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Global agreement in specific control strategies to reduce the release of ozone depleting substances, was adopted by
[1]
The Vienna Convention
[2]
Rio de Janeiro Conference
[3]
The Montreal Protocol
[4]
The Koyoto Protocol
Answer: The Montreal Protocol
77
A chemical harmful released by Chlorofluorocarbon to ozone is
[1]
Nitrogen Peroxide
[2]
Fluorine
[3]
Chlorine
[4]
Sulphur dioxide
78
In an area where DDT had been used extensively, the population of birds declined significantly because
[1]
Cobras were feeding exclusively on birds
[2]
Many of the birds eggs laid, did not hatch
[3]
Birds stopped laying eggs
[4]
Earthworms in the area got eradicated
Answer: Many of the birds eggs laid, did not hatch
79
Greenhouse effect is caused by
[1]
Green plants
[2]
Infrared rays
[3]
UV rays
[4]
X-rays
80
Due to eutrophication______.
[1]
BOD increases
[2]
BOD decreases
[3]
algae are destroyed
[4]
water becomes less harmful
81
Minamata disease is due to pollution of
[1]
Industrial waste mercury into fishing water
[2]
Oil spill in water
[3]
Organic waste into drinking water
[4]
Arsenic into the atmosphere
Answer: Industrial waste mercury into fishing water
82
Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for
[1]
Measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in producing curd on a commercial scale
[2]
Working out the efficiency of R.B.Cs. about their capacity to carry oxygen
[3]
Estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water
[4]
Working out the efficiency of oil driven automobile engines
Answer: Estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water
83
Which of the following pollutions forms Heat island?
[1]
Water
[2]
Air
[3]
Land
[4]
None of these
84
dB is a standard abbreviation used for the quantitative expression of
[1]
The dominant Bacillus in a culture
[2]
The density of bacteria in a medium
[3]
A certain pesticide
[4]
A particular pollutant
Answer: A particular pollutant
85
Among the following, a secondary pollutant is
[1]
PAN
[2]
SO2
[3]
CO
[4]
Aerosol
86
The green house gases, otherwise called radioactively active gases includes
[1]
Carbon dioxide
[2]
CH4
[3]
N2O
[4]
All of these
87
The main atmospheric layer near the surface of earth is
[1]
troposphere
[2]
mesophere
[3]
ionosphere
[4]
stratospere
88
______ is the first step of sewage treatment.
[1]
Precipitation
[2]
Chlorination
[3]
Sedimentation
[4]
Aeration
89
Identify the correctly matched pair
[1]
Basal Convention – Biodiversity Conservation
[2]
Montreal Protocol - Global warming
[3]
Kyoto protocol – Climatic change
[4]
Ramsar Convention – Ground water pollution
Answer: Kyoto protocol – Climatic change
90
CO emitted by automobiles prevents O-transport to body tissues by
[1]
Changing O2 to CO2
[2]
Destroying hemoglobin
[3]
Forming a stable compound with hemoglobin
[4]
Obstructing the reaction of O2 with hemoglobin
Answer: Forming a stable compound with hemoglobin
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