A. 1
B. 3
C. 7
D. 20
Related Mcqs:
- Beyond what concentration of H2S in air, acute danger to human life exists ?
A. 50 ppm
B. 100 ppm
C. 300 ppm
D. 700 ppm - Death may occur, when SO2 concentration in atmospheric air exceeds ______________ ppm?
A. 20
B. 100
C. 400
D. 200 - Which of the following causes death by asphyxiation, if its presence in atmospheric air exceeds maximum allowable concentration (i.e. > 50 ppm) ?
A. Benzopyrene
B. Peroxyacetyl nitrate
C. Carbon monoxide
D. Sulphur dioxide - Presence of nitrogen in high concentration in contaminated air reduces partial pressure of oxygen in lungs, thereby causing asphyxia (suffocation) leading to death from oxygen deficiency. Concentration of N2 in contaminated air at which it acts as a natural asphyxiate is ≥ _____________ percent?
A. 84
B. 88
C. 80
D. 92 - Atmospheric pollution caused by the exhaust gas of supersonic transport air-crafts is mostly in the atmospheric region called________________?
A. Thermosphere
B. Stratosphere
C. Troposphere
D. Mesosphere - Very small amount of air pollutants are present in stratosphere also; though most of the atmospheric pollutants are present in the troposphere. Which of the following atmospheric pollutants does not cause the ozone layer depletion in atmosphere at tremendous rate ?
A. CO
B. SO2
C. NOx
D. CFC (chloro fluoro carbons) - Maximum allowable concentration of CO2 in air for safe working is _____________ ppm (parts per million)?
A. 50
B. 1000
C. 2000
D. 5000 - 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 - High concentration of carcinogenic hydrocarbon pollutants in atmospheric air causes____________________?
A. Cancer
B. Silicosis
C. Respiratory disease (e.g., asthma)
D. Reduced crop yield - Fluorosis (a bone disease) is caused by the presence of high concentration of ____________ in atmospheric air?
A. Hydrocarbons
B. Hydrogen fluoride
C. Hydrogen sulphides
D. Nitrogen dioxide
