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Pollution – A Rising Environmental Problem

Appeared in 9 of the 11 available papers.

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9 of 11 papers

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Typically worth
8.7 marks

Average per paper it appears in · 78 marks in total

Usual form
Short answer

47% of this chapter's 68 questions

Needs a diagram
26%

18 questions carry a figure — practise drawing them

Question-type distribution

  • Short answer32
  • Odd one out8
  • MCQ7
  • Biological term7
  • Reasoning7
  • Definition3
  • Sequencing2
  • Differentiate2

Most frequent topics

Biomedical waste 5Harmful effects of acid rain 3Objectives of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan 3Water pollutants 3Biodegradable and non-biodegradable waste 2Noise pollution 2Biodegradable wastes 2Biodegradable waste 2
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1

Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)

2(i)

Give the biological/technical term for the following:

5(ii)

Arrange the following food chains in a proper sequence.

7(v)

"Vanishing Greenery; A Growing Urban Crisis" In most of our cities, rapid urbanisation has led to a significant decrease in greenery over the past two decades. As the population increased, the demand for housing, roads and commercial buildings grew, leading to clearing of parks, gardens and natural resources. This has contributed to several problems.

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8(v)

Rajat Singh was working as a supervisor in a stone quarry where rock, sand and gravel are extracted by techniques like digging, drilling and blasting. As the years rolled by, Rajat started facing a loss in hearing. The high decibel sounds had damaged a part of his internal ear, though the tympanic membrane was intact.

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Select the correct answers to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)

7(iv)

Expand the following abbreviations:

2(iv)

Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the others belong:

1

Select the correct answer to the questions from the given options. (Do not copy the questions, write the correct answer only.)

2(ii)

Arrange and rewrite the terms in each group in correct order to be in a logical sequence beginning with the term that is underlined:

2(iv)

Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the others belong: