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12.Paragraph based questions:-

It is that time of year again. Farm fires are back and on the rise. The air quality of Delhi is deteriorating

everyday and residents are struggling to breath. Delhi recorded its worst air quality since February (on

October, 2020) as the concentration of fine particulates matter PM 2.5 and PM 10 increased to their highest

recorded level this season(i)Why the pollution level increase to highest during Diwali?

(a) Due to excess use of fire crackers

(b)Due to burning of farm waste in Punjab and Haryana

(c)None of the above

(d) Both

(ii)What are the possible ways to reduce pollution in Delhi ?

(a) Afforestation

(b) To ban burning of farm waste

(c )To ban fire crackers

(d)All of the above

(iii) The burning of crop residue across farms in the country results in the poor air quality in nearby

locations. Which of the following are produced during the burning of crop residue?

(a) CO2 (CO and Particulate matter)

(b) CO2 (CO and SO2)

(c) CO2 (CO, SO2, Particulate matter and carbon particles)

(d) CO2 (CO, SO2 and Particulate matter)

(iv). The impacts of crop residue burning are immediate as well as long term. Beside the increase in air

pollution and resulting respiratory problems, which one of the following according to you are immediate

noticeable impacts?

(a) Depletion of Soil Nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium

(b) Ozone layer depletion

(c) Loss of micro organisms of the upper layer of soil

(d) Climate change

(v) The burning of crop residue produces lot of carbon particles. What happened to these carbon particles

that are released in air?

(a) Carbon particles dissolve in the rain to cause acid rain

(b) Carbon particles settle on the surrounding trees/ soil

(c) Carbon particles are used by plants and trees

(d) Carbon particles are gaseous so they fly afar​

Answer 1

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