The correct descending order of the relative contribution of various greenhouse gases to total global warming is:
1. carbon dioxide; methane; nitrous oxide; CFCs
2. carbon dioxide; CFs; methane; nitrous oxide
3. carbon dioxide; CFs; nitrous oxide; methane
4. carbon dioxide; methane; CFSs; nitrous oxide

The Three Mile island is famous as:
1. it hosted the Kyoto protocol
2. it was the site of a large oil spil
3. it was a site of nuclear accident
4. it hosted the Earth summit

The "Polyblend" developed by Ahmad Khan is a:

1. possible solution to accumulating plastic wastes
2. method for dealing with electronic wastes
3. synthetic fiber produced in India
4. organic farming product

Ecological sanitation, also known as ecosan, is a new paradigm in sanitation that
1. eliminates the use of conventional pesticides to decrease environmental insult
2. recognizes human excreta and household waste water as resources that can and are recovered, treated, and reused
3. emphasizes the disposal of solid wastes in sanitary landfill sites
4. emphasizes the need for strict legislation against polluting industries

Natural ageing of a lake by biological enrichment of its water is known as:
1. Eutrophication
2. Biomagnification
3. Bioremediation
4. Biofortification

High concentrations of accumulated DDT in birds
1. kills pathogens in their blood
2. causes sterility by affecting gametogenesis
3. leads to premature breaking of eggs
4. causes spasticity of the muscles ofthe body

What was added in 1987 as a pollutant to The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, [originally passed in 1981] :
1. radioactive wastes
2. CFCs
3. ground level ozone
4. noise

According to CPCB, what particulate size is most harmful to humans:
1. more than 10 micrometers
2. between 5 to 10 micrometers
3. between 2.5 to 5 micrometers
4. less than 2.5 micrometers

The most effective device to remove particulate matter from polluted air is:
1. electrostatic precipitator
2. cyclonic separator
3. trajectory separator
4. scrubber

A catalytic converter :
1. reduces unburnt hydrocarbon in auto emissions
2. converts NOx to nitrogen
3. reduces lead in the exhaust
4. converts carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide