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ICSE Class 10 Pollution Control & Urban Management — practice questions

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What can industrial plants install to reduce flue-gas emissions?Read the answer and worked solution →Which power sector shift effectively cuts air pollution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which fuel did New Delhi buses adopt after 2000 to reduce smog?Read the answer and worked solution →Which international agreement phased out ozone-depleting chemicals?Read the answer and worked solution →Which fuel switch lowers indoor cooking emissions?Read the answer and worked solution →What can replace kerosene lamps to cut indoor air pollution?Read the answer and worked solution →Which 1952 event prompted the UK Clean Air Act of 1956?Read the answer and worked solution →How is captured landfill gas utilized in managed waste systems?Read the answer and worked solution →How much sewage pollutant load can secondary treatment remove?Read the answer and worked solution →What degrades pollutants in sewage waste stabilization ponds?Read the answer and worked solution →Which structure controls sediment runoff from construction sites?Read the answer and worked solution →Which technique provides erosion control at work sites?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bacterial indicator signals fecal water contamination?Read the answer and worked solution →What do imprecise water pollution control standards mandate?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is categorized as a point source of water pollution?Read the answer and worked solution →How is toxic concrete washout runoff contained on work sites?Read the answer and worked solution →How does thermal desorption treat contaminated subsurface soil?Read the answer and worked solution →Which biological mechanism degrades organics in bioremediation?Read the answer and worked solution →Which technique uses green plants to extract soil heavy metals?Read the answer and worked solution →Which organism is applied in the mycoremediation of soils?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is an off-site physical remediation method for soil?Read the answer and worked solution →Which method is specifically classified under bioremediation?Read the answer and worked solution →Composting sewage sludge degrades pathogens but cannot remove what?Read the answer and worked solution →What term describes pollutants becoming less bioavailable with time?Read the answer and worked solution →Which is one of the four main components of solid waste management?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the most preferred tier in standard waste management hierarchies?Read the answer and worked solution →Which waste stream is excluded from general municipal solid waste?Read the answer and worked solution →Modern sanitary landfills are engineered primarily to protect what resource?Read the answer and worked solution →Which activity forms part of the functional element of waste collection?Read the answer and worked solution →Where does processing of source-separated or commingled solid waste occur?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What can industrial plants install to reduce flue-gas emissions?

  1. Wet scrubbers
  2. Smelt furnaces
  3. Flare stacks
  4. Ash cyclones
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Correct answer: A. Wet scrubbers

Industrial scrubbers such as flue-gas desulfurization help remove air pollutants from plant emissions.

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Which power sector shift effectively cuts air pollution?

  1. Coal combustion
  2. Renewable energy
  3. Diesel generation
  4. Petroleum heating
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Correct answer: B. Renewable energy

Transitioning to renewable energy like solar or wind power reduces air pollution from electricity generation.

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Which fuel did New Delhi buses adopt after 2000 to reduce smog?

  1. Aviation gasoline
  2. Low-grade furnace oil
  3. Compressed natural gas
  4. Residual diesel fuel
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Correct answer: C. Compressed natural gas

New Delhi public buses adopted compressed natural gas after 2000 to curb vehicular smog.

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