Previous year MCQs

General science UPPSC 2003 GS-I
Question

Acid rain is caused by:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: reaction between cloud water and sulphur dioxide pollutants

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “reaction between cloud water and sulphur dioxide pollutants”.
Acid rain is caused by: (3) reaction between cloud water and sulphur dioxide pollutants

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