List of top Environmental Sciences Questions on Environmental pollution asked in CUET (PG)

Average salinity of sea water is approximately _____.
Which of the following are not criteria pollutants under NAAQS in India? A. CO$_2$ B. O$_3$ C. CFC D. CO E. NH$_3$
Which of the following are Green House Gases (GHGs)? A. Methane B. Nitrogen dioxide C. Sulphur hexafluoride D. Water vapour E. Ozone
BOD, demand of dissolved oxygen by microbes to disintegrate biologically degradable waste in water, follows:
Mission Life was introduced by India in Conference Of Parties (COP) _____ under UNFCCC in the year _____ at _____.
Tropospheric ozone is an important ingredient of photochemical smog. London smog event was an example of oxidising smog formed by photochemical reaction in troposphere. Which of the following is most appropriate?
Which of the following chemical species will dominate in the pH range of 4 to 6 in natural waters?
Choose the correct statements: A. Both hardness and Alkalinity are measured in units of mg/L as CaCO$_3$ B. Enrichment of C and S are responsible for eutrophication of lakes C. Alkalinity is a base neutralizing capacity D. Dissolved ions increases salinity of water E. Turbidity is a measure of transparency of water
Which heavy metal is most commonly associated with Itai-Itai disease?
What is the primary chemical responsible for Minamata disease in humans?
Which of the following layers of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer that absorbs UV radiation?
Which of the following metal is bioaccumulative in nature but does not undergo biomagnification to cause adverse health effects?
Photochemical smog formation in ambient atmosphere requires:
A. Volatile hydrocarbon
B. Ozone
C. SO2
D. Sunlight Temperature
E. NOx
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Which of the following is a criteria pollutant as per National Ambient Air Quality Standards?
In sewage water, which of the following is expected to be present in the highest quantity (mg/L)?
The rate of decrease of dissolved oxygen (\(L_t\)) with time \(t\) in a wastewater sample is directly proportional to the amount of oxygen present in the sample at time \(t\). The unit of rate constant \(k\) will be: