Biology
Look at the cartoonist's presentation of a kind of pollution given below.
(i) Name the kind of pollution.
(ii) List the sources of pollution.
(iii) Mention any two harmful effects of this pollution.
Answer
(i) Noise Pollution
(ii) Industrial machines, workshops, trains, automobiles on the streets, jet aircrafts landing and taking off in the air, loud conversation and the radio or television inside houses, the loudspeakers and musical bands in public places, etc.
(iii) Two harmful effects of noise pollution are:
- It lowers efficiency of work.
- It disturbs sleep and leads to nervous irritability.
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