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76 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
Answer: Chlorine

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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
Answer: Infrared rays
80 Due to eutrophication______.
[1] BOD increases
[2] BOD decreases
[3] algae are destroyed
[4] water becomes less harmful
Answer: BOD increases
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
Answer: Air
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
Answer: PAN
86 The green house gases, otherwise called radioactively active gases includes
[1] Carbon dioxide
[2] CH4
[3] N2O
[4] All of these
Answer: All of these
87 The main atmospheric layer near the surface of earth is
[1] troposphere
[2] mesophere
[3] ionosphere
[4] stratospere
Answer: troposphere
88 ______ is the first step of sewage treatment.
[1] Precipitation
[2] Chlorination
[3] Sedimentation
[4] Aeration
Answer: Sedimentation
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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