WBBSE Class 7 Geography Chapter 8 Soil Pollution Multiple Choice Questions

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WBBSE Chapter 8 Soil Pollution Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1. As a result of dumping of cement, bricks, wood, rocky deposits, and garbage on the ground-

  1. Water pollution occurs
  2. Soil pollution occurs
  3. Noise pollution occurs

Answer: 1. Soil pollution occurs

Question 2. If DDT is sprayed on crops it causes-

  1. Air and water pollution
  2. Soil and water pollution
  3. Soil, water, and air pollution

Answer: 3. Soil, water, and air pollution

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Question 3. Acid rain pollutes-

  1. Air
  2. Air and water
  3. Water and soil

Answer: 3. Water and soil

WBBSE Class 7 Geography Chapter 8 Soil Pollution Multiple Choice Questions

Question 4. A major soil pollutant is-

  1. Plastic
  2. Iron sheets
  3. Detergent

Answer: 1. Plastic

Question 5. Mercury is a type of-

  1. Organic waste
  2. Inorganic waste
  3. Solid waste

Answer: 2. Inorganic waste

Question 6. An example of domestic waste is-

  1. Plastic
  2. X-ray plate
  3. Fruit peels.

Answer: 3. Fruit peels.

Question 7. An inorganic poisonous metal let out from factories is-

  1. Plastic
  2. Carbon monoxide
  3. Lead

Answer: 3. Lead

Question 8. From thermal power stations soil pollution is caused by letting out of-

  1. Nuclear wastes
  2. Radioactive substances
  3. Fly ash

Answer: 3. Fly ash

Question 9. An example of chemical fertilizer is-

  1. Urea
  2. Plastic
  3. Cobalt

Answer: 1. Urea

Question 10. Which among the following set of elements causes more soil pollution?

  1. Iron, copper, and silver
  2. Lead, arsenic, and cadmium
  3. Calcium, magnesium, and sodium

Answer: 2. Lead, arsenic, and cadmium

Question 11. Poisonous waste products are generated by-

  1. Household activities
  2. Construction work
  3. Industrial activities

Answer: 3. Industrial activities

Question 12. Poisonous waste products mainly comprise of-

  1. Construction wastes
  2. Acid
  3. Vegetable peels

Answer: 2. Acid

Question 13. The ash let out from thermal power stations is called-

  1. Fly ash
  2. Acid
  3. Oxygen

Answer: 1. Fly ash

Question 14. A radioactive pollutant affecting the quality of soil is-

  1. Uranium
  2. Iron
  3. Coal

Answer: 1. Uranium

Question 15. When plastic waste gets mixed with soil, the soil fertility-

  1. Increases
  2. Remains the same
  3. Decreases

Answer: 3. Decreases

Question 16. Excessive application of phosphate fertilizers on farmlands increases the-

  1. Nitrogen content of the soil
  2. The potassium content of the soil
  3. Phosphorus content of the soil

Answer: 3. Phosphorus content of the soil

Question 17. Excessive irrigation makes the soil more-

  1. Acidic
  2. Saline
  3. Alkaline

Answer: 2. Saline

Question 18. Use of inorganic fertilizer-

  1. Increases the acidity of the soil
  2. Increases the salinity of soil
  3. Decreases the acidity of the soil

Answer: 1. Increases the acidity of the soil

Question 19. Poisonous waste products are generated from-

  1. Pesticide industry
  2. Paper industry
  3. Sugar industry

Answer: 1. Pesticide industry

Question 20. Extensive irrigation makes the soil-

  1. More acidic
  2. More saline
  3. Unproductive

Answer: 2. More saline

Question 21. Due to eucalyptus plants, the acidity of the soil-

  1. Increases
  2. Decreases
  3. Remains the same

Answer: 1. Increases

Question 22. Mycosis is a disease caused by-

  1. Virus
  2. Metallic poisoning
  3. Fungi

Answer: 3. Fungi

Question 23. The smoke emitted from factories leads to –

  1. Acid rain
  2. Death of organisms
  3. Soil erosion

Answer: 1. Acid rain

Question 24. Eutrophication can be observed due to-

  1. Agricultural activities
  2. Industrial activities
  3. Electric generation

Answer: 1. Agricultural activities

Question 25. The organism most affected by soil pollution is-

  1. Crabs
  2. Fish
  3. Worms

Answer: 3. Worms

Question 26. Which among these does not get organically decomposed in soil?

  1. Paper
  2. Wood
  3. Plastic

Answer: 3. Plastic

Question 27. Which of the following does not fall in the category of poisonous waste products?

  1. Gunpowder
  2. Acid
  3. Paper

Answer: 3. Paper

Question 28. The Bhopal Gas Tragedy took place in-

  1. 1984
  2. 1986
  3. 1960

Answer: 1. 1984

Question 29. The substance responsible for the Bhopal Gas Tragedy was-

  1. MIC gas
  2. Nuclear radioactive particles from power stations
  3. Soil pollution

Answer: 1. MIC gas

Question 30. The Chornobyl Disaster took place in-

  1. 1984
  2. 1986
  3. 1963

Answer: 2. 1986

Question 31. The substance responsible for the Chornobyl Disaster was a-

  1. Poisonous gas
  2. Radioactive particles from nuclear power station
  3. Mercury

Answer: 2. Radioactive particles from nuclear power station

Question 32. The abbreviated name of methyl isocyanate

  1. MIC
  2. LIC
  3. SO2 gas

Answer: 1. MIC

Question 33. A method by which soil pollution can be controlled on farmlands is-

  1. Extensive farming
  2. Organic farming
  3. Use of tractors

Answer: 2. Organic farming

Question 34. Soil pollution from waste products generated by medical establishments can be controlled through-

  1. Landfills
  2. Disposal in waterbodies
  3. Burning in a controlled manner

Answer: 3. Burning in a controlled manner

Question 35. The soil in Purulia is-

  1. Coarse
  2. Moderately fertile
  3. Very fertile

Answer: 1. Coarse

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