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What are the methods of treatment & disposal of radioactive wastes ?
A. Evaporation & chemical precipitation
B. Biological methods & adsorption in ion exchange materials
C. Fixing into a solid mass with cement and sinking deep in the sea
D. All A., B. & C.
Which is the most widely used coagulant for the treatment of turbid water ?
A. Alum (aluminium sulphate)
B. Lime
C. Ferric chloride
D. Sodium aluminate
Inhalation of lead compounds present in automobile exhaust (using leaded petrol) causes__________________?
A. Blood poisoning
B. Anaemia
C. Nervous system disorder
D. All A., B. & C.
Iron & manganese present as pollutant in water cannot be removed by__________________?
A. Ion exchange process
B. Oxidation followed by settling & filtration
C. Lime soda process or manganese zeolite process
D. Chlorination
Pollution by particulate matter emission in the atmosphere does not take place during metal____________________?
A. Grinding
B. Machining
C. Cutting
D. Polishing
Exposure to SO2 containing chimney gases results in the__________________?
A. Reduction in strength of leather & cloth
B. Acceleration of corrosion rates of metals
C. Increased drying & hardening time of paints
D. All A., B. and C.
Presence of high concentration of ozone and smog in atmospheric air causes the __________________?
A. Embrittlement & decrease of folding resistance of paper
B. Cracking of rubber products
C. Fading of dye on textiles
D. Damage of electrical insulator on high tension power line
Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to ‘green house’ for the plants ?
A. ‘Green house’ (made of glass) allows visible sunlight (i.e., short wavelength solar radiation
like ultra-violet rays) to pass through the glass and heat up the soil thereby warming up plants
inside it
B. The emitted longer wavelength radiation (e.g., infrared) is partly reflected and partly absorbed
by the glass of the green house
C. ‘Green house effect’ in earth’s atmosphere is due to increasing CO2 level in atmosphere, where
CO2 acts like the glass of ‘green house’ thereby warming up the earth’s surface
D. ‘Green house’ is colder than the outside atmosphere
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