.
(a)
air pollution
10.
Nitrogen is not a greenhouse gas. It is naturally found in the air and is a major constituent of it.
11.
Kanpur city is situated at the bank of the river Ganga. Many people can be seen bathing, washing clothes, throwing garbage, idols of Gods, nonbiodegradables polythenes. In addition, Kanpur has more than 5000industries. They discharge toxic chemical waste into the river. Hence, Kanpur really makes the Ganga polluted.
12.
The bacteria present in the faeces are used as indicators of the quality of water.
13.
Untreated or inadequately treated sewageis major source of groundwater pollution. Sewage contains food wastes, detergents, microorganisms, etc which seeps into the ground to pollute groundwater.
14.
Clear air contains about 78% nitrogen and 21% oxygen
15.
Some preventive measures of water pollution are :
(i) Sewage should be treated properly before discharging it into nearby rivers.
(ii) Water treatment plants should be installed in all industrial areas.
(iii) The use of excessive fertilisers and pesticides should be avoided.
(iv) Laws for industrial units should be strictly implemented.
(v)We should consciously make efforts at individual level to conserve water.
16.
We should plant trees and nurture the ones already present in the neighbourhood. This is to
(i) Reduce air pollution Plants clean the air. They also reduce dust particles in the air. This will lower down the pollution level
(ii) Minimise global warming The greenhouse gas CO2 is responsible for global warming. Plants utilise CO2 for making food and give out O2, Therefore, planting more trees will reduce the CO2 in atmosphere and thus global warming will be in control.
17.
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microorganisms, dissolved
18.
( )
drinking,potable
19.
( )
Brushing,tap,litres
20.
( )
ozone
21.
( )
avoided
22.
( )
Children from many schools organized "Sayno to cracker" to reduce air pollution during Diwali.
23.
( )
Water that is suitable for drinking
24.
( )
It has ordered industries to switch to cleaner fuels like CNG and LPG. The automobiles should switch over to unleaded petrol in Taj zone
25.
( )
The substances that contaminate the air are called air pollutants.
26.
( )
Due to environmental pollution
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