Geography · Environmental Issues
With reference to Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) emissions and their environmental implications, consider the following statements: I. India has been reported among the leading global emitters of anthropogenic SO2, largely due to coal-based thermal power generation. II. In India, the transport sector constitutes the dominant source of SO2 emissions. III. Wet limestone-based flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) technology is widely regarded as one of the most effective methods for reducing SO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants. IV. Sulphur dioxide, in combination with nitrogen oxides (NOx), plays a role in the formation of acid rain. V. Chronic exposure to SO2 is a primary cause of occupational lung diseases such as silicosis and pneumoconiosis. Which of the statements given above are correct?
- 1I, III and IV only✓
- 2II, III and V only
- 3I, IV and V only
- 4I, II and III only
Correct answer
I, III and IV only
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