Air Pollution — Study Resources & PYQs
Causes, effects and control measures of air pollution.
- Estimated study time: 30 minutes
Study resources
- BYJU'S - Air, Water and Soil Pollution (Article) — Covers all major pollution types (air, water, soil, noise) — causes, effects on health/ecosystem, and control measures.
- InclusiveIAS - Pollution: Types, Causes, Effects and Control Measures (Article) — UPSC-ready notes covering all pollution types with control measures and related environmental laws.
- StudyIQ - Air Pollution in Delhi Case Study (UPSC Geography) (Video) — Case study on Delhi's air pollution/smog explained from a UPSC Geography perspective — very India-specific.
- UNIT 5: Pollution - UGC official textbook (Erach Bharucha) (PDF) — Official chapter covering the definition and then causes, effects and control measures for each pollution type in the same order as the syllabus. Primary reading.
- Unit 5 Environmental Pollution - Indraprastha College for Women, DU (PDF) — Delhi University lecture deck covering primary vs secondary air pollutants, national ambient air quality standards in India, indoor air pollution and control measures.
- Air, Water and Soil Pollution - Careers360 (Article) — Clean web page giving causes, effects and control measures for the three main pollution types, with practice MCQs at the end.
- वायु तथा जल प्रदूषण (Air and Water Pollution) - Class 8 Science Hindi (Video) — Hindi-medium NCERT Class 8 style video on air and water pollution using Taj Mahal and Ganga river as Indian case studies.
- GCW Gandhinagar - Soil Pollution Causes, Types, Effects and Control (PDF) (Article) — Detailed PDF on soil pollution's causes (industrial, biological, radioactive) and control measures.
- UGC e-PG Pathshala — Environmental Studies (PDF) — Indian higher-education resource covering ecosystems, natural resources, pollution, sustainable development and environmental legislation.
Taught in these subjects
- ENVIRONMENT SCIENCES — BCET21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT — BCET11 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES — BCET21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Environmental Science — BCET21 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Environmental Science — CET6201 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu
- Energy and Environment — CET6101 · Government College of Engineering and Technology, Jammu