Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following is mainly responsible for green houses effect?

  • SO2

  • CO2

  • CO

  • O2


B.

CO2

Green house effect refers to selective energy absorption by CO, in the atmosphere which allows short wavelength energy to pass through but absorbs longer wavelength and reflects heat back to earth. It is caused by carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen dioxide and water vapour.


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SO2 pollution is indicated by

  • Desmodium (grasses)

  • Sphagnum (mosses)

  • Usnea (lichens)

  • Cucurbita (climbers)


Which of the following diseases is related to cadmium pollution?

  • Minamata

  • Pneumoconiosis

  • Anaemia

  • Itai- Itai


Freon gas causing stratospheric O3 depletion is mainly released from

  • refrigerator

  • automobile

  • thermal power plant

  • steel industry


Nutrient enrichment of a lake will cause

  • eutrophication

  • stratification

  • biomagnification

  • bioaccumulation


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Which of the following is not a Green-house gas?

  • N2O

  • CFC

  • O3

  • CO2


The true statement about 'green-house effect' is that it is caused by :

  • CO2 only

  • SO2 only

  • CO2 and SO2

  • CO2, CFC, CH4 and NO2 gases


Soil carried by gravity is

  • alluvial

  • eolian

  • colluvial

  • glacial


For a clean environment, which one following is not essential?

  • Producer

  • Consumer

  • Decomposer

  • Polluter


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Short Answer Type

What is bioaccumulation?


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