This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 Science Chapter 18 Pollution Of Air And Water ā Quiz 6 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 18 Pollution Of Air And Water Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Potable water is the water A) Obtained from lakes. B) Obtained from rivers. C) Pure and fit for drinking. D) Used for washing clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pure and fit for drinking. 2. ..... is commonly used as coolants in refrigerators. A) Chlorofluorocarbons. B) Hydrogen chlorides. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chlorofluorocarbons. 3. A pond contains clean water. Which of the following activities will produce the least pollution of water? A) Washing clothes in the pond. B) Washing motor vehicles in the pond. C) Swimming in the pond. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Swimming in the pond. 4. The substances that pollute water are called ..... A) Contaminants. B) Pollutants. C) Poisonous substance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contaminants. 5. When did Taj Mahal pollution start? A) 2012. B) 2000. C) 1983. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1983. 6. Boojhoo remembers seeing a thick fog-like layer in the atmosphere, especially during winters. This is smog which is made up of ..... and ..... A) Smoke. B) Fog. C) Both a and b. D) Only smog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 7. Climate change caused by extra carbon dioxide in the air that causes heat to get trapped in the atmosphere is called A) Global warming. B) Photosynthesis. C) Smog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Global warming. 8. Conservation of water can be done by conserving the water cycle. A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. The type of rain in which oxides of sulphur and nitrogen dissolve in the rain is called ..... A) Oxide rain. B) Sulphur and Nitrogen rain. C) Acid rain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid rain. 10. The gradual downward flow of water that soaks into surface A) River. B) Erosion. C) Infiltration. D) Water uptake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infiltration. 11. HOW DOES WINDMILLS WORK A) IT CONVERTS WIND INTO ELECTRICITY. B) IT CONVERTS AIR INTO ELECTRCICTY. C) IT BURNS PETROLA DN DIESEL. D) IT USES WATER TO MAKE ENERGY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IT CONVERTS WIND INTO ELECTRICITY. 12. When did Ganga action plan start? A) 1986. B) 1883. C) 2001. D) 1999. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1986. 13. Forest Festival A) Planting trees in January. B) Cutting trees in January. C) Cutting trees in July. D) Planting trees in July. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Planting trees in July. 14. A colorless, odorless gas that decreases the blood's ability to carry oxygen. Can cause faintness, death. A) Nitrogen oxides. B) Ground-level ozone. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon monoxide. 15. What effect does the increased concentration of carbon dioxide have on atmospheric temperature? A) Decreases atmospheric temperature. B) Causes acid rain. C) Traps solar radiation and increases atmospheric temperature. D) Leads to ozone depletion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traps solar radiation and increases atmospheric temperature. 16. Increasing levels of greenhouse gases like ..... are leading to global warming. A) Carbon dioxide. B) Carbon monoxide. C) Carbon trioxide. D) Carbon tetraoxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 17. Side effect if we breath carbon monoxide:reduced the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which layer in the atmosphere protects us by absorbing harmful uitravaraint radiations of the sun. A) Oxygen. B) Ozone. C) Oxides. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ozone. 19. What fuel should the vehicle be using to cause minimum air pollution? A) Diesel. B) CNG. C) Petrol. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CNG. 20. Which is a step you could take to reduce your carbon footprint? A) Leave the water running when you brush your teeth. B) Recycle paper products and compost food wastes. C) Leaving the tv on at night after you fall asleep. D) Riding to school in a car. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recycle paper products and compost food wastes. 21. Which of the following is most dangerous? A) Nitrogen. B) Oxygen. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon monoxide. 22. Lack of which of the following will kill you faster A) Soil. B) Water. C) Food. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air. 23. The constituent of polluted air which contributes in producing acid rain is ..... A) Nitrogen. B) Sulphur dioxide. C) Oxygen. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sulphur dioxide. 24. Smoke may contain oxides of ..... which combine with other air pollutants and fog to form smog. A) Hydrogen. B) Nitrous oxide. C) Nitrogen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nitrogen. 25. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT CAUSE AIR POLLUTION? A) MINING. B) POWER PLANT. C) REFINERY. D) IRRIGATION. 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