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2019

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Public Health emergency has been issued in which city due to high air pollution?
A
Bangalore
B
Mumbai
C
New Delhi
D
Faridabad
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Delhi was the most polluted city in 2022, with an annual average PM2. 5 concentration of 99.71 ug/m3 – 2.5 times the safe limit (40 ug/m3) set by the CPCB.

Detailed explanation-2: -The top ten most polluted cities in 2022 for PM 2.5 were Delhi, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Patna, Muzzafarpur, Noida, Meerut, Gobindgarh, Gaya and Jodhpur. The top ten most polluted cities in 2022 based on PM 10 were Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Delhi, Noida, Patna, Meerut, Muzzafarpur, Durgapur, Jodhpur and Aurangabad.

Detailed explanation-3: -While Delhi is at the top of the list of most polluted cities, Faridabad ranks second with an annual PM2. 5 concentration of 95.6µg/m3. Ghaziabad is third with a reading of 91.25µg/m3.

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