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In Antarctica ozone depletion is due to the formation of following compound |
Acrolein
Peroxy acetyl nitrate
SO<sub>2</sub>and SO<sub>3</sub>
Chlorine nitrate
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2 |
Pick up the correct statement |
CO which is major pollutant resulting from the combustion of fuels in automobile plays a major role in photochemical smog
Classical smog has an oxidizing character while the phtochemical smog is reducing in character
Photochemical smog occurs in day time whereas the classical smog occurs in early morning hours
During formation of smog the level of ozone in the atmosphere goes down
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3 |
Which of the following is not an air |
N<sub>2</sub>
N<sub>2</sub>O
NO
CO
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4 |
Which of the following is responsible for depletion of the ozone layer in the upper strata of the atmosphere? |
Fullerences
Freons
Polyhalogens
Ferrocene
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5 |
When rain is accompanied by a thunderstorm, the collected rain water will have a pH value |
Uninfluenced by occurrence of thuderstorm
Which depends on the amount of dust in air
Slightly lower than that of rain water without thunderstorm
Slighlty higher than that when the thunderstom is not there
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6 |
Result of ozone hole is |
Green house effect
Global warming
Acid rain
UV rays reach the earth
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7 |
Photochemical smog is caused by |
CO
CO<sub>2</sub>
O<sub>3</sub>
NO<sub>2</sub>
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8 |
As it passes into food chain, the concentration of DDT |
Remains same
Decreases
Increases
Unpredictable
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9 |
Mottling of teeth is due to presence of an element in drinking water |
Mercury
Fluorine
Boron
Chlorine
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10 |
Water is often treated with chlorine to |
Increase oxygen content
Kill germs
Remove hardness
Remove suspended particles
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11 |
Environmental pollution affects |
Biotic components
Plants only
Man only
Biotic and abiotic components of environment
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12 |
Ozone layer of stratosphere requires protection from indiscriminate use of |
Fungicides, insecticides, bactericides and medicines
Aerosols and high flying jets
Atomic explosions and industrial wastes
Baloons and turbo-prop aeroplanes
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13 |
DDT is |
Biodegradable pollutant
Nondegradable pollutant
Not a pollutant
An antibiotic
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14 |
Depletion of ozone layer is due to |
Oxides of nitrogen
Oxides of carbon
Oxides of sulphur
None of the above
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15 |
Most hazardous metal pollutant of automobile exhaust is |
Mercury
Lead
Cadmium
Copper
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16 |
Ozone hole refers to |
Hole in ozone layers
Reduction in thickness of ozone layer in stratosphere
Reduction of thickness of ozone in troposphere
Increase concentration of ozone
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17 |
Carbon monoxide, emitted by automobiles, prevents transport of oxygen in body due |
Combining with oxygen to form carbon dioxide
Destruction of hemoglobin
Preventing reaction between oxygen and hemoglobin
Forming stable compound with hemoglobin
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18 |
Swage water is purified by |
Microorganisms
Light
Fishes
Aquatic plants
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19 |
Phosphate pollution is caused by |
Weathering of phosphate rocks only
Agricultural fertilizers
Phosphate rocks and sewage
Sewage and agricultural fertilizers
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20 |
Ozone hole is maximum over |
Europe
Antarctica
Asia
Africa
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21 |
Water pollution is mainly due to |
Sulphure dioxide
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Industrial discharges
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22 |
Eutrophication causes reduction in |
Dissolved hydrogen
Dissolved oxygen
Dissolved salts
All the above
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23 |
Chloroflurocarbon releases a chemical harmful to ozone |
Fluorine
Chlorine
Nitrogen peroxide
Sulphure dioxdie
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24 |
Increasing skin cancer and high mutation rate are due to |
Acid rain
Ozone depletion
CO pollution
CO<sub>2</sub>Pollution
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25 |
Biodegradable pollutant is |
Plastic
Asbestos
Sewage
Mercury
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26 |
Soil salinity can be measured by |
Calorimeter
Potometer
Porometer
Conducitvity meter
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27 |
Which one is the major reason for pollution in high cities? |
Fossil fuel
Acid rain
Heat dispersion
None of the above
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28 |
BOD is |
Biological oxygen deficit
Biosphere oxygen demand
Biological oxygen demand
None of the above
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29 |
Which one is the most toxic? |
Carbon
CO
CO<sub>2</sub>
SO<sub>2</sub>
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30 |
UV radiations bring about |
Skin cancer
Mouth cancer
Lung cancer
Liver cancer
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