This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Impacts Of Pollutants On Human Health – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Impacts Of Pollutants On Human Health Quiz 5 (18 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are viruses, bacteria, and organisms in the environment that causes human health classified as? A) Biological hazards. B) Chemical hazards. C) Physical hazards. D) Social hazards. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biological hazards. 2. Which law gave the EPA the ability to track haz waste from "Cradle-to-grave" ? A) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). B) CERCLA (Sueperfund). C) National Environmental Protection Policy (NEPP). D) Brownfields. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). 3. DDT is ..... in the environment. This means it doesn't break down/decompose, instead it lasts a long time. A) Acute. B) Synergistic. C) Persistent. D) Threshold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persistent. 4. Why are high levels of CO$_{2}$ a problem? A) Make it difficult for fish to breath. B) Cause algal blooms. C) Won't be able to find any benthic macroinvertebrates. D) Makes temperature warmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make it difficult for fish to breath. 5. Which one of the following is NOT from pollutants from human activities? A) Burning fuels. B) Using pesticides. C) Using lead-based paint for art and buildings. D) Dust storms. E) Throwing away hazardous waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dust storms. 6. What causes people to respond differently to environmental hazards A) Sex. B) Weight. C) Health issues. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. 7. This disease can be transmitted through blood and sexual fluids. A) Smallpox. B) Cholera. C) HIV. D) Malaria. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HIV. 8. The environment is an important factor in the spread of cholera and dysentery because A) The pathogens reproduce in soil. B) The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes. C) Air can carry the pathogens. D) Water provides a habitat in which the pathogens breed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water provides a habitat in which the pathogens breed. 9. Most MSW in the United States ends up in ....., but many developing nations use ..... A) Composting facilities, sanitary landfills. B) Sanitary landfills, open dumps. C) Recycling plants, sanitary landfills. D) Open dumps, recycling facilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sanitary landfills, open dumps. 10. What are chemicals that cause cancer called? A) Carcinogen. B) Neurotoxin. C) Hazard. D) Teratogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carcinogen. 11. What creates mudflows and ash clouds? A) Storms. B) Volcanic eruptions. C) Earthquakes. D) Tsunamis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volcanic eruptions. 12. Which of the following has not affected the recent resurgence of tuberculosis? A) Increased population growth in developing countries. B) Urbanization. C) Improved testing/screening in developing countries. D) Increased global travel. E) Genetic resistance of the bacterium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Improved testing/screening in developing countries. 13. Which of the following diseases is incorrectly paired with its type of organism? A) Fungi-Ringworm. B) Virus-HIV. C) Protozoan-Malaria. D) Virus-Ebola. E) Bacteria-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Bacteria-Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. 14. Which of the following terms and definitions are incorrectly matched? A) Ingested:taken into the body. B) Threshold dose:the level at which a substance begins to cause health problems. C) Epidemiology:the study of the harmful effects of substances on organism. D) Toxic:poisonous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epidemiology:the study of the harmful effects of substances on organism. 15. Indoor environmental pollution ..... A) Is not as dangerous as outdoor pollution. B) Can be worse than outdoor pollution. C) Can be 100% avoided with some simple measures. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can be worse than outdoor pollution. 16. The means by which the World Health Organization has worked to reduce the spread of infectious disease include all of the following EXCEPT A) Monthly country-wide spraying of DDT. B) Widespread use of vaccines. C) Providing access to latrines and safe drinking. D) Availably of rehydration packets. E) Use of bed nets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monthly country-wide spraying of DDT. 17. Which of the following is an example of a social hazard that cannot easily be controlled? a. smoking cigarettes c. lack of exercise A) A high-fat diet. B) Pollution from a factory near your school. C) Lack of exercise. D) Smoking cigarettes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pollution from a factory near your school. 18. What hazards does epidemiology deal with? A) Chemical. B) Social. C) Biological. D) Physical. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biological. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesImpacts Of Pollutants On Human Health Quiz 1Impacts Of Pollutants On Human Health Quiz 2Impacts Of Pollutants On Human Health Quiz 3Impacts Of Pollutants On Human Health Quiz 4Air Pollution QuizAnthropogenic Activities And Their Impacts On Environment QuizBiomass Energy QuizBiomedical Waste Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books