Which one of the following is being tried in India as a biofuel substitute for fossil fuels?
1. Jatropha
2. Azadirachta
3. Musa
4. Aegilops
Which one of the following is the correct percentage of the two (out of the total of 4) green-house gases that contribute to the total global warming?
1. CFCs 14%, CH4 20%
2. CO2 40%, CFCs 30%
3. N2O 6%, CO2 86%
4. CH4 20%, N2O 18%
Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. Extensive use of chemical fertilizers may lead to eutrophication of nearby water bodies
2. Both Azotobacter and Rhizobium fix atmospheric nitrogen in root nodules of plants
3. Cyanobacteria such as Anabaena and Nostoc are important mobilizers of phosphates and potassium for plant nutrition in soil
4. At present, it is not possible to grow maize without chemical fertilizers
Which one of the following is being utilized as a source of bio- diesel in the Indian
countryside?
1. Euphorbia
2. Beetroot
3. Sugarcane
4. Pongamia
In which one of the following the BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) of sewage (S),
distillery effluent (DE), paper mill effluent (PE) and sugar mill effluent (SE) have been
arranged in ascending order ?
1. SE < S < PE < DE
2. SE < PE < S < DE
3. PE < S < SE < DE
4. S< DE < PE < SE
In a coal fired power plant electrostatic precipitators are installed to control emission of:-
1. SO2
2. NOx
3. SPM
4. CO
Which one of the following is not a bioindicator of water pollution?
1. Sludge-worms
2. Blood-worms
3. Stone flies
4. Sewage fungus
The "blue baby' syndrome results from
1. excess of chloride
2. methaemoglobin
3. excess of dissolved oxygen
4. excess of TDS (Total Dissolved Solids)
Montreal protocol which calls for appropriate action to protect the ozone layer from
human activities was passed in the year:
1. 1986
2. 1987
3. 1988
4. 1985
Limit of BOD prescribed by Central Pollution Control Board for the discharge of industrial
and municipal waste water into natural surface water, is
1. < 3.0 ppm
2. < 10 ppm
3. < 100 ppm
4. < 30 ppm