EVS ASSIGNMENT
MCQ QUESTIONS
1) In which type does PAN belongs to photochemical smog as a pollutant ?
a) Primary b) Secondary c) Tertiary d) None of the above
Answer:(b)
2) PAN is one of the
a) type of APN b) lachrymator c) alkenes d) Both (a) and (b)
Answer: (d)
3) Stability of PAN in warmer temperatures is
a) Stable b) Unstable c) Metastable d) Both (a) and (c)
Answer: (b)
4) What is the reason for PAN being transported for a long range ?
a) It is more stable than ozone in colder temperatures
b) It has low molecular weight
c) It has high thermal expansion over warm temperatures
d) Both (b) and (c)
Answer: (a)
5) PAN is known to be
a) carcinogen b) primary pollutant c) phytotoxin d) all the above
Answer: (c)
6) PAN is one of the main
a) carrier for oxides of nitrogen b) secondary pollutant c) skin irritant
d) All the above
Answer: (d)
7) PAN is the acronym of
a) Peroxyacyl nitride b) Phenoxyacetyl nitrite c) Peroxyacetyl nitrate
d) Peroxyalkyl nitrate
Answer: (c)
8) Which of the following is correct ?
a) It decomposes to NO2 in high temperatures
b) It is a very stable compound
c) It is a carcinogen
d) All the above
Answer: (a)
9) PAN is highly soluble in water.
a) True b) False
Answer: (a)
10) PAN is a
a) volatile inorganic compound
b) involatile organic compound
c) volatile inorganic compound
d) volatile organic compound
Answer: (d)
11. Who was the first scientist to coin the term SMOG and to describe the layers of
SMOG?
(a) Nikola Tesla
(b) Stephen Hawking
(c) Dr Henry Antoine
(d) Nicolaus Copernicus
Answer: (c) Dr Henry Antoine.
12. Which of the following pollutants are responsible for the cause of SMOG?
(a) From incinerators
(b) Emissions from vehicles
(c) Both incinerators and emissions from vehicles
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c) Both incinerators and emissions from vehicles.
13. Which of the following statements is true about SMOG?
(a) SMOG is derived from the fog
(b) SMOG is derived from smoke
(c) SMOG is derived from water vapour
(d) SMOG is derived from both fog and smoke
Answer: (d) SMOG is derived from both fog and smoke.
14. The major photochemical smog is________.
(a) Hydrogen peroxide
(b) Chlorofluorocarbon
(c) Peroxyacetyl nitrate
(d) All of the above
Answer: (b) Chlorofluorocarbon.
15. Which of the following diseases are caused by smog?
(a) Rickets
(b) Bronchitis
(c) Breathing Problems
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above.
16. Which of the following agents is mainly responsible for the secondary pollutants?
(a) Smog and Ozone
(b) Sulphur trioxide
(c) Nitrogen dioxide
(d) All of the above
Answer: (d) All of the above.
17. Which of the following causes the photochemical smog?
(a) Excess O2
(b) CO and CO2
(c) Soot and particulate matter
(d) NOx and HC
Answer: (d) NOx and HC
18. Which one of the following statements regarding photochemical smog is not correct?
(a) Carbon monoxide does not play any role in photochemical smog formation
(b) Photochemical smog is an oxidising agent in character
(c) Photochemical smog is formed through photochemical reaction involving energy
(d) Photochemical smog does not cause irritating in eyes and throat
Answer: (d) Photochemical smog does not cause irritating in eyes and throat
19. Smoke, fumes, ash, dust, nitric oxide and sulphur dioxide are the main sources of
________.
(a) Primary Pollutants
(b) Secondary pollutants
(c) Bio-Degradable Pollutants
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Primary Pollutants
20. Increased levels of air pollution results in _______.
(a) Soil erosion
(b) Global warming
(c) Respiratory problems
(d) All of the above
Answer: (c) Respiratory problems
21.The reactions which are caused by heat and in absence of light is called ___
a) Photochemical reactions
b) Dark reactions
c) Reversible reaction
d) Reversible photochemical reaction
Answer: b
22. In photochemical reactions, absorption of ___ radiations takes place.
a) ultraviolet and visible
b) radio
c) only visible
d) visible and x-rays
Answer: a
23. In photochemical reactions, the presence of light is not required for the reaction to
take place.
a) true
b) false
Answer: b
24. Ozone is formed by __ dissociation of molecular oxygen into individual oxygen
atoms.
a) photochemical
b) thermochemical
c) thermal
d) ionic
Answer: a
25. Which of the following is an example of photochemical reaction?
a) Photosynthesis
b) Decomposition of ammonia
c) Formation of NaOH
d) Decomposition of HCl
Answer: a
26. Which of the following are the principle laws of photochemistry?
a) Grothus-Draper and Stark-Einstein law
b) Raoult’s and Dalton’s law
c) Raoult’s and Henry’s law
d) Lambert’s and Beer’s law
Answer: a
27. Mercaptans can be produced by photochemical addition of __ to alpha olefins.
a) hydrogen sulphide
b) sulphur
c) hydrogen
d) paraffins
Answer: a
28. Vision is initiated by a photochemical reaction of __
a) Rhodopsin
b) Hydrogen Chloride
c) Mercapton
d) Enzymes
Answer: a
29. Medicine bottles are often made with darkened glass ___
a) to prevent the drug from photodegradation
b) to allow the photodegradation of drug
c) to reduce the cost
d) to allow oxidation of drug
Answer: a
30. In ___ reactions, molecules absorbing light do not themselves react but induce other
molecules to react.
a) Photosensitized
b) Thermal
c) Irreversible
d) Dark
Answer: a
Group members:
S Sanjai
A S Samsul Ghudha
G P Sajeeth Guru
