Multiple Choice Questions

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Ozone depletion in staratosphere would result in 

  • forest fires

  • global warming

  • skin cancer incidence

  • None of the above


C.

skin cancer incidence

In the atmosphere, ozone molecules (O3) protects the earth from the penetration of harmful UV radiation from the sun, thereby, protecting the life on earth.

The main reason behind its depletion is CFCs (Chloroflurocarbons). Depletion of ozone layer by 1% results in an increase in the incidence of skin cancer by 5 to 7%.


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Besides dung, the weed that can be used in biogas production is

  • Hydrilla

  • Solanum- nigrum

  • Eichhornia Crassipes

  • Parthenium hysterophorus


Amount of Co, in expired air is about

  • 0.04%

  • 0.03%

  • 4.5%

  • 21%


Which of the following bio-engineered bacteria is utilized for cleaning of marine oil slicks?

  • Escherichia coli

  • Pseudomonas syringae

  • Pseudomonas putida

  • Rhizoctonia solani


In a cola fired power plant, electrostatic precipitators are installed to control emission of

  • SO2

  • NOx

  • SPM

  • CO


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Which is always present in photochemical smog?

  • O3

  • CO2

  • SO2

  • CH4


The Montreal Protocol refers to

  • Persistent organic pollutants

  • Global warming and climate change

  • Substances that deplete the ozone layer

  • Biosafety of genetically modified organisms


Minamata disease is caused due to the presence of in water.

  • Cadmium

  • Lead

  • Arsenic

  • Mercury


Which insecticide is more hazardous to human health?

  • Rotenone

  • Pyrethrum

  • DDT

  • Humulin


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A lake with an inflow of domestic sewage rich in organic waste may result in

  • Drying of the lake very soon due to algal bloom

  • An increased production of fish due to lot of nutrients

  • Death of fish due to lack of oxygen

  • Increased population of the aquatic food web organisms


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