| The number of letters
are given in the brackets. |
| 1. |
What is the full form of CNG?
Ans. Compressed Natural Gas |
| 2. |
Who is the Union Petroleum minister of India?
Ans. Ram Naik |
| 3. |
1 out of every __ school children in India is suffering
from asthma, which is worsening due to vehicular air pollution.
Ans. 10 |
| 4. |
A major vehicular emission air pollutant that aggravates
hearth disease by binding to the haemoglobin.
Ans. Carbon monoxide |
| 5. |
Which pollutant is known to cause encephalopathy in
children, which leads to death or permanent brain damage?
Ans. Lead |
| 6. |
"PAHs are known carcinogens and nitro-PAHs are
probably the worst kind", says tony seaton, adviser on air pollution and health to
the British government. In Delhi, diesel is a main source of PAH. What is this PAH?
Ans. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
| 7. |
Smog is a joint word made up of two words. What are
these?
Ans. Smoke and fog |
| 8. |
Particles of sulphur and nitrogen emitted by cars, coal
fire generators etc react with air to produce nitric and sulphuric acid which fall on
earth with precipitation. In 1852, a chemist called Thomas Angus Smith first coined a term
for this phenomenon. What is this term?
Ans. Acid Rain |
| 9. |
A warm fallout of vehicular air pollution
Ans. Global Warming |
| 10. |
What is a common name for gases like carbon dioxide and
methane?
Ans. Green House Gases |
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