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Name any four ways to control vehicular air pollution.

The four ways to control the vehicular air pollution are given below:


1. The engines of the vehicles can be modified to include catalytic converters, four-stroke engines etc. The vehicular emission is curbed using these.


2. Clean fuels must be adopted. Example, Natural gas or Biodiesel that lead to much lesser pollution.
3. Ample public transport options must be available. This reduces the total number of individual vehicles, thus helping us reduce the overall pollution.


4. Traffic Management should be improved.


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Mention whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

(i) Pollution and pollutant are one and the same thing. (T/F)


(ii) Rubber types of motor vehicles contribute to particulate pollution. (T/F)


(iii) The chief gaseous air pollutants are CO2 and SO2. (T/F)


(iv) Kitchen garbage and leftovers in food dishes can be used for making manure (compost). (T/F)


(v) Brick kilns give out both gaseous and particulate pollutants. (T/F)

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Name any two small-scale industries that can be the source of particulate air pollution.

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Give two examples of gaseous air pollutants.

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Mention whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

(i) Liquid kitchen waste alone constitutes the sewage. (T/F)


(ii) Household detergents are safe and non-contributors to water pollution. (T/F)


(iv) Thermal power plants give out a lot of hot waste water. (T/F)


(v) Hot water discharged into water bodies hardly affects the fish and other aquatic life. (T/F)