UPSC PYQPrelims 2025

Civil Services Examination · Question 65

Artificial way of causing rainfall to reduce air pollution makes use of

  1. silver iodide and potassium iodide
  2. silver nitrate and potassium iodide
  3. silver iodide and potassium nitrate
  4. silver nitrate and potassium chloride
Show answer & explanation

Answer: (A) silver iodide and potassium iodide

Explanation

Cloud seeding commonly uses silver iodide and potassium iodide.